Jubilee Mines founder Kerry Harmanis believes it would take him at least twice as long to develop the nickel miner’s cornerstone project, the Cosmos mine, if he were to embark on the project under the current regulatory environment.
China’s insatiable appetite for Western Australia’s commodities has brought unprecedented economic prosperity to this state, but it has also shone the spotlight on a nation undergoing a massive transformation.
Perth town planner and 2007 Archibald Prize finalist Peter Ciemitis is part of a group of 18 town planners that has decided to show off a different creative angle by hosting an art exhibition later this month.
Wine merchant and Wavenet chairman Mick Stroud plans to have his Big Island Brewery business listed on the Australian Stock Exchange by June 11 following an initial public offering that will value the company at $20.5 million.
The 2007 harvest has been a welcome relief for grape producers in WA, with unexpected sales to east coast operators easing the burden of oversupply. But the glut is yet to be fully overcome.
Great Southern Ltd has rejected claims from the Wine Grape Growers’ Australia that the grape glut that crippled many players in the industry during 2005 and 2006 would return to haunt the sector within five years.
The grape glut may have created headaches for many players in the WA wine industry, but it has provided enormous opportunity for South West producer Stella Bella Wines Pty Ltd, which has plans to build a cellar door not too far from Leeuwin Estate.
Just about all of Vanya Cullen’s Margaret River neighbours have produced lower-than-average grape crops this year after weather conditions in 2005 and 2006 left vines bearing smaller grapes and smaller bunches.
Rob Mann is one of a handful of Western Australian winemakers lucky enough to get his hands on some cuttings of pinot gris – a white wine style growing in popularity with wine drinkers in Europe and the US.
There may be a host of rags-to-riches tales among the executives enjoying the share price spoils of their publicly listed entities, but it’s a storyline that also extends to the private sector.
Blackham Resources’ battle with Wesfarmers Premier Coal Ltd over the Scaddan lignite deposit further increases the industry’s uncertainty about investing in exploration in Western Australia, according to the Association of Mining and Exploration Companies
