Adrian Rauso

Shares in Dacian Gold have rallied to recover some ground from a significant fall last month, as the company released an update to its Mt Morgans mine plan, which noted significant potential to increase its annual production rate.

Fleetcare will join Easi and Fleetnetwork, both also based in Westen Australia, as a preferred supplier of fleet management services for local governments across the state.

Altura Mining and Pilbara Minerals have struck offtake agreements with Chinese firms for lithium concentrate from their respective Pilgangoora projects.

Local Government Minister David Templeman has suspended the Town of Port Hedland council following ongoing complaints, appointing a former state MP as commissioner to administer the town.

Intermin Resources has reached an agreement to sell its Menzies and Goongarrie gold projects for a cash-and-scrip consideration of $8 million.

Graeme Yukich’s European Foods has purchased Blue Cow Cheese, which went into administration last month.

Pantoro has announced it missed production targets for the June quarter, just a month after fellow local gold producers Dacian Gold and Gascoyne Resources announced adverse news to investors.

Accor has announced that Perth’s first Art Series hotel, set to open in October, will be named after street artist Matt Adnate.

Busselton has missed out on a new pilot training base, after Queensland snagged both Qantas academies.

Invex Therapeutics has become just the third WA-based company to list on the ASX this year, with Minderoo Group its largest shareholder.

AP Eagers has offered to sell dealerships in Newcastle and the Hunter Valley region, as it aims to assuage the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s issues with its proposed acquisition of rival Automotive Holdings Group.

Shareholders have welcomed Matrix Composites & Engineering’s market update, as the company said it expects the half-year to June 30 to be its best six months since 2016.

Ads on Wheels pays everyday drivers to advertise on their back window, giving businesses a unique way to target geographical locations and have their message multiplied and moving through the streets of Perth in the form of a mobile billboard on wheels.

Three Aboriginal businesses based in Western Australia, including IPS Management Consultants, have been awarded contracts totalling $1.5 million to help other Aboriginal organisations build capability and win additional commercial work.

International consulting group ERM has acquired West Perth-based mining consultancy CSA Global for an undisclosed amount.

Andrew Forrest’s Minderoo Group plans to demolish the Indiana Tea House at Cottesloe Beach and replace it with one of four concepts released for public comment today.

Shareholders have welcomed Capricorn Metals' announcement it is seeking to raise up to $18.3 million via a share placement and top-up issue, and that Mark Clark and Mark Okeby, both formerly of Regis Resources, have joined the board.

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has appointed Morgan Stanley to sell a stake of approximately 12.9 per cent in Yowie Group, which the regulator seized in April.

Nickel miner Panoramic Resources has entered into a binding agreement to sell its Thunder Bay North platinum group metals project in Canada for $C9 million ($9.8 million).

Georgiou Group has secured a contract for the design and construction of a new interchange at Roe Highway and Kalamunda Road, as it reached a key milestone on a second infrastructure package at Perth Airport (see video).

US company Civeo has acquired Kewdale-based Action Industrial Catering, which counts Fortescue Metals Group, Pilbara Minerals and Western Areas among its major clients.

Gruyere 50/50 joint venture partners Gold Fields and Gold Road Resources have poured first gold at the $621 million project located 200 kilometres east of Laverton.

Veris has flagged operational and executive management changes following a review of the business, as the surveying services company seeks to reduce costs by around $3 million per annum.

Perth house prices recorded the biggest decrease amongst state capitals for June, continuing the long-term slump, according to CoreLogic data released on the same day the state government's Keystart stimulus began.

Eastern Goldfields has been officially reborn, after Ora Banda Mining listed on the ASX today with $15 million cash and no debt.

Macmahon Holdings non-executive director Kim Horne and non-executive chairman Jim Walker have both resigned from the board.

Food distributor Blue Cow Cheese has been placed into administration, with Cor Cordis’s Joseph Nipps and Clifford Rocke appointed as administrators.

Flinders Mines is launching legal action in the Supreme Court of Western Australia against the owner of stock forum HotCopper Holdings, seeking details of users alleged to have made defamatory statements in relation to the board and company.

The Environmental Protection Authority has recommended conditional environmental approval for Hastings Technology Metals’ $427 million Yangibana rare earths project in the Upper Gascoyne.

Emerald Resources has secured a total of $US160 million in finance facilities to fund project development and future acquisitions.

A real estate sales representative who stole money from an agency’s trust account has been banned for life from holding a certificate of registration in the industry in WA.

Superior Lake Resources has raised $3.78 million via a share placement, while Conico is set to raise $1 million via a rights issue.