Work starts on $1 billion Perth Airport development - 22 July 2008
Work has commenced on the $1 billion upgrade at Perth Airport, with a 26 hectare aircraft parking apron being the first redevelopment project.The new aircraft apron will cost around $20 million and be able to support 36 aircrafts servicing both regional and interstate flights. It is anticipate...
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Rio Tinto’s $500 million Pilbara power upgrade - 22 July 2008
Rio Tinto is investing over $510 million in sustainable power generation to support expansion of its iron ore mining capacity in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.Generation and transmission infrastructure worth $513 million will be built near Karratha to supply electricity to its port and min...
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$60 million upgrade of Darwin airport - 22 July 2008
Darwin International Airport has announced plans to expand the passenger terminal by 65% with a $60 million redevelopment.The expansion of the passenger terminal will provide an additional 11,000 square metres of floor space over three storeys in a new modern building, adjacent to the existing termi...
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GCS secures major construction contract - 22 July 2008
GCS Northwest, subsidiary of the Redcliffe-based construction group Global Construction Services (GCS), has been awarded a major scaffolding supply contract in Newman, Western Australia.Monadelphous, one of GCS Group's key clients, is leading the contract for construction of BHP Billiton's Newman HU...
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John Holland awarded $136 million contract - 22 July 2008
John Holland Group has been awarded a $136.5 million construction works contract for Rio Tinto Alcan's Yarwun 2 Alumina Refinery in Gladstone, Queensland.The contract will include the construction of five new alumina process areas, including: • installation of 10,000 tonnes of structural ...
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$280 million response to regional housing shortage - 22 July 2008
The Western Australian Government has announced a $280 million four-year program to supply up to 200 factory-built, transportable homes each year to regional areas.Three Western Australian companies have been selected to supply the houses in the Kimberley and Pilbara regions. Perth-based build...
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Bechtel wins Queensland LNG contract - 22 July 2008
Bechtel Oil, Gas and Chemicals, Inc. has been named the project contractor for the proposed Queensland Curtis LNG plant near Gladstone, Queensland.The project is being developed in a joint venture between Queensland Gas Company Limited and BG Group of the United Kingdom, and will supply coal seam ga...
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Brockman awards key contract for Marillana - 22 July 2008
Brockman Resources Limited has awarded a key contract to the Perth-based Engenium Pty Ltd for the Stage 1 Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS) of its flagship Marillana Iron Ore Project.The project management and engineering group completed the recent Scoping Study for the Marillana Project. The...
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Diploma named preferred tenderer at Genesis - 22 July 2008
Diploma Construction, the Perth-based subsidiary of Diploma Group Limited, has been named the preferred tenderer for the first stage of the $60 million Genesis Office Park, to be located in East Victoria Park, Western Australia.The first stage of the project consists of two office buildings of five ...
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Hydrogenation project wins EPA approval - 22 July 2008
Transpacific Industries Group (TPI) has received EPA works approval to proceed with the development of a new Hydrogenation oil recycling facility in Dandenong, Victoria.TPI currently collects and sells 170 million litres of used lubricating and cooking oils per annum. The hydrogenation process...
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Geothermal energy milestone in Cooper Basin - 22 July 2008
Origin Energy has committed a further $9.6 million to Geodynamics' flagship Cooper Basin geothermal project after key milestones were achieved.Origin made the commitment after Geodynamics completed the Habanero 3 well and an open circuit circulation test between Habanero 1 and Haberno 3 were complet...
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Rocklea iron ore exploration on track - 22 July 2008
Murchison Metals Limited is on track to commence drilling at its Rocklea Iron Ore Project by October 2008, located 50 kilometres north-west of Paraburdoo in Western Australia.Murchison Metals acquired the project in April 2008 and has since achieved significant progress with project permits and expl...
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Diamond drilling commences at Mt Gibson - 22 July 2008
Perth-based Accent Resources NL commenced a diamond drilling program in June on the Magnetite Range prospect at Mt Gibson, Western Australia, to test for potential magnetite deposits.The formation being drilled is the strike extension of the same unit that hosts the 240Mt magnetite deposit at Extens...
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Barra unearths nickel sulphides at Mt Thirsty - 22 July 2008
Barra Resources Limited has identified several nickel sulphide gossans located six kilometres north-west of the Mt Thirsty deposit in Norseman, Western Australia.A recent surface reconnaissance rock-chip sampling program was carried out within the Mt Thirsty area, along a prospective basal ultramafi...
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Eighth Energy in Western Australia Conference 2008
13-14 August 2008 - Sheraton Hotel PerthThe Australian Institute of Energy and the Office of Energy will be hosting the Eighth Energy in Western Australia conference. The conference will feature presentations from a variety of organisations involved in the Australian and Western Australia...
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