Nadia Budihardjo

West African Resources has awarded a contract to East Perth engineering services company Lycopodium, over works on its $430 million Kiaka gold project in Burkina Faso.

Osborne Park-based EMCO Building has been selected to build new educational facilities as part of a $47.9 million redevelopment of the Balga TAFE campus.

The City of Nedlands' planning framework has come under fire during a four-hour development assessment panel meeting over a proposed 18-storey apartment on Stirling Highway.

Western Australia has succeeded in its bid to stay as the home of the country's high performance hockey program, with a centre at Curtin University set for a $135 million revamp.

UPDATE: The Market Herald has confirmed Jag Sanger will no longer be managing director of the company but will remain as a non-executive director.

Stockbroker Gary Castledine has been handed a suspended jail sentence after pleading guilty to allegations of insider trading stemming from a decade-old incident.

The group behind Fringe World Festival and Rooftop movies has appointed new board members to replace Renee Wingfield and Howard Cearns.

A $135 million project of two towers in Leederville has been approved with flying colours and was labelled a "benchmark" of development planning at an assessment panel meeting.

A western suburbs boys’ school is set for a $29 million upgrade of its performing arts space after a development assessment panel approved a proposal to build four-storey facility on campus.

A $70 million hospital will be constructed in Vasse to meet the health care demands from the Busselton and Margaret River communities.

Wesfarmers has reported more than 500 breaches of modern slavery at its supplier sites in the past financial year, a jump from 386 breaches reported in 2021.

A 13-hectare piece of land has been earmarked for a $64 million development to tackle the housing crisis in Broome, with the shire seeking $15 million from the state government.

The University of Western Australia is proposing to replace a facility used by several western suburbs’ sport clubs with a two-storey pavilion, in a multi-million-dollar upgrade.

St John of God Health Care group chief executive Shane Kelly has resigned after more than four years in the role.

A former client of western suburbs real estate agent Vivien Yap did not appear in court today, delaying a sentencing decision after he was found guilty of contempt.

An eight-storey apartment block will be built on the Sorrento Plaza site after the state’s planning commission approved the $73 million project.

Woodside Energy has failed to stop a Fair Work Commission hearing over an enterprise agreement for its North West Shelf workers after a court dismissed its application for injunction.

A research centre launched by Andrew and Nicola Forrest’s Minderoo Foundation will use advance DNA sequencing technology to find major breakthroughs in ocean conservation.

A hundred properties will be acquired to house rough sleepers in Perth and surrounds, as part of a $24 million package announced by the state government today.

A $100 million project to build a bridge across Perth's Causeway is gaining traction despite a delay to the scheduled construction.

A $1.1 billion proposal to build Perth’s first elevated rail as part of Metronet has hit a snag, with the Town of Victoria Park council recommending it be rejected.

Grand Cinemas has called in administrators and will close two of its five cinemas after struggling to recover from pandemic closures and capacity limits.

A contentious proposal to upgrade Charles Street in North Perth has been dropped, potentially saving about 100 properties initially planned to be cleared.

A development assessment panel has approved more than $300 million worth of renewable energy projects to be built in Western Australia.

Australian mining services group Perenti has partnered up with global technology company ABB to push for more decarbonisation options for the industry.

A development assessment panel has unanimously approved Edge Visionary Living’s $70 million proposal for a nine-storey apartment opposite Steve’s Bar and Café in Nedlands.

Copper producer Sandfire Resources is undertaking a $200 million capital raise to improve its financial flexibility, including repaying an outstanding debt of $50 million.

Motor repair giant AMA Group has pursued another legal action against its former CEO, Perth-based entrepreneur Andrew Hopkins.

The Shire of Collie has backed international power producer Neoen's proposal for a $675 million, 1,000-megawatt battery energy storage system on a 31.4-hectare piece of land in Palmer.

Another high-rise has been proposed for the Scarborough Redevelopment Area, a region already occupied with projects amounting to more than $300 million.

Former Fortescue Metals and Mitsui & Co executive Don Hyma will be joining Caravel Minerals as its managing director later this month.

A new modular building has been flagged for Shenton College, in a bid to cater for the growing population of students in the western suburbs.