John Kobelke

The state government has announced plans to amend the Stamp Act, with immediate effect, after Origin Energy successfully challenged a $3 million stamp duty assessment.

The State Government will convert the Logue Brook Dam, near Harvey, from a recreation facility to a drinking water source under a $16 million plan for the region.

Moves towards the construction of a 60,000-seat multi-purpose stadium have progressed further with the commencement of discussions between State Government officials and the Western Australian Football Commission, according to Sport Minister John Kobelke.

Perth hotelier Graham Hardie will proceed with a $140 million apartment project on Roe Street Northbridge after the state government today withdrew its plans to resume his property for a new Police complex.

Police and Emergency Services Minister John Kobelke has unveiled a $46 million plan to relocate the Fire and Emergency Services Authority to Cockburn by 2011.

Former Churchill Capital managing director Patrick O'Connor will chair the Water Corporation, with former Clough chief executive Brian Hewitt as his deputy, Water Resources Minister John Kobelke announced today.

The state government will work with Black and Veatch Australia, Sinclair Knight Merz, and Thiess in an engineering consortium to upgrade three metropolitan wastewater treatment plants at a cost of $352 million.

A draft blueprint for water reform, released today, is expected to spark broad discussion on the future of water resource management in Western Australia.

Assistant commissioner Murray Lampard has been appointed Western Australian deputy police commissioner (operations).