Staff Reporters

Announce they have authorised the placement of 8,990,000 fully paid ordinary shares at an issue price of 40 cents per share to raise $3,596,000 before expenses, to institutional, sophisticated and oth

Little World Beverage Ltd director David Martin has decreased his indirect interest in the company by selling 600,000 shares at a value of $960,000.

Hamish Miller has joined not for profit organisation United Way as corporate volunteer manager. Mr Miller was most recently marketing manager at Activ Foundation.

Recall for the provision of radiological services to WA Country Health Service – Wheatbelt Region - Perth Radiological Clinic Ltd & Imaging the South - $3,345,000.00

Oxiana Group increased its relevant interest from 158,217,914 ordinary shares (73.47%) to 175,808,279 ordinary shares (81.63%).

Advises that 250,000 fully paid ordinary shares will be released from escrow on 30 March.

DIVERSIFIED industrial group Wesfarmers Ltd is pursuing a takeover of Coles Group Ltd, after gaining voting power over 11.3 per cent of its shares.

I REFER to ‘Total recall a winner for Arnie' (WA Business News, March 29). A good article, but I won't hold my breath. Whatever happened to the gentlemen's code under the Westminster system?

PERTH-BASED burns treatment developer Clinical Cell Culture Ltd, or C3, announced it will close its American offices and sell its CellSpray technology after completing a strategic review of its option

UBS Nominees ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

City Natural Resources High Yield Trust became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 7,595,007 ordinary shares (7.86%).

Portfolio Partners Ltd changed its relevant interest from 3,412,911 ordinary shares (9.56%) to 4,675,922 ordinary shares (8.51%).

Has secured its second repair project in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM), and the largest sub-sea repair project in the company's history.

FORMER Normandy Mining Group senior group executive Ian Middlemas has been appointed as a non-executive director of Globe Petroleum Ltd.

Cathryn Cavaney has joined the team at Mount Pleasant-based Goldfinch Financial Planning. Ms Cavaney was formerly senior technical adviser at HBF Financial Services Pty Ltd.

WA Police. South Hedland Police Station - Rawlinsons (WA) - $133,804.00

Oxiana Group increased its relevant interest from 137,949,629 ordinary shares (64.05%) to 149,288,390 ordinary shares (69.32%).

Advises that 5,000,000 fully paid ordinary shares will be released from escrow on April 8.

General Meeting will be held at Level 12, 484 St.Kilda Road, Melbourne, Victoria, 3004 on Tuesday, 1 May 2007 at 10:30 am.

INTERNATIONAL investors have shown a keen appetite for Perth-based gold producers, with four companies announcing capital raisings with offshore backing this month.

Consolidated Minerals Ltd - Richard Elman has resigned as non-executive director. Fairstar Resources Ltd - Sharad Nigam has resigned as non-executive director.

Vincenzo Soresi - Chef/owner, Galileo Buona Cucina

Oceanic Asset Management Pty Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 35,400,949 ordinary shares (7.05%).

Denison Mines Corp increased its relevant interest from 46,164,321 ordinary shares (29.95%) to 48,548,649 ordinary shares (31.49%).

Has entered into an agreement to acquire Hunter Valley-based coal services business Ellavale Engineering Pty Ltd, consideration of $7.25 million.

FORMER Alinta Infrastructure Holdings chief executive officer John Cahill has been appointed Western Australian president of accounting body CPA Australia.

ASX code: TEY , Issue price: $0.20, First days close: $0.335, Principal activities: HFR geothermal exploration, Corporate: Malcolm James (chairman), R Dennis Gee (non-executive director), John Canaris

A request for transitional release authority is a form you complete and give to the Tax Office requesting the issue a transitional release authority to authorise one or more of your super funds to rel

Oxiana Group increased its relevant interest from 112,089,280 ordinary shares (52.05%) to 118,985,989 ordinary shares (55.25%).

Redsummer Pty Ltd decreased its relevant interest from 11,608,234 ordinary shares (11.98%) to 6,308,234 ordinary shares (5.78%).

General Meeting will be held at Hyatt Regency Hotel, 99 Adelaide Terrace, Perth, Thursday 26 April 2007 at 3.00 pm

PATERSONS Securities executive chairman Michael Manford has declared the stockbroking firm is not up for sale, following market speculation about a potential deal with the Asia-Pacific arm of French b