Staff Reporters

Carrick Gold Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 18,829,000 ordinary shares (62.5%).

FMR Corp and FIL increased its relevant interest from 3,475,838 ordinary shares (5.19%) to 4,399,436 ordinary shares (6.57%).

Portfolio Partners Ltd decreased its relevant interest from 4,675,922 ordinary shares (8.51%) to 3,201,915 ordinary shares (5.83%).

Has agreed to issue 12.5 million new ordinary shares at a price of A$1.85 (£0.77) per share, to institutional investors in Europe, the USA, Canada and Australia.

NEPTUNE Marine Services Ltd has continued its rapid expansion by acquiring two businesses servicing the oil and gas sector for a total of $53 million.

FORMER Straits Resources Ltd general manager operations, Iain Scott (above), has been appointed to the board of Precious Metals Australia Ltd, as managing director.

This issue contains information about: SMSF investment strategy, changes to Register of Complying Super Funds, abolition of Reasonable Benefit Limits, Tax File Number mail out update, Super changes fo

AMP Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 5,850,133 ordinary shares (5.02%).

Announce that 9,726,189 ordinary fully paid shares will be released from escrow on 23 April 2007.

NEDLANDS-BASED Lumacom Ltd has appointed the founding chief executive of Media Partners International and former advisor to the prime minister’s department, John Dollisson, as managing director.

Coal Fe Resources Ltd, ASX code: CES, Issue price: $0.20, First days close: $0.215, Principal activities: coal mining, Corporate: Allan Ryan (non-executive chairman), Dato’ Ramiah Anpalagan (deputy ch

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Chamber of Commerce and Industry is holding a workshop focused on the newly enforced Contaminated Sites Act, May 1 at the CCI Function Centre in East Perth.

Bevan Phillip Quinn and Cheryl Susan Quinn ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

Commonwealth Bank of Australia increased its relevant interest from 13,068,680 ordinary shares (6.18%) to 15,292,717 ordinary shares (7.23%).

Annual General Meeting will be held at 128 Hay Street, Subiaco, Thursday 10th May 2007 at 11:30 am.

THE private equity binge has extended to the fast food industry, with a Sydney fund backing Australian Fast Foods Pty Ltd managing director Frank Romano in a $180 million deal, buying out major sha

JOHNEX explosives has appointed David Blythe-Wood as general manager, operating from the company’s Kalgoorlie production plant.

Beagle Bay six single detached houses and two duplexes: Kimberley Green Constructions - $2.9 million

Tamaya Resources Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 16,734,592 ordinary shares (N/A%).

Intends to increase the consideration offered under its unconditional scrip takeover bid for Summit Resources Ltd

UNEMPLOYMENT in Western Australia fell to 2.7 per cent in March, the lowest in the nation, according to data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Murdoch University deputy vice-chancellor research, Professor Andris Stelbovics, has moved to Curtin University of Technology to take on the role of executive dean of the division of science and engin

HAVE you ever heard the phrase, ‘he went the extra mile?’ I want to talk to you about the extra mile in a way that you might understand it and use it to build customer loyalty.

The WA division of the Property Council of Australia is holding a luncheon on the topic of investing and developing in the property market, focusing specifically on lifestyle and retirement living, Ap

Newmont Mining Corporation Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

Barminco Investments increased its relevant interest from 27,642,132 ordinary shares (15.42%) to 29,292,132 ordinary shares (16.2%).

Annual General Meeting will be held at Advance Energy Ltd, Suite 4, 16 Ord Street, West Perth, on Monday, 21 May 2007 at 10:00am

A SERIES of reports in Mid West tri-weekly, the Geraldton Guardian, were of interest to The Note this week.

Scott Yelland has been appointed as chief operating officer for Berkeley Resources Ltd. Mr Yelland has over 25 years’ experience managing mining operations around the world.

South West Regional College - Bunbury - construction of large shed: Bunbury Building Company Pty Ltd - $193,013.00

Merrill Lynch & Co Inc ceased to be a substantial shareholder.