Staff Reporters

Opera in the park - Supreme Court Gardens will come alive on Friday February 16 at 8.30pm with the City of Perth’s 16th edition of the Opera in the Park presenting Jacques Offenbach’s Orpheus in the Underworld.

BUSINESS AND TRADE

Perth-based company Amcom Telecommunications Ltd has held preliminary talks with a third party regarding consolidation within the industry, adding to market speculation of a takeover bid from Telecom New Zealand.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. and its affiliates became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 4,581,538 ordinary shares (5.14%).

Commonwealth Bank of Australia decreased its relevant interest from 33,366,057 ordinary shares (13.68%) to 30,796,057 ordinary shares (12.63%).

Annual General Meeting will be held at the Colonial Conference Room, The Melbourne,Corner Hay and Milligan Street, Perth, on Wednesday 28 February 2007 at 10.30am.

SCRAP metal recycler CMA Corporation Ltd posted a net profit after tax of $2.9 million for the half year to December 31, up from a net profit of $270,000 during the previous corresponding period.

The Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (APPEA) has appointed Tim McGrath as senior safety adviser.

Supply & installation of seatbelts on school buses - Omnibus Services Pty Ltd: $1.44 million

MM&E Capital Pty Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 7,390,496 ordinary shares (5.1%).

Advise that 125,000 Fully Paid Ordinary shares will be released from escrow on February 3, 2007.

GOLD exploration company Adamus Resource Ltd has appointed Mark Connelly as chief operating officer.

Peter Baker has joined the IT service and equipment provider The Computer Engineers as business development manager.

This information outlines the cleaner fuels grants scheme eligibility requirements for premium unleaded petrol. http://ato.gov.au/distributor.asp?doc=/content/82594.htm Published: January 31 2007

Oxiana Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 43,060,000 ordinary shares (19.9%).

ING Australia Holdings Ltd decreased its relevant interest from 18,681,531 ordinary shares (6.2%) to 15,513,243 ordinary shares (5.15%).

General Meeting will be held at The Universit of Western Australia Club, University of W.A., 35 Stirling Hwy, Crawley, on Friday March 2 at 9.00am.

MALAGA-BASED Australian Waterwise Solutions Ltd, which owns the Hugall & Hoile reticulation business, has revealed that a former executive received more than $400,000 in unauthorised payments.

Mortgage Choice has appointed Peter Neumann as franchise development manager WA. Mr Neumann has a strong franchising, financial services and property background.

Provision of regular passenger transport air services in the Kimberley - Golden Eagle Airlines: $2.56 million

Sentient Executive GP 11 Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 25,200,000 ordinary shares (19.86%).

Confluence Asset Management Ltd Changed its relevant interest from 9,727,073 ordinary shares (7.2%) to 11,419,690 ordinary shares (6.46%).

VICTORIA Park and Belmont are in a turf war over the control of the Belmont Park Racecourse.

The Institute of Actuaries of Australia has appointed Stephen Wright as its director of professional education.

Draft minutes of national ATO Tax Practitioner Forum (ATPF) meeting held on November 10 2006. http://ato.gov.au/distributor.asp?doc=/content/00091101.htm Published: January 31 2007

NORTH Sydney-based CBH Resources Ltd has approved plans to develop its Panorama zinc-copper mine, at an estimated initial capital expenditure of $213 million.

Africa Pacific Capital Pty Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

Confluence Asset Management Ltd increased its relevant interest from 9,727,079 ordinary shares (7.2%) to 11,419,690 ordinary shares (8.46%).

General Meeting will be held at Level 1, 33 Ord Street, West Perth, on 23 February 2007 at 10.00 am.

FREMANTLE-BASED Wellard Group, one of Australia’s largest live sheep and cattle exporters, has announced a major expansion of its business interests following the restructure of the company and a chan

Former Sydney first grade coach Geoff Townsend has joined RugbyWA as Firepower Academy head coach. Mr Townsend was first grade coach for Sydney club Southern Districts from 2004 to 2006.

The government changed the CGT law as it applies to foreign residents by limiting its scope to taxable Australian property. The change aligns Australia’s law more closely with OECD practice.