Wambo chosen for SWIS (19 Aug 2005)
Wambo Power Ventures Pty Ltd (Wambo) has been declared the successful bidder to construct a new baseload power station for the South-West Interconnected System (SWIS) in WA, ahead of coal-fired proposals from Wesfarmers and Griffin Energy.
Under the proposal, Wambo will provide an additional 320MW ...
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Wesfarmers Premier Coal secures long term contract (19 Aug 2005)
Western Power announced Wesfarmers Premier Coal as the successful bidder for the long-term coal supply to existing coal fired power stations. Premier Coal will supply low-ash coal for the Muja C and D and Collie power stations until 2030. These power stations have a combined capacity of 1100MW.
The...
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South Gippsland Natural Gas Project (19 Aug 2005)
The Victorian Government has announced a $50 million investment and an agreement with Multinet Gas that will see five South Gippsland towns connected to natural gas. The towns of Inverloch, Korumburra, Lang Lang, Leongatha and Wonthaggi will be connected to the natural gas network in a rollout over ...
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Vestas opens new wind farm blade factory, Portland (19 Aug 2005)
Danish company, Vestas has opened its wind blade factory in Portland, Victoria, 360km west of Melbourne, that will supply blades for one of the largest wind farms in the southern hemisphere.
Construction of the $9 million facility blade factory took just over six months and has created 60 new jobs ...
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New petroleum exploration grant for Cooper Basin (19 Aug 2005)
Following successful conclusion of Native Title negotiations and signing of the Land Access Deed, the SA State Government granted a new five-year, $21.55 million exploration licence to Eagle Bay Resources NL (PEL 182).
The guaranteed elements of the Eagle Bay licence include 11 new exploration well...
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Ellendale 4 expansion project receives environmental approval (19 Aug 2005)
The WA Environment Minister, Dr Judy Edwards has given environmental approval to the Kimberley Diamond Company’s Ellendale 4 expansion project, located approximately 15km south of its existing Ellendale 9 operations, 140km east of Derby in WA’s North West.
The approval is for the development of a 4...
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Yannarie salt project update (19 Aug 2005)
Straits Resources Ltd has been progressing work on its environmental review and management program (ERMP) for the company’s Yannarie salt project located on the eastern side of Exmouth Gulf in WA’s North West.
The project will be a conventional solar salt operation involving the construction of pon...
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DMM wins major defence maintenance contract (19 Aug 2005)
Defence Maintenance Management (DMM), a John Holland / Multiplex Facilities Management joint venture company, has secured a five year contract to maintain infrastructure in the Federal Department of Defence’s ‘Sydney West South Region’.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence, Teresa Ga...
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Project development approvals system (19 Aug 2005)
The WA Department of Industry and Resources (DoIR) provided a briefing to members of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI), Chamber of Minerals and Energy, Association of Mining and Exploration Companies and Australian Petroleum Productions, Exploration Association and Environmental Consultants...
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Enhanced Project By-law Scheme (EPBS) (19 Aug 2005)
The Enhanced Project By-law Scheme (EPBS) provides the opportunity for duty free entry of imported equipment used in significant (over $10 million in capital goods) projects where an Australian Industry Participation Plan is developed and implemented. Eligible industry sectors are mining, resource p...
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DOIR Petroleum Open Day 2005 (19 Aug 2005)
The WA Department of Industry and Resources (DoIR) will hold its annual Petroleum Open Day, Friday 9 September 2005 following the Good Oil Conference.
The Open Day will provide the petroleum industry with an opportunity to hear from DoIR on developments over the past year as well as discuss these ...
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REPS industry events (19 Aug 2005)
Click here to download a copy of the REPS industry events calendar in MS Word format....
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