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A water bomber training at Katanning Airport. DFES will use neighbouring airstrips during the Katanning Airport closure.

Airport shutdownPremiumKatanning Airport to close for a month for runway repairs

Katanning Airport is closing for almost a month from November 16 for runway repairs.

Claire Middleton

Long-term improvements for Sounness Park in Mt Barker have been identified.

Sports shopPremium$41m shopping list for recreational facilities in Mt Barker

An ambitious $41 million master plan for improvements to sporting facilities in Mt Barker got the nod from the Shire of Plantagenet council last Tuesday.

Claire Middleton

A new terminal will be constructed in Cordering, south of Darkan.

clean linkPremiumBig step in Clean Energy Link East expansion for Wheatbelt

A new terminal and two transmission lines will soon be built to connect the Wheatbelt to the South West in a major milestone in expanding the electricity grid east to connect to incoming renewable projects.

Melissa Sheil

Plans for the multi-billion-dollar upgrade to Perth Airport have been unveiled as preparations begin on what the State promises will be a “world-class precinct”. 

AviationPremiumMultibillion-dollar upgrades to Perth Airport unveiled

SEE THE PICTURES: Plans for the multibillion-dollar upgrade to Perth Airport have been unveiled as preparations begin on what the State promises will be a ‘world-class precinct’. 

Brooke Rolfe

CEO Craig Scroggie will not receive any cash or other award in place of his relinquished incentives. 

Artificial intelligencePremiumNextDC boss to forgo bonus after Melbourne data centre delay

NextDC’s chief executive will give up his FY27 short-term incentive and long-term incentive opportunities after the data centre developer cut its earnings guidance.

Keira Wright

ABB Energy Industries Asia president Anders Maltesen.

Artificial intelligencePremiumAI’s data centre gold rush ‘bubble’ faces power reckoning

Australia’s AI data centre boom risks outrunning reality, with a senior executive at $220 billion Swiss industrial technology giant ABB predicting many proposed facilities will never be built.

Ryan Johnson

The near-completed centre in May this year.

Lease appointedPremiumShire selects Growie WA to run Katanning childcare facility

The Shire of Katanning has announced that Growie WA has been selected as the preferred provider to lease and operate the new childcare facility at the Katanning Early Childhood Hub. 

Amy Towers

NextDC shares were smashed in early trade.

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NextDC bloodbath as locals pull plug on expansion

NextDC’s shares have plummeted after the data centre operator said it was considering force majeure options and cut earnings guidance as community opposition delayed one of its major projects in Melbourne. 

Ryan Johnson

The runway at the Albany Regional Airport.

airport upgradePremiumContractor for $44.2m Albany airport renovation revealed

Sydney-based Downer Group have been revealed as the contractor engaged to complete the massive renovations of the Albany Regional Airport that will eventually facilitate direct east-coast flights.

Melissa Sheil

Premier Roger Cook with Qantas Group CEO Vanessa Hudson, Jetstar Group CEO Stephanie Tully at the emergency procedures training centre and Jetstar crew base in Welshpool. Perth. Ross Swanborough

AviationPremiumCalling WA cabin crew, Qantas wants you as it opens new base

Qantas says WA will increasingly become a key part of the airline’s growth strategy as it looks to an upgraded Perth Airport to expand destinations into Asia through budget carrier Jetstar.

Daniel Newell

concept images of the proposed Westport in Kwinana

InfrastructurePremiumPressure builds to release secret Westport report

WA’s opposition is upping pressure on the State Government to release a secret report into Westport amid growing scrutiny over $7 billion-plus project.

Matt Mckenzie

There’s a special provision in the proposed bill that has caught a few eyes authorising the Minister to onsell WA’s freight rail network in full, or in part, to a new buyer. 

Herd on the TerracePremiumThe giant exit clause in freight rail buyback plan

It sparks the question: why include such a clause unless the Government is genuinely considering vending parts of Arc onwards to a third party?

The preferred design for the new Kwinana port and suppy chain

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Henderson defence project threatens WA’s $7.2b port plan

WA’s new container port is poised to be a casualty of the Henderson defence initiative, with Cook Government insiders conceding it is impractical to do both mega-projects at the same time.

