Staff Reporters

Kingspark Nominees Pty Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 4,764,846 ordinary shares (5.69%).

Perpetual Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 5,668,851 ordinary shares (5.0%).

MBM Corporation Pty Ltd, Chaos Investments Pty Ltd changed its relevant interest from 20,125,512 ordinary shares (11.22%) to 20,125,512 ordinary shares (11.18%).

Advise that the escrow period for 5,810,080 ordinary shares will expire between 9-15 March 2007.

SWISS mining giant Xstrata is considering legal action after the CCC inquiry revealed it lost a $20 million lawsuit following a WA parliamentary inquiry into the closure of its Windimurra vanadium min

Ellenbrook developer LWP Property Group has appointed two managers, as the company’s land development portfolio expands. Justine Mountford has been appointed as manager planning and design.

DURING the past 35 years, including 10 in WA, Professional Public Relations (PPR) has established itself as a continually growing public relations consultancy.

BUSINESS AND TRADE

JPMorgan Chase & Co. and its affiliates became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 22,089,277 ordinary shares (5.44%).

Goldman Sachs JBWere Group Holdings Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 10,485,819 ordinary shares (7.68%) to 11,642,123 ordinary shares (8.74%).

Giralia Resources NL changed its relevant interest from 6,533,333 ordinary shares (19.6%) to 6,533,333 ordinary shares (16.66%).

General Meeting will be held at The Celtic Club, 48 Ord Street, West Perth, on 28 March 2007 at 11.30am.

WOMEN currently hold just 12 per cent of executive management positions in Australia, and 39.5 per cent of companies have no women executive managers, according to the Australian Women & Leadership Fo

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Acorn Capital Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

MLP Investments (Luxembourg) S.a.r.t. became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 10,219,004 ordinary shares (5.1%).

Credit Suisse Holdings (Australia) Ltd increased its relevant interest from 5,766,500 ordinary shares (7.49%) to 8,849,750 ordinary shares (12.48%).

Tamaya Resources Ltd and Iberian Resources Ltdhave agreed to merge the two companies by means of an off-market takeover offer by Tamaya for all the shares in Iberian.

THE boom in Western Australian motor vehicle sales continued in February, with year-to-date sales up 17.7 per cent to 18,554, which was 2,785 more than in the previous corresponding period.

St George Bank Ltd has appointed Janet Barnes as state manager WA within its transaction banking team, specialising in institutional and business banking.

Review of the Perth bicycle network: ARRB Group Ltd - $99,433.95

South East Asian Strategic Assets Fund LP became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 6,000,000 ordinary shares (8.5%).

Energy World Corporation Ltd, Power Treasure Ltd & William Jordan changed its relevant interest from 649,001,043 ordinary shares (60.09%) to 724,521,043 ordinary shares (58.85%).

Ospraie Management LLC decreased its relevant interest from 47,255,224 ordinary shares (11.89%) to 41,150,944 ordinary shares (10.36%).

Has entered into an agreement for the acquisition of Perth based specialist oil & gas consultancy firm Subsea Developments (Australasia) Pty Ltd (Subsea).

Mermaid Marine Australia Ltd director James Carver has decreased his indirect interest in the company by selling 4.6 million shares at a value of nearly $5.3 million in an on-market trade.

SHARES in mineral explorer Ironbark Gold Ltd rocketed higher last week after it agreed to acquire a zinc project in Greenland in a cash and scrip deal worth more than $20 million.

As part of Conservation Week 2007, to be held from March 17 to 25, the Conservation Council of WA is holding its state conference, as well as a celebration dinner to announce the 2007 Conservation Awa

Metage Capital Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

RAB Special Situations (Master) Fund Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 20,000,000 ordinary shares (7.48%).

Eskdale Petroleum Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 134,019,491 ordinary shares (66.82%) to 143,472,466 ordinary shares (71.53%).

The offer is now scheduled to close at 7.00pm (Sydney time) March 8, 2007.