Second round of LEED funding open - 6 August 2008
The State Government is inviting Western Australian organisations to apply for the second round of grants from the $36.5 million Low Emissions Energy Development (LEED) Fund.The fund is a key initiative in the State Government's target to cut 2050 greenhouse gas emissions by 60% below 2000 levels, w...
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Albany Entertainment Centre contract awarded - 6 August 2008
Perth-based building company DORIC Constructions has been awarded a $58 million contract to build the Albany Entertainment Centre.The Entertainment Centre will be the feature of the new Albany waterfront precinct, and play a key role in reinvigorating the area.The total cost of the project is estima...
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Oakajee Port preferred developer announced - 6 August 2008
Oakajee Port and Rail (OPR) has been selected as the preferred proponent to develop the $1.5 billion Oakajee Port in the mid-west region of Western Australia.OPR is a 50/50 joint venture between Murchison Metals and Japan's Mitsubishi Development.OPR's plan is to build a major new cape size port fac...
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SWG awarded new Rio Tinto contract - 6 August 2008
Engineering and Construction company SWG has been awarded a $14 million contract for an Ammonium Nitrate, Emulsion and Explosives Storage facilities for Rio Tinto subsidiary Hamersley Iron's Brockman 4 mine.The scope involves the civil, structural, mechanical and electrical design and construction o...
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$75 million Climate Ready program opens - 6 August 2008
The Federal Government has opened its $75 million Climate Ready program for applications.Climate Ready will provide financial support to small and medium-sized Australian businesses developing innovative means of tackling climate change through new products, processes and services.The program will p...
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New copper-zinc discovery in WA - 6 August 2008
A significant copper-zinc mineralisation has been discover at the Austin prospect, part of the Quinns project owned by Silver Swan Group Ltd, approximately 55 kilometres south of Meekatharra, Western Australia.The intersection resides in a volcanogenic massive sulphide system, which bears similarity...
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Coal seam structure confirmed at Blackall - 6 August 2008
Coal exploration company East Energy Resources Limited has confirmed a significant coal seam structure at its Blackall Coal Project in Adavale Basin, Queensland.The Perth-based company has completed its phase one drill program, consisting of 35 Rotary Air Blast (RAB) holes, totalling 2946 metres.&nb...
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United Group alliance wins QLD ammonium nitrate project - 6 August 2008
United Group Limited is set to commence works on Incitec Pivot Limited's ammonium nitrate complex at Moranbah in Central Queensland.The company's resources division, with partners Bilfinger Berger Services and BGC Contracting have entered into a project agreement with Incitec Pivot's subsidiary Dyno...
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UGL wins $300 million in power and water projects - 6 August 2008
United Group Limited has been awarded $300 million in new power and water projects.The projects, which will be undertaken by UGLs Infrastructure division, include: • a five-year alliance Baulderstone Hornibrook, SKM and Melbourne Water to deliver more than 50 separate projects aimed at im...
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BGC secures $50 million new contract - 6 August 2008
BGC Contracting has been awarded a contract for Rio Tinto Coal Australia's Kestrel Mine Extension project in Queensland.The contract is worth approximately $50 million and includes: • all earthworks and civil works for the excavation of two box-cuts • the installation of a pre-...
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Gindalbie doubles resource at Karara - 6 August 2008
Gindalbie Metals Limited has announced a further substantial increase in the magnetite resource at its Karara Iron Ore Project in Western Australia.The resource is now estimated at 1.853 billion tonnes grading 35.4% Fe, a doubling of the previously announced resource in September 2007.The revised in...
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New diamond discovery in Arnhem Land - 6 August 2008
Diamond explorer North Australian Diamonds Limited (NADL) has recovered microdiamonds in four reconnaissance exploration loam samples collected from its central Arnhem Land tenements in the Northern Territory.The samples represent four out of 15 collected during the first sampling program in the reg...
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Odin Energy in Cooper Basin farmin - 6 August 2008
Perth-based Odin Energy has completed a Farmin Agreement with PEL 104 Joint Venturers to extend its interests in the Cooper Basin of South Australia.The farmin with Victoria Petroleum NL, Impress Energy Limited and Roma Petroleum NL is to earn up to a 75% interest in the PEL 104 Tempest Block by dri...
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John Holland appointed bridge construction partner - 6 August 2008
John Holland has been appointed as construction partner for VicRoad's Alliance to strengthen Melbourne's iconic West Gate Bridge.The project will improve the structure's long-term sustainability and enable it to carry five lanes of traffic in the peak direction.Major construction works will commence...
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BrisConnections moves forward with Airport Link - 6 August 2008
BrisConnections has contracted Leighton subsidiaries Thiess and John Holland to design and construct the $3.4 billion Airport Link tollroad in Brisbane.BrisConnections has reached financial closure on the project and will commence with pre-construction activities. Construction of the infrastructure ...
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CSR to increase ethanol production - 6 August 2008
CSR Limited has committed to a $17.8 million project to substantially increase its fuel ethanol production capacity.CSR currently produces up to 38 million litres of fuel ethanol and up to 22 million litres of industrial and beverage grade ethanol annually at its Sarina distillery in Queensland.CSR ...
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Subsea 7 confirms major African contract - 6 August 2008
Leading subsea engineering and construction company Subsea 7 has confirmed that its recently awarded contract with BP Angola Ltd is part of a framework agreement.The agreement, valued at approximately $460 million, is for call-off services in support of BP's development programme in the ultra deepwa...
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WA Transport Infrastructure Summit 2008
22-23 September 2008 - Duxton Hotel, PerthThe 2008 WA Transport Infrastructure Summit will provide opportunity for WA transport mode stakeholders to discuss a range of issues affecting the industry. With speakers from both the public and private sector, issues discussed will include impli...
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