A state government study into carbon dioxide geosequestration has identified Harvey Ridge, south of Lake Clifton, as having the best potential for a future site within 50km of the Collie coalfields, Resources Minister Francis Logan has announced.
A memorandum of understanding between the governments of Western Australia and South Australia will keep a "significant" amount of the construction of air warfare destroyers in WA, Industry and Enterprise Minister Francis Logan has said.
Murdoch University and spin-out company Orthocell have opened a common-user access research laboratory to assist the development and commercialisation of cell therapies, Industry and Enterprise Minister Francis Logan announced today.
Energy Minister Francis Logan has committed to consulting with industry when investigating a mandatory energy efficiency program for big and medium-sized power consumers, as Premiers agreed to today.
Western Australian Industry Minister Francis Logan will leave on Sunday for an 18-day tour of Spain and the United States to strengthen strategic relationships with those nations, he announced today.
Sales of WA resources rose 23 per cent to $48.4 billion, helped by a 60 per cent in nickel sales, over the 2006 calendar year, according to new statistics released by the state Department of Industry and Resources
The March meeting of Energy Minister Francis Logan's advisory committee has seen a rise in concern over management of peak electricity demand in Western Australia.
Busselton-based Jensen Jarrah Pty Ltd and Yallingup-based John Streater Fine Furniture have both received State Government grants to fund develoments in product design and plant facilities, Industry and Enterprise Minister Francis Logan announced today.
Industry and Enterprise Minister Francis Logan today called for tenders for the construction of a floating dock at the Australian Marine Complex in Henderson.
Forty-five per cent of the metropolitan area is now serviced by underground power, 16 years after the policy was first enacted, according to Energy Minster Francis Logan.
With the realisation that Western Australia’s current resources boom will eventually come to an end, the state government has placed considerable emphasis on developing WA as a hub for innovation and industrial development.
Concerns over the depletion of fossil fuels, climate change and air pollution have led to a heightened interest in renewable energy projects in Western Australia.
After a seven month vacancy, the State Government has appointed neuro-scientist Lyn Beazley to the role of Chief Scientist, after geologist Bruce Hobbs resigned over a difference of opinion on Government spending.
In an effort to promote the state internationally as a location for investment opportunities, a delegation of seven Western Australian information communications technology companies has headed to Germany.
The State Government will undertake an audit of Western Australia's information and communications technology industry to help understand the current and future needs of the sector.
