Staff Reporters

ASX code: SMZ, Issue price: $0.20, First days close: $0.24, Principal activities: gold and base metals exploration, Corporate: Tony King (managing director), Suzie Foreman (non-executive director), Ja

The Property Council is hosting a breakfast seminar focused on the Contaminated Sites Act 2003, which came into effect in December 2006. The breakfast will be held on June 13 at the Hyatt Regency.

Orion Equities Ltd & Queste Communications Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 8,385,699 ordinary shares (10.4%).

JPMorgan Chase & Co. and its affiliates became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 4,744,278 ordinary shares (5.48%).

Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd increased its relevant interest from 9,366,759 ordinary shares (5.03%) to 11,929,133 ordinary shares (6.4%).

Eley Griffiths Group decreased its relevant interest from 14,215,170 ordinary shares (6.3%) to 11,667,187 ordinary shares (5.17%).

Has agreed to place 6,600,000 fully paid ordinary shares with institutional clients of Shaw Corporate Finance at an issue price of 68 cents per share to raise $4,488,000 before costs.

Extraordinary General Meeting will be held at Executive Room II, The Westin, 205 Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria, on Tuesday 26 June 2007 at 10.00am.

WESTERN Australian nickel companies Mincor Resources Ltd and Sally Malay Mining Ltd have joined newly listed Boart Longyear Ltd on the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index at the expense of two other WA co

James Kirk, Jacqui Johnson and Leigh Dyson have been promoted to taxation managers at West Perth-based KD Johns & Co.

Poh Yang Hong became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 9,500,000 ordinary shares (5.24%).

M&G Investment Management Ltd, M&G Ltd, M&G Group Ltd, Prudential plc increased its relevant interest from 39,025,362 ordinary shares (16.75%) to 40,610,577 ordinary shares (17.07%).

FMR Corp and FIL increased its relevant interest from 8,256,550 ordinary shares (9.01%) to 15,777,927 ordinary shares (10.32%).

Has reached agreement to acquire the remaining stake in the residential canal project it is developing in the Goldfields/Esperance Region of Western Australia.

General Meeting will be held at The Celtic Club, 48 Ord Street, West Perth, at noon, 29 June 2007.

Fini Group founder Tony Fini has negotiated a $180 million deal to sell his retirement village portfolio to investment bank Babcock & Brown and prominent retirement village player Primelife Cor

ASX code: UUL, Issue price: $0.20, First days close: $0.405, Principal activities: uranium exploration, Corporate: (Simon) Xing Yan (non-executive chairman), George Lazarou (executive director), Micha

JEWELS PR was established in 2004 by current director Julie Lynch (nee Cameron).

Chong Wing So became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 5,000,000 ordinary shares (6.53%).

Shelley Irene Kinnear became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 3,217,000 ordinary shares (5.66%).

Rockfield Investments Ltd and its subsidiaries increased its relevant interest from 113,642,986 ordinary shares (31.86%) to 121,718,336 ordinary shares (31.93%).

Acorn Capital Ltd decreased its relevant interest from 8,987,550 ordinary shares (6.56%) to 8,622,550 ordinary shares (5.53%).

Will make a share placement of 50.0 million shares at $0.04 per share to raise $2.0 million, subject to shareholder approval.

General Meeting will be held at the BGC Conference Centre, Ground Floor, BGC Centre, 28 The Esplanade, Perth, at 10.00 a.m. on Friday, 29 June 2007

OLEA Australis Ltd may be struggling to turn a profit but that doesn’t mean the group isn’t producing some top-notch olive oil.

Steve Sutton has been appointed to the position of sales manager new residential at Midland Brick.

M&G Investment Management Ltd, M&G Ltd, M&G Group Ltd, Prudential plc became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 16,667,000 ordinary shares (10.32%).

Tamaya Resources Ltd increased its relevant interest from 95,643,004 ordinary shares (78.3%) to 99,731,335 ordinary shares (81.65%).

Paladin Resources Ltd increased its relevant interest from 146,302,398 ordinary shares (70.89%) to 157,661,021 ordinary shares (76.39%).

Has executed a Heads of Agreement to acquire a 75% interest in Suay Energy Services (Suay) for A$393,000 cash.

General Meeting will be held at The Celtic Club, 48 Ord Street, West Perth, at 10.00am, 29 June 2007.

PERTH-BASED property developer Aspen Group Ltd has acquired Coral Bay’s Ningaloo Reef Resort and Kununurra Country Club Resort as part of a $40 million property buy.