31 October 2025
Paramount Earthmoving boss charged with fraud
Paramount Earthmoving founder Shawn Tilley is facing several counts of fraud, with a court appearance scheduled for next month.
Mr Tilley has been charged with four offences of intent to defraud, giving or knowingly using information which is false.
He is scheduled to appear in the Perth Magistrates Court on November 19.
Chris Marco sentenced to 14 years in prison
The state’s Supreme Court has sentenced Chris Marco to 14 years’ imprisonment, after he was found guilty of defrauding investors of $34 million.
Supreme Court of Western Australia judge Natalie Whitby yesterday sentenced Marco to immediate imprisonment with the eligibility to apply for parole after serving 12 years.
Justice Whitby said Marco’s offending was extremely serious, having operated his investment scheme for nearly eight years.
BHP to wind down Yandi iron ore mine
Mining giant BHP will scale back its Yandi iron ore mine after extracting years of extra life out of the 34-year-old deposit.
BHP on Tuesday confirmed it would reduce production at the ageing mine northwest of Newman.
About 600 staff and 150 contractors are employed at the site and BHP is currently assessing options for its workforce there, with an eye to redeployment where possible.
Panel approves $500m South Hedland camp after redesign
A 500 million workforce accommodation plan has cleared a planning hurdle, receiving a panel’s green light after a redesign of the North West project.
CIMIC’s infrastructure arm Pacific Partnerships’ revised proposal for a six-storey development in South Hedland was unanimously approved by the Regional Development Assessment Panel.
The approved development comprises 1,311 rooms with 24 of them to be set aside as tourism accommodation.
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