Infrastructure

The state government has sought to break the deadlock confronting much-needed infrastucture to service the rapidly emerging Mid West iron ore precinct with a plan to separate the rail and port elements.

Planning and Infrastructure Minister Alannah MacTiernan has called for a greater share of Federal Government funding for infrastructure funding to be distributed to Western Australia.

Vital upgrades to Western Australia’s grain rail freight network face further delays after the federal government rejected a state request for help in funding the $400 million required to keep parts of the network functioning.

An open door for further negotiations between local governments and the Federal Department of Transport and Roads on the cost of new security measures has pleased the WA Local Government Association.

The state government has questioned the validity of a 34-year old state agreement that Midwest Corporation Ltd and Yilgarn Infrastructure Ltd are relying on for a $2 billion railway and port project in the Mid West region.

The shift away from a fly-in, fly-out work culture to a more stable residential workforce is forcing some mining companies, and the state government, to re-evaluate their commitment to infrastructure developments in the regional areas that play home to th

Western Australian traffic sign manufacturer Sunny Signs Pty Ltd has been taken over by Melbourne-based rival Traffic Technologies Ltd.

The recent collapse of Consolidated Constructions has its share of corporate mystery and intrigue, as Mark Beyer reports.FRIDAY February 27 was a dramatic day at the offices of Consolidated Constructi