Saskia Pickles

Community interest in the controversial practice of fracking has prompted Western Australia’s environmental watchdog to issue advice on how it will assess shale and tight gas proposals.

Western Australian Country Health Service plans to build a residential development in South Hedland have cast doubt on a neighbouring private project from which the state government has recently withdrawn support.

BHP Billiton’s plans to renew the lease on its fly-in, fly-out camp on the outskirts of Newman, rather than take up existing empty housing in the town, has prompted a chorus of dissent from Pilbara-focused property groups.

Mining giant Rio Tinto has been caught up in a financial bind after a contractor working on one of its Pilbara projects collapsed owing an estimated $14 million.

Mackerel Island Tourist Resort, off the coast of Onslow, has begun powering itself from one of Australia’s largest off-grid solar power station.

The peak national body for engineers has revealed a strong desire among its members in Western Australia to be engaged in the industry’s nascent floating liquefied natural gas developments.

There's a good reason Perth Airport seems overrun with people in hi vis - even as the resources sector stalls and new projects are shelved - with flights to key industry destinations still dominating air traffic.

Shell Australia has become the third major petroleum producer to partner with Western Australia’s leading energy research group, in a move that is expected to provide a host of opportunities for local input and collaboration on the $12 billion Prelude floating liquefied natural gas project.

The depressed iron ore price is prompting “gun shy” Padbury Mining to increase its tenement asset base, snapping up a hematite and magnetite deposit owned by Radar Iron.

Western Australia’s subdued resources exploration sector is set to receive a new boost in the form of a digital map for explorers to better target mining and petroleum discoveries.

One of Western Australia’s largest solar power providers is set to take a Pilbara-based corporation off-grid after striking a deal that provides electricity and battery storage at a commercially competitive rate to Horizon Power.

In its latest push for greater conservation in mining regions, the Environmental Protection Agency has classified a proposed Mineral Resources iron ore project in the Yilgarn as 'environmentally unacceptable'.

The state’s investment in Finbar’s Pelago property development may have become the subject of recent controversy, but some in Karratha’s small business community are in no doubt that the strategy is good for the Pilbara.

Western Australia’s clean energy sector is undergoing a shakeup after the state’s premier lobbying organisation announced it was closing and would be replaced by a WA chapter of the Clean Energy Council.

Engineering firm Calibre Group has forecast a gloomier than expected outlook for its business due partly to depressed iron ore and coal prices.

CTI Logistics has bought 67,000 square metres of land adjacent to its Hazelmere warehousing and distribution centre, in a private deal believed to be worth just under $19 million.

NRW Holdings chairman Ian Burston has told shareholders the contractor will not be "jerked around by anybody" after revealing it is in a dispute over its largest project at Roy Hill.

The success of Perth technology company Track’em has attracted plenty of interest from investors, but founder Kashif Saleem says he hasn’t ruled out taking the business public.

A unique partnership is slowly transforming life on the open road.

Not long after Melbourne-based Blue Tongue was launched in 2001 its founder, Tully Young, recognised that Western Australia had a transport industry skills shortage – so he moved himself and almost half his business to Perth.

When the HMAS Toowoomba leaves Cockburn Sound on deployments as far away as the Middle East, maritime logistics officer Kelly Haywood is in charge of making sure the vessel has everything it needs to make the journey and accomplish the mission.

Our annual Transport and Logistics feature discusses the role of a maritime logistics officer, how a business caters to a skills shortage in the transport industry, the tier 3 rail lines, training for truck drivers in the Pilbara, and the recent completion of the Fremantle harbour rail upgrade.

Sandfire Resources managing director Karl Simich said reports in Fairfax today that its major shareholder, South Korean steel giant Posco, was attempting to offload its 15 per cent stake were mischievous.

The proponents of a landmark agreement to train and employ Aboriginal prisoners in the Pilbara say it has the potential to be rolled out nationwide.

Mandurah has been revealed as the top solar postcode in Western Australia, according to a new report which also found WA lags behind every other state in Australia in terms of total renewable energy capacity.

When a Collins-class submarine or aircraft carrier need to be completely wrapped in protective plastic for shipment, or Peters in Malaga wants to keep making ice creams without dust entering the pl

A good news story is emerging in Western Australia’s tertiary research sector, despite recent national research grants giving the state only 7.4 per cent of total funding.

Construction of a $63 million facility to house a space surveillance telescope being relocated from the US to Exmouth is expected to begin mid next year.

Insurance broker EBM has appointed a new leadership team and announced the retirement of long-standing managing director Jeff Adams at the end of this year.

Murdoch University chancellor David Flanagan has revealed up to five senior executives are under investigation, while also disclosing some of the “shocking” evidence against them.

Andrew Forrest has reiterated his support for Fortescue Metals Group diversifying its operations into other commodities, but said there were no immediate plans to pursue nickel, or oil and gas over its core iron ore business.

A LACK of clarity on private investment opportunities in major public projects is a significant barrier to infrastructure development, according to the Property Council of Australia (WA).