Shanna Crispin

IT’S a constant dilemma for those working in remote and isolated mining locations; a worker identifies a hazard but it’s potentially hours before anyone else is made aware of it.

HILTON Worldwide has made a move into the tight accommodation market in Karratha, indicating it has more to offer than simply providing beds for the resources sector.

Resources companies are continuing to invest more in exploring for minerals but much of the additional spend is being eaten up by cost increases, rather than new or expanded exploration.

FOURTEEN years ago, Karratha locals Sean and Lisa Clarke had ambitions to establish a vehicle hire business with a fleet of about 50 vehicles.

The electrical industry has been spared having to find an extra $5 million a year to pay apprentices after Training and Workforce Development Minister Peter Collier rejected proposed subsidy cuts.

Training and workforce development minister Peter Collier has halted proposals to reduce subsidies paid to employers of electrical apprentices.

AFTER 30 years of designing products such as kettles, bike racks and even bra holders, Perth-based industrial designer Edward Khoury has decided the lure of the mining boom can be ignored no longer.

The Perth company forced to halt supply of recycled construction and demolition waste to Main Roads WA has sought a meeting with transport minister Troy Buswell to discuss latest test results proving

Plans for a $400m waste to energy plant at Kwinana have progressed to the next stage with John Holland agreeing to collaborate with project proponent Phoenix Energy.