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Westralia Property Trust Ltd has unveiled a strategic shift into the rural sector, with plans to buy land from its 49-per-cent-shareholder Futuris Corporation Ltd as it exits its current tourism portfolio.

Subiaco-based Ironbark Gold Ltd has taken a 5.4 per cent stake in West Perth-based gold explorer Sabre Resources, through the purchase of 4 million shares in the company worth around $2 million.

Midvale-based scientific instrument manufacturer XRF Scientific Ltd has announced plans to raise over $1.1 million through the issue of 23.7 million shares at five cents each to shareholders on a one for three basis.

Balcatta-based Carnavale Resources Ltd will acquire two Brazilian iron ore tenements for around $4.5 million from Puma Metals Mineracao Ltda, the company has announced.

West Perth-based hydrocarbon exploration company Antares Energy Ltd has boosted its stake in the Kenedy Ranch project from five per cent to 60 per cent the company has announced.

West Perth-based minerals explorer Central Asia Resources Ltd has signed a deal with Kazakhstan-based Kazakhstan-Australia Association Ltd, giving it first right of refusal on several exploration prospects adjacent to its current joint ventures.

The City of Perth has closed the temporary parking facilities at Ozone Reserve, after experiencing minimal demand at the three sites opened this week due to rail closures on the Joondalup and Fremantle rail lines.

Shares in iron ore explorer Midwest Corporation Ltd have soared by more than 30 per cent after rival Murchison Metals Ltd made a takeover bid worth up to $986.3 million.

CCC says Burke and Grill did nothing illegal; Evans & Tate may have been insolvent before calling administrators; Howard and Brumby give Pratt support; Health Care attacks on Healthscope takeover plans for Symbion; Kintyre deposit in bidding war.

Spending on minerals exploration in Western Australia has grown strongly in the past financial year.

There are no signs of a let-up in activity in Perth's prestige property market, with predictions a handful of homes will break the $16 million residential sale record set in April

Dr Peter Cotton – director of psychology services, Health Services Australia Group (VIC); Prof Marius Olivier – director, Centre for International & Comparative Labour & Social Security Law, Universit

Should the state's key water utility be broken up like the old Western Power was?

The sharp decline in housing approvals in Western Australia during the past 18 months has raised concerns about the health of the state's rental market and worsening housing affor

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA is hosting a business breakfast with guest speaker Gary Sturgess, October 18 at the CCI Function Centre in East Perth.

The web development industry in Western Australia is, like many other sectors, benefiting from the flow-on effects of the state's mining boom.

There's a new kid on the business block, and he's doing very well thanks to a secret management technique called ‘do nothing'.

The Property Council of Australia (WA) is hosting a luncheon seminar on how the property funds management revolution is re-defining property investment in WA, October 19 at Burswood Entertainment Comp

Welding and engineering training group XLT Industrial Training is offering services with no upfront charges or ongoing fees while participants complete courses, in an attempt to entice existing labourers to increase their skill sets and assume more senior

Engineering firm Structerre Consulting, like many other businesses in Western Australia, is feeling the pinch of the state's tight labour market.

THE Master of Business Administration degree offered by Curtin University's Graduate School of Business has been ranked 80th in the world in a survey published by The Economist.

Mining companies are urging the state government not to squander the current resources boom, as mineral exploration expenditure in WA hits a 20-year high.

Disability services provider Rocky Bay is undergoing a rapid growth phase, having more than doubled its capacity over the past 18 months.

Like many drilling companies, Swick Mining Services Ltd was hit hard by the downturn in exploration spending early this decade.

There's no doubt Little Creatures pub brewery is a great place to enjoy a pizza and a few pints with some mates in the spring sunshine. And now, a new concept from the Little Creatures crew has provided a space that's equally welcoming when the sun has se

While exploration expenditure in Western Australia reaches new highs, exploration spending from WA junior to mid-cap explorers remains mixed between domestic, interstate and overseas projects.

Two Perth-based foodies have compiled something akin to a Perth food encyclopaedia, covering an ‘A to Z' of food and wine related shops.

While the gold sector in Western Australia has long led the way in exploration spending, iron ore exploration expenditure has jumped significantly in recent years to be to almost level pegging.

With so many of State Scene's leftie mates looking increasingly dour as election day approaches, I've felt compelled to reconsider my long-held view that Labor will form the next government.

Five of Perth's mid-tier accounting firms have changed their name and/or their affiliation in the past six months, representing an unprecedented period of restructuring for the sector.

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA is leading a trade mission to China next week as part of a series of visits to the nation.

Further to the appointment notice in last week's WA Business News, it has been clarified that Linc Property was in fact founded by Ben and Adam Lisle.