Business News

Duncan R McBain has resigned as director of Dragon Mountain Gold.  Jay Stephenson has been appointed non-executive director and will remain as company secretary.

Michael Bourne has resigned as executive director at ATC Alloys.Atlas Iron has appointed general counsel Bronwyn Kerr as joint company secretary. 

Hawaiian adds two execs to team

Quest Minerals has appointed David Palumbo joint company secretary.

Tap Oil has appointed current independent non-executive director, James Menzies, as executive chair.  Mr  Menzies succeeds Doug Bailey, who will retire from the board.

One of 1-Page’s substantial shareholders, a subsidiary of Nedlands-based financial services firm Merchant Group, has called for the removal of the majority of the tech company’s board and a new direction for the business, after a year of poor performance on the share market.

Perth businessman Gavin Rezos has announced his retirement from the board of Iluka Resources after 10 years with the mineral sands miner.

Unemployment in Western Australia is now at its highest since 2002 with new figures today revealing a 0.4 percentage point increase to 6.9 per cent in November.

Ian Veitch has resigned as company secretary at Orbital Corporation.  Todd Alder has been appointed chief financial officer and company secretary, and is responsible for communications with AS

Clough has reaffirmed its commitment to the Western Force by taking up prime real estate on the Perth rugby team’s jersey for the next three seasons.

Eastern Goldfields will immediately draw down on a new $25 million facility to fund refurbishment work at its Davyhurst gold project near Kalgoorlie.

Twapewa Kadhikwa has been appointed non-executive director at Bannerman Mining Resources, the Namibian subsidiary of Bannerman Resources.  Ms Kadhikwa replaces Monica Kalondo who has stepped d

Perth-based recruitment consultancy Harrier Human Capital has acquired an executive search organisation based in Sydney for an undisclosed sum.

Perth-based NRW Holdings has been contracted to provide more services to Rio Tinto at the mining giant’s Yandi iron ore operation in the Pilbara, in a deal worth $40 million.

Perth-based Orthocell has raised $4 million to fund ongoing development of its regenerative medicine products.

Henderson-based Civmec has won $160 million worth of contracts for work at Rio Tinto’s Amrun bauxite project in Queensland.

East Perth-based digital agency Equilibrium has appointed Sean Molam as head of technology

Alliance Aviation Services has extended its contract for the provision of its services to Hong Kong-based CITIC Pacific Mining’s Sino Iron project in the Pilbara.

An Aboriginal-owned business that distributes environmentally friendly industrial products has expanded its international reach with the opening of its first jointly-owned store in China.

Monadelphous Group will share in a $430 million contract to deliver the 270 megawatt Sapphire wind farm in NSW through its joint venture with ZEM Energy.

Perth-based Programmed Maintenance Services has won a contract to provide staffing and logistical support services at Shell’s Prelude floating natural gas project in the Browse Basin.

An agreement unveiled yesterday between Perth Airport, Qantas and the state government will pave the way for direct Perth-to-London flights in 2018, but the tourism industry is concerned the federal government will not provide adequate Border Force staff.

Diploma Group has announced the resignation of non-executive director Jason Ferris and company secretary Natalie De Felice.  Salvatore Di Latte has been appointed non-executive director, and N

NRW Holdings has revealed the price it has paid for the east coast operations of failed company Hughes Drilling, on the same day private equity fund manager Allegro formally acquired Hughes’ Perth-based subsidiary JSW Australia for an undisclosed sum.

Fastbrick Robotics has locked in a new cornerstone investor through an $8 million capital raising, as it progresses its robotic bricklaying technology.

Hayley McNamara has resigned as company secretary of BC Iron.  Current chief financial officer Ian Goldberg will take over as company secretary.

Perth-based IT services firm ASG Group is set to be acquired by a Japanese business in a $349 million deal, after shareholders voted in favour of the takeover today.

Five new appointments to the Committee  For Perth board

Leederville-based bicycle accessories maker Cycliq has enjoyed steady gains on its first day of trading on the ASX, after completing a reverse takeover of Voyager Global Group.

Energy giant Chevron has committed $US2 billion ($A2.7 billion) next year towards completing its Gorgon and Wheatstone projects in Western Australia.

Dr Chris Pointon has been appointed independent non-executive chair of Avenira following the passing of non-executive chair Richard Block.