Latest Operational Efficiency News

Locality Planning Energy has signed three utility infrastructure agreements that will add approximately 750 electricity and water service points across Victoria and Queensland. The expansion requires about $1.28 million of LPE-funded investment, but revenue will build only as homes, connections and retail tenancies come online.

Everlast Minerals has completed its first export shipment from Bangladesh, but the 109-tonne cargo remains a pilot-scale milestone rather than proof of commercial production. The ASX-listed company ended FY26 with $3.32 million in cash, a $3.03 million loss and commissioning still incomplete at its expanded Gaibandha operation.

Big River Industries delivered a stronger FY26 despite subdued residential construction, lifting underlying EBITDA 8.4% and reducing gearing after its Johns Building Supplies acquisition. The company is targeting double-digit underlying EBITDA growth in FY27, while its strategic options review remains unresolved.

Eneco Refresh has delivered its strongest profit in five years despite raw material inflation and logistics disruption, with operating cash flow and cash reserves also improving. The company now has scope to invest in automation and consider selective acquisitions, but offers no FY2027 earnings guidance or dividend.

Seeka has raised its full-year profit before tax guidance after strong third-quarter trading, with citrus growth and New Zealand kiwifruit returns adding to margin gains. The company now expects profit before tax of $41.0 million to $45.0 million.

Eureka Group Holdings has secured $70.7 million from institutional investors to help fund its $123.8 million acquisition of six NSW communities. The remaining $9.5 million retail offer opens against a backdrop of upgraded FY27 earnings guidance, but also higher gearing and execution risk.

FOS Capital has secured firm commitments for a non-underwritten $1.86 million placement at $0.12 a share and will seek up to another $750,000 through a Share Purchase Plan. The raise will fund working capital, the Queensland Schools Lighting Upgrade Program, Aldridge Traffic Systems expansion and cost-reduction initiatives.

Aureka Limited is set to become a gold producer after signing a binding agreement to acquire High Grade Holdings, including the Fiddlers Creek underground mine and Wedderburn processing mill in Victoria. The majority scrip, low cash deal valued at $8.9 million unlocks immediate production and processing capacity for Aureka’s Victorian gold projects.

Port of Tauranga has gained fast-track approval for its Stella Passage development, a key infrastructure project aimed at boosting freight capacity and supply chain efficiency in New Zealand.

Tivan Limited’s latest bulk assays from Timor-Leste confirm high-grade copper and gold mineralisation, sharpening focus on the Vemasse and Scorpion prospects for drilling later this year.

Ingenia Communities Group has turned down a $4.75 per security indicative offer from Warburg Pincus, affirming its commitment to a growth strategy anchored by the Peet acquisition and long-term sector tailwinds.

Lunnon Metals has wrapped up mining at Lady Herial ahead of schedule, producing gold volumes and financial outcomes closely matching its January 2026 Feasibility Study, generating approximately $39 million pre-tax free cash flow.