Fraser Beattie

Engineering contractor Sedgman has won a bid to build a filtration plant at Alcoa of Australia’s Kwinana alumina refinery, under a deal worth $59.8 million.

Company director John Langoulant has added another title to his broad portfolio, taking on the role of state president WA for the Committee for Economic Development of Australia.

Cash Converters International says it plans to raise $45 million to help terminate commissions to development agents on its rapidly growing personal loans business.

The board of MZI Resources has approved the development of its flagship Keysbrook mineral sands project near Serpentine.

A statement released by Cricket Australia today confirmed the passing of Phillip Hughes, after failing to regain consciousness from an injury sustained in the Sheffield Shield on Tuesday.

Sirius Resources has named the preferred contractors for various works at its $473 million Nova nickel project near Norseman, however contract values have not been disclosed as final terms are yet to be completed.

Adelaide-based Beach Energy has recruited Woodside Petroleum's second most senior executive, Rob Cole, as its new chief executive.

BC Iron has shed three board members, including its first managing director, to help reduce costs as iron ore prices plunge.

Shares in Perth-based junior Lucapa Diamond Company have surged on news it has signed a 35-year licence to mine alluvial diamonds at the Lulo diamond concession in Angola.

L7 Solutions co-founders Andrew Milner and Matthew Sullivan have joined the board of Perth-based IT firm Cirrus Networks, while Liberty Resources continues due diligence on its reverse takeover of the business.

Mining giant Woodside Petroleum will expand its presence off the Moroccan coast after entering into a contract with the country's national oil company for a licence to explore another block of the Doukkala basin.

Fremantle-based Carnegie Wave Energy has celebrated the installation of its first CETO 5 wave technology unit off Garden Island, marking the start of its $30 million wave energy project.

MZI Resources has signed a deal to sell most of the high value titanium dioxide production from its Keysbrook mineral sands project to US-based DuPont Titanium Technologies, and is still looking for a buyer for the balance.

Transport and logistics group Toll Holdings has announced that its marine logistics business will focus on the offshore LNG sector, after completing the sale of several operations in northern Australia and Asia.

Shares in Perth-based contractor OTOC have surged on news it is looking to expand its presence on the east coast with the acquisition of Sydney-based Geo-Metric Surveying for up to $12 million.

A new report from BIS Shrapnel has forecast a surge in mining production over the next four years as the mining industry’s focus shifts away from the investment and construction phase of the boom.

BHP Billiton says it is upping the stakes in its efforts to grow production and cut costs, while also announcing more details of the management line-up for the company it plans to create from its proposed demerger.

Property investor BWP Trust has announced plans to purchase a site in Australind, near Bunbury, where associated company Bunnings Group intends to build a new warehouse store.

A former financial adviser who stole shares from a retiree client in Perth has been jailed for two years.

The state government has purchased the former Esplanade Hotel site at Albany’s Middleton Beach for $7 million and has awarded property developer LandCorp $1.5 million to provide early work at the site.

Bassendean-based Beaumonde Catering has been named the new food and beverage operator at three Perth Theatre Trust venues.

Nomad Building Solutions’ recently appointed non-executive director Heather Gardner has been promoted to chief executive officer, following a board shake-up that included the resignation of managing director Andrew Sturcke earlier in the month.

Engineering giant Monadelphous Group today said it plans to seek new growth opportunities including in Papua New Guinea and Mongolia to help it counter the slowdown in the Australian market.

Australia's home price boom is being driven by a lack of properties rather than foreign investors, apartment developer Mirvac Group says.

The competition regulator is allowing struggling clothing maker Pacific Brands to sell its workwear business to Wesfarmers.

An uncertain future for Pluton Resources’ Cockatoo Island iron ore project has led Watpac Civil & Mining to flag a hit to its net profit of between $2 million and $4 million for the 2015 financial year.

Shares in Adelaide-based Flinders Mines plummeted on the stock market today after it announced a $6.7 million capital raising to complete a feasibility study on its Pilbara iron ore project.

Belmont-based GR Engineering Services has executed a conditional $54.6 million contract to provide engineering procurement and construction works at MZI Resources’ planned Keysbrook mineral sands project near Serpentine.

Movie and TV streaming service Netflix will officially launch in Australia and New Zealand in March.

Mining services companies WesTrac and Orica have both announced further restructuring moves, including a reduction in their workforce, with Orica also announcing the sale of its chemicals business to a private equity group.

Skilled Group says it will buy-out its partner in the Offshore Marine Services Alliance joint venture for $6.9 million, and plans to merge it with its Broadsword Marine operations to create a single marine services business.

Agribusiness Ruralco has nearly doubled its annual profit and hopes much-needed rain will start falling to help farmers in some states struggling with drought.