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BUSINESS AND TRADE

Halman Aldubi Mutual Fund became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 5,454,665 ordinary shares (5.25%).

Announce that the Company intends to make the following placements with clients of Indian Ocean Capital Pty Ltd. Placement of 17,500,000 fully paid ordinary shares at 4 cents per share.

WEST Perth-based gold and base metal explorer Sandfire Resources NL has appointed Gregory Street as general manager. Mr Street has 40 years' experience in geosciences.

Western Metals Ltd has appointed three new executives to its management team. Glen Edwards, who has over 20 years' mineral exploration industry experience, has been appointed as exploration manager.

This is a supplement to the 2008 PAYG (ITWV) application NAT 2036-03-2007 This supplement should be used if the payee has business income or non-commercial business losses.

FirstRand (Ireland) plc ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

Trevor John Clohessy changed its relevant interest from 27,175,348 ordinary shares (6.15%) to 35,233,798 ordinary shares (6.15%).

Annual General Meeting will be held at The Western Australian Chinese Chamber of Commerce,1304 Hay Street,West Perth, on 7 May 2007 at 10.30am.

FOUR Western Australian companies have been recognised for their contribution to the state through international business at this year's International Business Council of WA awards.

Russell Humphreys has been appointed as product manager of Synergy Equities Group Ltd, following the resignation of Steven Pearson.

Denmark Multi Purpose Health Centre – redevelopment: Doric Const (Aust) Pty Ltd/Jaxon Group Holdings - $15.47 million

Sandhurst Trustees became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 345,000 ordinary shares (5.23%).

Has reached agreement to acquire a majority interest in Purity Systems Inc (PSI).

FORMER Rio Tinto Iron Ore executive Matthew Rimes has been appointed to the newly-created role of managing director of aspiring iron ore miner, Iron Ore Holdings Ltd.

ANNEMIEKE De Boer, from Shenton Park, has been charged by the West Australian Police major fraud squad with stealing.

This application should be used when the payee wants to reduce their PAYG withholding rate for the year ending 30 June 2008, wants to claim the senior Australian tax offset (SATO), or is receiving pay

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

Ling Gu increased its relevant interest from 7,993,540 ordinary shares (13.0%) to 16,522,688 ordinary shares (27.0%).

General Meeting will be held at The Park Business Centre, 45 Ventnor Avenue, West Perth, on 11 May 2007 at 10.00 am

IT took just two hours for the latest water toy offered by Fremantle's R Marine to be snapped up by an eager Perth businessman.

pieNETWORKS Ltd has appointed Stewart Snell as chief operating officer, and Peter Barrow as product development manager. Messrs Snell and Barrow have more than 35 years of combined telco experience.

Smartrider electrical installation for William Street & Esplanade railway stations: Downer Engineering Power Pty Ltd - $280,415.30

Image Resources NL became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 6,000,000 ordinary shares (15.27%).

Advises that on 26 April 2007, 9,450,009 fully paid ordinary shares will be released from escrow.

MORLEY-BASED Coventry Group Ltd chief executive officer of the past four years, Chris Glenn, has resigned from the company, while current chairman Roger Flynn has been promoted to executive chairman.

“THE payback is two weeks and the ‘cool' factor is immeasurable,” says Raymond Roberts, CEO of Chantilly, a government IT services firm focused on citizen-focused projects.

Draft ruling on registered agricultural managed investment schemes released.

The Australia-Indonesia Business Council is hosting a networking breakfast function with CBH Group CEO Imre Mencshelyi, April 30 at Matilda Bay Restaurant.

JPMorgan Chase & CO. and its affiliates ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

Wesfarmers Ltd increased its relevant interest from 134,819,568 ordinary shares (11.3%) to 152,906,995 ordinary shares (12.8%).