Staff Reporters

General Meeting will be held at Level 1, 50 Margaret Street, Sydney at 10am on 25 January 2007.

THE Note can't resist indulging in some low-key bragging when the occasion permits; particularly when a story is launched by this newspaper and goes on to make a splash elsewhere.

Turnover in excess of $8 million and increasing. Genuine business as figures reflect. By appointment only. Roz Baker: 9471 8163 or 0417 990 441 Fortune Business Marketing

Jackson McDonald has promoted Joanne Alilovic, David Cox, Pryce Dale, Eva Lin and Karene Primrose to senior associate.

THE Drake International group of companies is a global leader in the field of human resources, performance improvement, consultative management, staffing and technology solutions.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. and its affiliates became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 1,701,664 ordinary shares (5.31%).

Invia Custodian Pty Ltd changed its relevant interest from 45,300,000 ordinary shares (11.2%) to 50,300,000 ordinary shares (9.4%).

Has entered into a Sale and Purchase Agreement with Eurogold Limited for the purchase of the Saulyak Gold Project in Ukraine.

Announced the completion of the issue of 62,500,000 ordinary shares at a subscription price of 8 cents per share to raise $5,000.

Extraordinary General Meeting will be held at Ground Floor, 15 Rheola Street, West Perth, on Friday, 19 January 2007 at 10.30am.

Special Meeting will be held at N93 W14475 Whittaker Way, Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, 53051, on January 30th 2007, at 10 AM (US Central Time)

THE board of Advanced Health Care Group Ltd has advised shareholders to take no action in relation to a proposed takeover bid from Pharmaust and has labelled the move as “opportunistic”.

ASX code: CVG, Issue price: $0.20, First days close: $0.28, Principal activities: gold and uranium explorer, Corporate: Simon Cato (chairman), Roderick McIllree (managing director), Jeremy Whybrow (ex

Kathy Keele, currently CEO of the Australia Business Arts Foundation, have been appointed as CEO of the Australia Council, the federal governments principal arts funding body.

Toho Zinc Company Ltd increased its relevant interest from 171,200,154 ordinary shares (22.8%) to 181,485,154 ordinary shares (24.08%).

Eskdale Petroleum Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 53,604,052 ordinary shares (26.81%) to 56,956,886 ordinary shares (28.49%).

Takeover bid for all the fully paid ordinary shares in Aztec Resources Limited closed at 5.00pm on 22 December 2006.

Announced the 100% acquisition of the largest British education consultancy in India, Study Overseas Limited (SOL) and its associate company Employment Overseas Ltd (EOL), for a combined consideration

Has placed 10 million shares at $0.25 to a number of sophisticated investors to raise $2.5 million to be used for working capital.

General Meeting will be held at at City West Function Centre, 45 Plaistowe Mews, West Perth WA 6005 on Wednesday 24th January 2007 at 10.00 am

URANIUM exploration company Bannerman Resources Ltd has appointed Clive Jones to the position of non-executive director.

Price: $200,000 Established in 1987 by present owners. Armadale Outdoor & Surplus is well known in the Armadale area as stockists of a wide range of outdoor camping, adventure and workwear clobber.

ASX code: PXR, Issue price: $0.20, First days close: $0.20, Principal activities: uranium explorer, Corporate: Anthony Short (chairman), Matthew Sullivan (director), Roland Berzins (director & company

Australian Ethanol Ltd - Bruce Arnold has been appointed as company secretary and chief financial officer. Australian Waterwise Solutions Ltd - Mark Armitage has been appointed as managing director.

Argonaut Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 11,414,062 ordinary shares (6.16%).

Heron Resources Ltd changed its relevant interest from 29,729,730 ordinary shares (29.45%) to 29,729,730 ordinary shares (26.88%).

Advise that the six month escrow period for 300,000 ordinary shares will expire on 17 January, 2007.

Has completed a share placement to major shareholders to raise $1.7 Million

Extraordinary General Meeting will be held in Boardroom 2 of the Sofitel Wentworth Hotel, 61-101 Philip Street, Sydney NSW on Tuesday, 16 January 2007 at 9: 00am (ESST).

General Meeting will be held at the offices of the Company, Level 5, 33 York Street, Sydney on Thursday 8 February 2007 at 10.00am.

SHARES in engineering and investments group GRD Ltd jumped earlier this week, up 16 cents to $2.20 each on Tuesday, after reports it had been the latest subject of interest from Macquarie Bank.

ASX code: LTR, Issue price: $0.20, First days close: $0.27, Principal activities: base metals explorer, Corporate: Timothy R B Goyder (non-executive chairman), Andrew R Bantock (managing director), J