Rio Tinto has committed to using local suppliers to build iron ore railcars for its Pilbara mining operations, with the initial purchase of 50 iron ore railcars.
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Covalent Lithium to build refinery for mass producing EV batteries
Covalent Lithium has entered into a long-term lease for a 40-hectare site in the Kwinana Strategic Industrial Area (SIA) in WA, to construct a lithium refinery that will be able to produce batteries for up to one million electric vehicles a year.
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First modern MRI machine for Goldfields region now available
Kalgoorlie Health Campus is now home to Siemens Healthcare’s 1.5T Magnetom Sola MRI machine, the first Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) technology to be available in the Goldfields region.
As a key
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Medicinal cannabis facility to grow job opportunities in Collie
The Western Australian state government has allocated $2 million for a medicinal cannabis operation in Collie to create long-term local jobs in the rapidly growing medicinal industry.
The investment from
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RED Grant boost to Great Southern manufacturing, tourism
Manufacturing, tourism and processing jobs are the focus of the McGowan Government’s third round of Regional Economic Development (RED) Grants in the Great Southern.
Eleven recipients from the lower
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Feasibility of advanced manufacturing hub in WA’s South-West being examined
The WA state government is backing the potential of the South-West’s advanced manufacturing industry, allocating $485,000 towards a study that will examine the feasibility of establishing an advanced
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STEM centre opens at WA school
Education and Training Minister Sue Ellery visited Newton Moore Senior High School today to officially open its impressive science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) centre.
The Minister met
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Anson Resources’ brine project produces battery grade lithium
Veolia Water Technologies (Veolia) has successfully produced battery grade lithium hydroxide monohydrate using brine from Australian-based resources company Anson Resources’ Paradox Brine Project
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WA commits to research into hydrogen and natural gas blending
The West Australian government has awarded $1.68 million to feasibility studies for the production and use of renewable hydrogen.
The funding comes from the Renewable Hydrogen Fund, and covers projects
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Industrial waste used to power Rockingham
Western Australian industry will start to be powered by its own waste, with the approval of Australia’s second energy-from-waste plant in Rockingham Industrial Zone, Western Australia.
The East Rockingham
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WA TAFE course accredited for naval shipbuilding program
The Certificate III Engineering Fabrication Trade course at Western Australia’s South Metropolitan TAFE has been recognised as providing the requisite skills for Australia’s naval shipbuilding program.
The
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Contractors announced for WA rail projects
The Western Australian government has awarded the $1.25 billion contract to build the Thornlie-Cockburn Link and Yanchep Rail Extension to CPB Contractors and Downer.
Under the joint partnership, named
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Timber manufacturer reopens WA mills
Queensland timber manufacturer Parkside Timber has purchased two timber mills in South-West Western Australia.
The company bought Auswest Timbers’ Greenbushes mill and Nannup Timber Processing, in part
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Moving submarine maintenance to WA not in national interest: report
A report commissioned by the South Australian government and produced by Flinders University has found that moving submarine maintenance to Western Australia would not be in the national interest.
Currently,
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WA invests in targeted regional skills development
The Western Australian government will focus on growing the number of trainees and apprentices in regional areas of the state.
Minister for Education and Training, Sue Ellery, announced that the VET Regional
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WA ferry named after local icon
A new ferry in Perth has been built locally and will enter service before the end of the year.
Built by Dongara Marine, a Port Denison-based shipbuilder, the ferry is named after Perth Zoo’s 62-year-old
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Western Trade Coast open for industrial development
The Western Australia government has announced new zones for manufacturers.
Across two areas, the Rockingham Industrial Zone, and Latitude 32 Industry Zone, the sites will provide space for a range of
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Potential for low carbon manufacturing to re-industrialise Collie and south west WA
A transition to a low carbon economy could add 1,750 jobs to Collie in south-west Western Australia, many of those in low-carbon manufacturing, highlights a new report from think tank, Beyond Zero Emissions.
Collie,
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Digitisation of energy sector relies upon collaboration with local manufacturers
National Energy Resource Australia (NERA) and Innovation Central Perth have announced a new partnership to develop Australian supply chains for the digitisation of the energy resources sector.
Utilising
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WA industrial park powered by solar microgrid
A solar-powered microgrid will provide electrical energy for industry at the Peel Business Park in Nambeelup, Western Australia.
Built by a consortium led by Enwave Australia, the project will be Australia’s
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