Infrastructure

The state government is calling for tenders to upgrade visitor amenities at Penguin Island ahead of the run-down discovery centre’s looming demolition.

Water services supplier Water Corporation has posted a surplus of almost $1 billion amid improved revenue off the back of increased service charges.

The environmental watchdog has recommended approval for Woodside’s proposed solar farm and battery energy system near Karratha, subject to strict conditions.

A $1.6 billion desalination plant north of Perth, expected to produce 100 gigalitres of drinking water a year, is one step closer to fruition.

Ground could soon break for WA’s first surf park, and its owners are working to bring world class surfers and musicians to the venue.

Business investment has picked up because of solid growth across buildings, machinery and equipment, the Australian Bureau of Statistics says.

Construction of a new wharf in Dampier to accommodate urea exports and other bulk cargo has gone to tender.

New investors and projects are laying the groundwork for growth in renewable energy in WA but a lot more is needed.

The local contractor pulls together an earnings turnaround and is confident in the ‘wide scale reset’ of its operations, but will book another loss for 2023.

GR Engineering Services has reported $551.4 million in revenue for the 2022-23 financial year, down from the $651.7 million recorded in the previous period.

The Federal Court has ruled to wind up failed building venture Modco Residential in insolvency after slamming its lawyer’s attempt to oppose the court action initiated by an unpaid creditor.

Creditors are chasing Osborne Park-based contractor Menzies Civil Australia, which is locked in its own legal dispute with the developers of a proposed $100 million country club.

A new data centre switched on in Australia’s mining heartland could turbocharge the industry’s investment in automation and remote operation technology.

Port Hedland will become a national hub for a new kind of port critical to the future of the Pilbara’s multi-billion-dollar resources industry.

The state government’s top infrastructure adviser has provided heavily qualified support for the surprise relocation of the $1.8 billion Women and Babies Hospital to a site in Murdoch.

A federal government review of infrastructure projects has delayed progress on numerous roads projects in WA, with contractors and the state government calling for action.

Data centre developer GreenSquareDC is looking at building its own renewable energy farm in the Wheatbelt as it presses on with its Belmont project, naming Multiplex as preferred contractor.

Modco Residential has left 29 residential building projects unfinished after appointing administrators, according to the building industry watchdog.

Major works have begun to shunt Midland’s ageing rail terminus up the track to a new train station in a move the state government hopes will fulfil a longstanding ambition for transit-oriented residential and commercial development.

NBN Co has engaged Belmont-based communications infrastructure provider GenusPlus Group to deliver works valued at $28 million.

The first of eight electric vehicle chargers to be rolled out by Horizon Power in the Kimberley under the WA EV Network is now operational.

Talison Lithium will lead a study into reopening the Greenbushes rail line in a move that would take trucks off the South West Highway but may create new disruption for motorists.

Buru Energy and ROC Oil will review operations at their Ungani oilfield in WA’s Kimberley after consultation with Main Roads WA over heavy vehicle traffic access impeded by weather damage.

The state government is cranking up its planning for the new Women and Babies Hospital at Murdoch with six early-stage engineering contracts awarded.

The state government has spent just $16,500 on a feasibility analysis to support shifting the $1.8 billion Women and Babies Hospital to Murdoch, Business News has learned.

The outlook for the Australian manufacturing sector remains gloomy as cost pressures show few signs of letting up.

The state government has awarded a contract to ADCO Constructions and appointed St Vincent de Paul to manage a new accommodation service, as two new initiatives to tackle homelessness in WA.

The state government will explore the need for additional juvenile detention facilities in Western Australia as part of a review into Banksia Hill.

Marine and port services business TAMS Group has been awarded two Southern Ports contracts to deliver work at the Ports of Bunbury and Albany, valued at $4.5 million.

The $360 million redevelopment of Irwin Barracks in Karrakatta and the relocation of Leeuwin Barracks in East Fremantle have been deferred, casting doubt over key WA contracts and council development plans.

A hazmat general warning was issued for a section of the Perth CBD after emergency services identified a gas leak from a large pipe fracture at the ECU campus construction site.

Residential builder Pride Homes & Developments has entered liquidation after joining the list of collapsed construction companies hit by cost and labour pressures.