Staff Reporters

Apr 2007. The tax law has been amended to remove the gift fund requirement for certain deductible gift recipients (DGRs) and to standardise integrity arrangements for all DGRs.

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Kalahari Uranium Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 66,700,000 ordinary shares (36.37%).

Suncorp-Metway Ltd increased its relevant interest from 33,977,828 ordinary shares (5.38%) to 40,585,414 ordinary shares (6.43%).

WRF Securities Ltd decreased its relevant interest from 14,285,000 ordinary shares (31.57%) to 14,275,000 ordinary shares (23.89%).

Filed an application with the Supreme Court of Western Australia seeking variations to the previous Orders of the Court dealing with Chemeq’s continued operation pending the determination of its appea

General Meeting will be held at The Celtic Club, 48 Ord Street, West Perth, on May 21 at 1.00pm.

PERTH-BASED Allens Arthur Robinson senior partner, Steven Cole, will chair the board of Welshpool-based sustainable water and power company, Solco Ltd, as a part of the company’s restructure plans, wh

Centrelink has appointed Jan Lipiec as area Western Australia manager.

The Planning Institute of Australia’s 2007 national congress is to be held from May 1 to 4 at the Perth Convention Centre.

MLP Investments (Luxembourg) ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

Lion Selection Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 11,345,000 ordinary shares (8.92%).

H.F.Stevenson Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 31,913,203 ordinary shares (7.2%) to 42,796,528 ordinary shares (7.26%).

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc changed its relevant interest from 58,064,516 ordinary shares (15.49%) to 58,064,516 ordinary shares (14.33%).

Has raised $6.24 million before costs through a share placement at $0.78 cents per share, comprising 8 million shares to several European and Australian institutions and sophisticated investors.

ALLENS Arthur Robinson senior partner Steven Cole has been appointed chairman of Welshpool-based sustainable energy company Solco Ltd.

SUNRAYSIA Television Ltd, the operator of Channel Nine in Perth, has rejected a $136.3 million bid from James Packer’s PBL Media Pty Ltd, recommending instead a $163.2 million offer from Bruce Gordon’

This Corporate Management Practice Statement provides guidance on how to be alert to matters that should be brought to the attention of Serious Non-Compliance or Fraud Prevention and Control.

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Hendricus Indrisie became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 3,420,000 ordinary shares (5.89%).

Paladin Resources Ltd increased its relevant interest from 106,126,163 ordinary shares (10.64%) to 117,585,704 ordinary shares (11.79%).

Credit Suisse Holdings (Australia) Ltd increased its relevant interest from 2,761,478 ordinary shares (5.06%) to 3,453,993 ordinary shares (6.3%).

Advises that 3,000,000 Fully paid ordinary shares will become unrestricted with effect 3 May 2007.

Extraordinary General Meeting will be held at Room 7, The Perth Convention Exhibition Centre, 21 Mounts Bay Road, Perth, on 18th May, 2007, at 10.00am.

MID-WEST mining companies Mt Gibson Iron Ltd and Precious Metals Australia Ltd have announced major board changes that represent a generational change.

Keith Hutson has been elected as chairman of the WA chapter of the National Association of Steel-framed Housing (NASH).

Professor John Alford, professor of public sector management at the Australia and New Zealand School of Government, to speak at a John Curtin Institute public lecture on client focus in regulatory age

MIR Investment Management Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

Central African & Mining Exploration plc became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 30,825,000 ordinary shares (19.997%).

Excellus Investments Pte Ltd increased its relevant interest from 24,523,829 ordinary shares (42.63%) to 25,664,304 ordinary shares (44.61%).

MDM Group Inc decreased its relevant interest from 63,750,000 ordinary shares (34.6%) to 57,750,000 ordinary shares (31.4%).

Announce it has completed a placement of 4.2 million shares at A$1.55 cents each to Jinchuan Group Limited (“Jinchuan”) to raise US$5 million (A$6.5).