Fraser Beattie

A total of 47 state sporting associations will share $7.2 million in funding over the next three years to help develop sport and recreation from grassroots to elite levels.

Tiger Resources has taken a further $25 million advance payment to help fund construction at tis Kipoi copper project in the Democratic Republic of Congo, under a proposed offtake arrangement with commodity trader Gerald Metals.

Kalgoorlie-based MacPhersons Resources says its Nimbus-Boorara project near Kalgoorlie will have lower capital and operating costs than previously estimated, according to early findings in the feasibility study on the project.

Perth-based marine environment specialist BMT Oceanica has formed a partnership with aquaculture advisory group SmartAqua, ahead of major growth predicted in the industry.

Balcatta-based Sirius Resources says it's Nova nickel project near Norsemen will cost around $473 million to develop, according to a definitive feasibility study released today.

Beach Energy has accepted Woodside Petroleum's offer to acquire a 70 per cent interest in the Lake Tanganyika basin in Tanzania.

Struggling Perth-based mineral explorer Pluton Resources has announced it intends to raise about $80 million through the issue of about 8 billion shares.

Kalgoorlie-based Phoenix Gold has agreed to purchase St Ives Gold Mining Company’s heap leach processing plant near Kambalda for $2 million.

Former Toll Group executive Paul Ebsworth has been appointed chief operating officer of the Perth-grown auto retailer and logistics firm Automotive Holdings Group.

The Deloitte WA Index declined in June after positive performance in the previous month, with the market capitalisation of Western Australian listed companies decreasing by 3.1 per cent to close the month at $149.3 billion.

Perth-based iron ore miner Atlas Iron has beaten its full year profit guidance after shipping 3.1 million tonnes in the June quarter.

Former Norton Rose Fullbright partner Simon Bellas has joined global law firm Jones Day as a partner at the firm’s recently opened Perth office.

Australia’s Export Finance and Insurance Corporation has found that exporters are growing in confidence, with 95 per cent of small and medium enterprise exporters predicting their overseas sales to either remain the same or grow in the next 12 months.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has raised concerns about the sale of four Western Australian Supa IGA stores to the Wesfarmers-owned Coles.

Perth gold producer Resolute Mining has released a positive production report, which raised its share price by nearly 7 per cent.

The Tourism Council WA has attributed the creation of 2,000 jobs in the sector to a major rise in domestic tourism.

Baskin Robbins is making a renewed push for expansion by opening 20 new stores across Australia within the next year, with the goal of increasing its store network by 25 per cent.

Perth gold explorer Emmerson Resources has completed raising $1.87 million through a 49 million share placement to Evolution Mining, satisfying all conditions precedent to the joint venture agreement.

Perth broker Euroz Limited has more than doubled its annual net profit to $26.5 million, after the acquisition of Blackswan Equities lifted its profit guidance for the financial year.

Mix 94.5 has retained its lead as Perth’s favourite radio station while Triple J lost the most listeners, according to the latest radio survey.

Tempo Australia has been awarded a $13.4 million contract for engineering and construction work at Rio Tinto’s Cape Lambert port expansion in the Pilbara.

Perth-based Altona Mining has agreed to sell all of its Finnish operations and most of its exploration assets to Swedish miner Boliden Mineral AB for about $US95 million.

The share price of Perth copper producer Aditya Birla Minerals risen 19.5 per cent on the announcement that its Nifty underground copper mine had been cleared to resume operations.

Shares in Perth-based Poseidon Nickel have risen 23.7 per cent after the company agreed to acquire Norilsk Nickel’s Black Swan project near Kalgoorlie for an undisclosed amount.

Decmil Group has won a $26 million contract for the non-process infrastructure at Rio Tinto’s Cape Lambert port B project in the Pilbara.

Perth-based oil and gas company Antares Energy has received a fresh $US300 million offer from an undisclosed party for its Permian Basin oil and gas assets in Texas, less than six months after it backed out of a previous sale agreement.

Norton Gold Fields is poised to succeed in its Bullabulling Gold takeover bid after the Perth explorer begrudgingly accepted the increased takeover offer of 8 cents per share.

Perth-based online movie streaming and DVD rental provider Quickflix has completed a share placement and board restructure with the appointment of a new non-executive director and new corporate advisers.

Jolimont-based Roxby Architects has won the George Temple Poole award at the WA architecture awards for its design of Toyota's Western Australian head office.

The Australian Greens have urged environment minister Greg Hunt to listen to the large group of scientists and experts rejecting Colin Barnett’s shark cull.

Woodside Petroleum has signed an agreement with London-based Chariot Oil & Gas to farm-in to the Doukkala basin off the coast of Morocco.

Service workers in Newman are set to benefit from more rental options, with tenancy applications open for 10 new homes.