Staff Reporters

The 2007 Austmine Australian Mining Equipment Technology and Services Conference and Exhibition are to be held on February 12 and 13 at the Burswood Entertainment Complex.

Winter crop production in Western Australia is estimated to have fallen 48 per cent to 7.5 million tonnes in 2006-07, after a below-average rainfall across the grains belt, the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics said today.

This week's edition of WA Business News has all the details of the winners of our Rising Stars Awards, to be unveiled at a cocktail party this evening.

Gallagher Holdings Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 77,777,778 ordinary shares (6.86%).

MM&E Capital Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 13,409,494 ordinary shares (6.71%) to 14,065,494 ordinary shares (7.03%).

Announce that a Heads of Agreement with Beacon Minerals Ltd (Beacon) has been signed covering some 195 km 2 of Glengarry's Greenvale Project tenements in North Queensland.

Annual General Meeting will be held The Western Australian Club, 101 St George's Terrace, Perth, on 22 November 2006 at 3.00pm.

FORMER banking chief and high profile director Tony Howarth has taken on the chair of the Committee for Perth, to help steer the state out of what he sees as a state of crisis - procrastination over d

ASX code: TEX, Issue price: $0.20, First days close: N/A, Principal activities: oil exploration, Corporate: Didier Murcia (non-executive chairman), Laurence Roe (managing director), Michael Martin (ex

The Asthma Foundation of WA has appointed Sherylle Baker to the position of CEO.

In the Lodgment program 2006–07, the payment dates of quarterly instalment notices – forms R, S and T – have reverted to the statutory due dates.

The judges panel for the 2006 WA Business News Rising Stars Awards includes a wide variety of leaders in the business world.

MM&E Capital Pty Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 11,444,965 ordinary shares (5.72%).

Howard Davies Cearns ATF The cearns Family Trust decreased its relevant interest from 5,000,000 ordinary shares (8.46%) to 4,250,000 ordinary shares (7.19%).

Has elected to extend, for a period of a further 3 months, its option to acquire Discovery Minerals Pty Ltd

Annual General Meeting will be held at N93 W14475 Whittaker Way, Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, 53051, November 30, 2006, 10 AM (US Central Time)

Operating in a niche market. Provides hire products to major corporate customers and the public alike. Established 1990 and has grown to be market leader in this field. Comprehensive range of stock.

Proposed code: BCI, Issue price: $0.25, Principal activities: iron ore exploration, Corporate: Tony Kiernan (non-executive chairman), Mike Young (managing director), Steve Chadwick (non-executive dir

Berkeley Resources Ltd - Jose Ramon Esteruelas has been appointed as non-executive director. Ian Middlemas has also resigned as a director and Sean James as a non-executive director.

Leadership Western Australia is holding an end of year leadership dinner with special guest speaker WA Chief Justice Wayne Martin, December 8 in the Government House Ballroom.

North Sound capital LLC became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 51,688,777 ordinary shares (7.93%).

MM&E Capital Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 11,444,965 ordinary shares (5.72%) to 13,409,494 ordinary shares (6.71%).

Has entered into a Strategic Alliance with China-based investment group AP Energy to jointly acquire, explore and develop resource projects in Australia and Asia.

General Meeting will be held Level 34, Exchange Plaza, 2 The Esplanade, Perth, on December 20 at 10.00am.

A NEW documentary will air next month investigating almost 200 years of history surrounding European exploration in Western Australia, with a particular focus on the Dutch connection.

Established 1976 and has expanded to become one of WA's largest importers and wholesalers of new and secondhand machinery – including generators, compressors, forklifts, pumps, air-conditioning, racki

David Heldsinger is leaving his boutique industrial relations law firm to commence practice as a barrister at John Toohey Chambers on December 1 2006.

Change Program Advisory Group minutes of meeting held on August 30 2006. http://ato.gov.au/distributor.asp?doc=/content/81286.htm Published: November 21 2006

Standing the test of time, TCC Group, formerly known as Total Corrosion Control, has grown to become the largest industrial painting facility in the Southern Hemisphere, with turnover increasing more than 150 per cent since 2000.

Thorney Pty Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 1,938,621 ordinary shares (5.14%).

MIR Investment Management Ltd decreased its relevant interest from 8,174,683 ordinary shares (7.24%) to 7,003,666 ordinary shares (6.19%).

Changing name to Karmelsonix Ltd - no new code given.