By Francene Norton Map: Killarney 4373 230 jobs are in jeopardy after the
Leitch Pastoral Group closed its Killarney abattoir and processing facility at
Pittsworth. An announcement on the future of the business is due on Friday.
Premier Anna Bligh says the Government is trying
The floating dock in Henderson will be used for work connected to the Gorgon
gas project and submarines (Australian marine complex) Map: Henderson 6166 The
dock at the Australian Marine Complex in Henderson cost $60 million and can
lift boats weighing up to 12,000 tonnes out
About 1500 workers will be offered permanent accommodation at another camp.
(file) Map: Karratha 6714 About 1500 workers walked off the job last month in
protest against a plan to have employees occupy a new donga each working cycle.
Representatives from the state's three
Map: Bunbury 6230 The proposed service is expected to cut the rail journey
between the cities from two-and-a-half hours to 90 minutes. South-west Labor MP
Adele Farina said last November that the Government had received a feasibility
study into the proposed project but was refusing
Map: Kalgoorlie 6430 The company's submission to the Environmental Protection
Authority outlines plans to transport uranium from the site, south of Wiluna,
through the northern Goldfields to Kalgoorlie-Boulder. All three options
suggest storing the uranium oxide concentrate in
By Kallee Buchanan Map: Tin Can Bay 4580 Camp Kerr is being upgraded as part of
the Federal Government's $1.4 billion Enhanced Land Force project, which could
see the Army's ranks boosted by as many as 3,000 members. The department will
hold briefing sessions with the construction
Vero offers indemnity insurance to more than 60 per cent of WA's builders. (ABC
News: File photo) Map: Perth 6000 The MBA says Vero Insurance, which offers
indemnity insurance to more than 60 per cent of the state's builders has
indicated it will withdraw from the WA market
James Price Point will be the centre of Woodside's LNG hub. (ABC Kimberley: Ben
Collins) Map: Broome 6725 The Federal government renewed the companies' Browse
Basin leases in December but attached conditions, including that the companies
finalise the site by March. Woodside
Map: Stroud 2425 Gloucester Coal has applied to the New South Wales Government
to extend its Duralie open-cut mine to extract an additional 21 million tonnes
of coal. The mining company says it will work with about 20 homeowners in a bid
to mitigate noise that is expected to reach
Map: Broken Hill 2880 The report says costs which have decreased this quarter
include, raw materials, fuel, freight, feed and wages. The Economic Performance
Indicator for agribusinesses in the far west has risen 0.7 since September,
however, the region's performance is still below
About 1500 workers will be offered permanent accommodation at another camp.
(file) Map: Karratha 6714 About 1500 workers walked off the job last month in
protest against a plan to have employees occupy a new donga each working cycle.
Representatives from the state's three
