Sunday, May 26th, 2013

WA Business

Dairy recycling saves water

A South West business has been recognised for almost halving its water usage by making some simple changes to its operations.
May 23, 2013, 10:06 am
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Thinksmart reiterates profit guidance

Shares in ThinkSmart were firmer after the office equipment financing company reiterated its expectations for a $500,000 first-half profit.
May 23, 2013, 11:55 am
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Port Bouvard appoints new CEO

Property developer Port Bouvard has appointed Jally Lin as its new chief executive and Evian Delfabbro as executive general manager of development.
May 23, 2013, 11:19 am
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Bunbury a model port: Buswell

Transport Minister Troy Buswell has pointed to grain heavyweight Bunge’s $40 million investment in the Bunbury Port as an example of what WA’s other port authorities should be aiming to achieve.
May 23, 2013, 10:01 am

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Creasy to visit Sirius' Nova

Australia's richest prospector Mark Creasy will join Sirius Resources managing director Mark Bennett on a rare site visit of the Nova and Bollinger nickel finds on the Nullarbor next week to inspect first-hand exploration activity at the two deposits.
May 23, 2013, 8:21 am

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Export mining expertise: Austrade

One of Australia's most senior trade officials says he is confident the mining services sector can overcome a sharp drop in local orders by selling its expertise to overseas resources hotspots.
May 23, 2013, 8:19 am
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Navitas boss cashes out

Navitas chief executive and co-founder Rod Jones has taken advantage of the company's record share price run by pulling nearly $50 million out of the market.
May 23, 2013, 8:16 am
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Big cattle player forced out

WA's cattle industry is bracing for fallout from the forced sale of one of its biggest players, amid fears a fire sale deal would further depress already weak land and cattle prices in the State.
May 23, 2013, 5:48 am

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End of boom 'to hit WA hard'

The resources investment boom is over, a new report has found, casting more doubt on the strength of the WA and national economies.
May 23, 2013, 5:34 am
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Dust-up over Port Hedland marina

Regional Development Minister Brendon Grylls says the Department of Health and BHP Billiton are using the perceived health risks of iron ore dust to thwart development in Port Hedland.
May 23, 2013, 5:33 am

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WA taxes carry nation

Almost $15 billion more in taxes leaves WA each year than flows back into the State in Commonwealth spending, a WA Treasury analysis shows.
May 23, 2013, 2:40 am

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WA SME's top social media poll

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in WA have topped the nation for their use of social media, according to a study.
May 22, 2013, 2:59 pm

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iiNet sells TransACT stake for $9m

Internet service provider iiNet says it has sold TransACT's fibre-to-the-premises business in the ACT to NBN Co for $9 million in cash with trailing commissions.
May 22, 2013, 1:44 pm

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Rinehart still tops rich list despite $7b loss

It takes a special kind of wealth to lose more than $7 billion in a year and still top a list of the nation's richest people.
May 22, 2013, 1:11 pm

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Iluka higher on upbeat AGM talk

Shares in mineral sands miner Iluka Resources surged more that 5 per cent after managing director David Robb gave shareholders an upbeat address at the company's annual general meeting in Perth this morning.
May 22, 2013, 12:06 pm

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Manji hotelier hits back at critics

Manjimup Gateway Hotel owner Peter Tagliaferri has hit back at critics of his objection to the proposed Tall Timbers wine bar.
May 22, 2013, 11:52 am

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Wyllie sells down Amcom holding

The Wyllie Group has sold roughly half its stake in fibre optic and cloud computing company Amcom, netting $16.1 million.
May 22, 2013, 11:16 am

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Proposal for Manji wine bar gathers momentum

Support is mounting for a wine bar in Manjimup’s main street which is tipped to enhance the CBD and boost tourism.
May 22, 2013, 10:31 am

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Spud industry set for big shake-up

The WA potato industry is in for a major shake up under ambitious plans to add variety and value to the humble spud through research and a major marketing campaign funded by growers.
May 22, 2013, 7:40 am

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