Ben Harvey

The Bunbury Outer Ring Road: the site of unhappiness, according to lawyers.

Herd on the TerracePremiumSouth West family sues Main Roads over snatched land

A David and Goliath battle is looming in WA’s Supreme Court as a South West family sues Main Roads over land snatched to build the Bunbury Outer Ring Road. Plus: Terrace banker bids farewell.

The Mungalalu North Kimberley Airport

InfrastructurePremiumSecret WA airbase owner’s back-to-future pitch for Defence

The owner of the once-secret former WWII base says it has a role to play as a multi-user hub supporting Australia’s defence.

Sean Smith

Woodside, North Rankin platform's A and B, Always credit 'csfoto - Christian Sprogoe photographer' when published.

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High Court ruling threatens WA’s biggest projects

Premier Roger Cook and WA’s crucial resources sector are scrambling to figure out if a landmark High Court ruling on carbon emissions could kill off major projects. 

Adrian Rauso

The Pentagon is pushing for South Korea’s purchase of the shipbuilder’s yard in Alabama.

ManufacturingPremiumMarles keeps watch as Pentagon pushes sale of Austal US yard

Defence Minister Richard Marles suggests the Federal Government is unlikely to raise concerns over a proposed $1.7 billion purchase of Austal’s US shipyard.

Sean Smith

Shire of Denmark president Aaron Wiggins, Minister for the Great Southern Reece Whitby, Cr Nathan Devenport, and construction contractor Convic representative Matthew Popek.

Park plansPremiumBerridge Park’s long-awaited $5.5m redesign under way

Work is officially under way on the massive $5.5 million redevelopment of Denmark’s Berridge Park, with demolition of the ageing toilet block and playgrounds marking the first step.

Melissa Sheil

The Shire of Lake Grace is seeking community feedback about the future of the abandoned pink building.

Community feedbackPremiumShire of Lake Grace seek community feedback on pink building

The future of Lake Grace’s long-abandoned pink building is back in the spotlight, with the community invited to have their say before the Shire decides what comes next for the prominent Stubbs Street site. 

Amy Towers

Artist's impression of CDC Data Centre's proposed centre in Hazelmere.

BusinessPremium192MW data centre pitch for Perth’s eastern suburbs

CDC is pitching a 192MW Hazelmere data centre forecast to support hundreds of jobs and contribute $270m to WA’s economy during construction, months after opposition helped sink GreenSquare’s $1.1b proposal.

Ryan Johnson

An artist’s impression of the Ocean Reef Marina once complete. The marina’s first residential lots are set to be released next week as the project’s cost rises to $325 million.

PerthPremiumOcean Reef Marina cost soars to a staggering $325m

The first lots at Ocean Reef marina are about to hit the market and while they’re waterfront, they also come at an eye-watering price.

Liam Murphy

The Bull has done some shadowy accounting on Premier Roger Cook and Transport Minister Rita Saffioti’s pledge to buy back the State’s rail freight network.

Herd on the TerracePremiumFreight rail buyback looks a little loco

The Bull reveals why a multibillion-dollar price tag is looming for WA’s next big rail splurge. Plus: Four decades at the crease in one Perth boardroom comes to an end.

Fresh WestpacIQ analysis on Tuesday put the data centre pipeline at about $175b, up from at least $155b when its economists examined the sector earlier this year.

RBAPremiumData centre boom raises rate rise risk as $175b build looms

WestpacIQ says Australia’s $175b data-centre boom could rival the LNG boom of the 2010s and add to rate pressure and inflation, as ANZ warns AI risks are growing.

Ryan Johnson

Yamatji Southern Regional Corporation CEO Luka Gray, chair Jarrad Oakley-Nicholls and Veyter’s Andi Csontos.

EnergyPremium$2.5b renewable diesel refinery pitch for regional WA

A $2.5 billion plant capable of producing 1.1 billion litres of renewable diesel a year has been proposed for WA as Australia scrambles to rebuild onshore refinery capabilities.

Daniel Newell