A stretch of Middleton and Emu beaches will be closed for three days later this month to replace and relocate sand that has eroded after an unusual number of easterly and southerly swells
Melissa Sheil
A development application to build a service station with an attached fast food outlet and ancillary car wash in central Bayonet Head is open for public comment.
Freight rail operator Aurizon is slashing 200 jobs after a series of major bulk customers have run aground and Alcoa closed a key WA operation.
Matt Mckenzie
A portal enabling residents to have their say on the future of northern Albany has opened, marking the first step to develop and govern future infrastructure — including the controversial Range Road.
Energy giant AGL is considering a major expansion of the Kwinana Swift gas power station amid a wave of investment into the State’s electricity grid.
Horizon Power chief executive Stephanie Unwin will switch tracks from energy to railways as the new boss of Arc Infrastructure.
WA would get a better deal by delaying the $7 billion-plus Westport project for another decade, as scrutiny over the State Government’s infrastructure spending widens.
Ghost trains to Yanchep have dominated headlines this month but two alleged $1 billion-plus clerical errors may have given Transport Minister Rita Saffioti an even bigger fright.
Roadworks in Middleton Beach under construction since November have been further delayed, with the City of Albany pushing its expected completion date to May.
New Metronet suburbs have had a mixed bag of property fortunes, with some outperforming while others lag neighbours who do not have a new train station on their doorstep.
Kim Macdonald
Transport Minister Rita Saffioti has refused to directly answer further questions about the State Government’s Metronet rail program and instead turned her fire on the Opposition.
Peak-hour ghost trains to Yanchep will haunt Rita Saffioti as the price tag for Metronet nears $14 billion.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton have both pledged to return the Chinese-owned Port of Darwin to Australian hands.
Danielle Le Messurier
Canadian energy giant TransAlta has won the approval of the regulator for a new gas power plant that would support a restart of BHP‘s mothballed WA nickel operations.
Sean Smith
Drivers passing through Middleton Beach, and residents in the area, will have to wait another week for roadworks on Middleton Road to finish with the city confirming the March completion date has been delayed.
Iron ore road trains are rolling once again on Mineral Resources’ contentious Onslow haul road, but the miner has given no details on any new safety measures put in place to avoid another rollover.
Daniel Newell and Adrian Rauso
Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ fourth budget will include $90 million to improve one of WA’s most congested intersections.
Joe Spagnolo
Mineral Resources has hit another financial pothole by pulling all iron ore trucks off its trouble-plagued $2.6 billion Onslow haul road after notching half a dozen rollovers on the crucial transport link.
The Federal competition watchdog says Perth Airport is enjoying eye-watering profits from car parks.
Neale Prior
The speed limit in the Albany CBD is set to decrease by 10km/h in April as Main Roads WA looks to improve safety in the busy area.
Mineral Resources was alerted to haulage risks on its troubled Onslow Iron road months before a spat of truck rollovers rang alarm bells about driver safety along the crucial 148km stretch of infrastructure.
Daniel Newell
A drainage ditch in Perth’s northern suburbs that a Labor member has boasted over as part of his election campaign has cost taxpayers more than 10 times the promised amount.
Matt McKenzie
Albany Labor candidate Rebecca Stephens has confirmed more promises for smaller Albany community groups as she campaigns to secure a second term in her seat, offering more than $230,000 in February so far.
The Premier has touted the Great Southern as the big winners of Labor’s plan to bring WA’s freight rail network into State control, flagging financial benefits for the agriculture sector and community safety.
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