Staff Reporters

Annual General Meeting will be held at Pukekawa Room, Jubilee Building, 545 Parnell Road, Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand, on Friday September 29 at 11.00am.

TO awards of a stickier nature, and Simmo’s Icecreamery Dunsborough has been crowned 2006 grand champion in the dairy awards at the Perth Royal Show.

Vehicle modification, selected jobs. Specific alterations to vehicles for mining equipment. Crane sales and modifications. Good reputation/figures.

Proposed code: OVR, Issue price: $0.20, Principal activities: nickel copper exploration, Corporate: Michael Haynes (chairman), Hugh Bresser (managing director), Matthew Wood (director), Timothy Flavel

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SUBIACO-BASED biopharmaceutical company, Phylogica Ltd, has launched a share placement and share purchase plan to raise a total of $3.75 million to help fund its drug discovery projects.

Antofagasta PLC increased its relevant interest from 49,143,914 ordinary shares (98.48%) to 49,665,228 ordinary shares (99.52%).

Announce they have reached an in-principle agreement with Hartleys Limited for a placement of 25,000,000 ordinary shares at an issue price of A$0.06 to sophisticated clients of Hartleys Limited

HARDMAN Resources Ltd received a friendly $1.47 billion takeover bid by Irish company, Tullow Oil on Monday.

THE WA Chamber of Commerce and Industry claims the state government is missing a chance for long-overdue tax relief in spite of excessive revenue flows, which are pushing it to another record budget s

ASX code: THR, Issue price: $0.20 per CDI, First day’s close: n/a, Principal activities: mineral exploration and development, Corporate: John W Barr (executive chairman), John Young (CEO), Mark Smyth

Proposed code: UOG, Issue price: $0.20, Principal activities: mineral exploration, Corporate: Dr Zhukov (Zeke) Pervan (chairman), William Edwin Bannister (managing director), John Karajas (director),

This document provides a brief description of the superannuation GIC catch-up process. http://ato.gov.au/distributor.asp?doc=/content/78674.htm Published: September 19 2006

The Financial Services Institute of Australasia (Finsia) is hosting a professional development and networking luncheon with guest speaker Tracey Horton, October 5 at the Parmelia Hilton Hotel.

Andrew Graeme Moffatt & Elizabeth Anne Moffatt became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 20,287,000 ordinary shares (6.04%).

Andrew Haythorpe changed its relevant interest from 20,407,500 ordinary shares (10.87%) to 20,657,500 ordinary shares (9.3%).

Annual General Meeting will be held at the Kings Park Function Centre, Fraser Avenue, West Perth, at 10.00am on 27 October 2006.

WITH the Brownlow done and dusted, all football fans’ focus will be on that ‘one weekend in September’ and this year’s grand final.

Trademark, logos, legalities, view to franchise development – all in place. Take a controlling interest and drive it! $500,000 range. Support team in place.

Proposed code: XRF, Issue price: $0.20, Principal activities: manufacturers and markets instrumentation for the scientific and analytical industries, specialised chemicals for x-ray and other analysis

Graham Morrow has joined law firm Downings Legal as a solicitor in the firm’s busy professional indemnity and commercial litigation practices.

Department of Justice, Corrective Services Division - Boronia Pre-Release Centre - new additions & upgrading to existing buildings - Multitech Engineering: $440,220.00

Mount Gibson Iron Ltd increased its relevant interest from 159,031,922 ordinary shares (15.27%) to 332,974,845 ordinary shares (31.91%).

Advise that they have been successful in securing a placement to sophisticated investors of 37 million shares at an issue price of 6.5 cents per share.

Annual General Meeting will be held at The Celtic Club, 48 Ord Street, West Perth, at 3.00pm on Friday, 20 October 2006.

STRUGGLING winemaker Evans & Tate Ltd said it has received in-principle approval from its bank to restructure its debt-laden balance sheet.

Since 1991 this company has become a leading supplier to the mining industry in pumps, values, fittings, power transmissions, irrigation and dust suppression products.

Proposed code: GNE, Issue price: $0.20, Principal activities: VoIP technology, Corporate: Warren Beckwith (chairman & company secretary), Jolyon Sinclair (executive director), John Woods (non-exec

PERTH-BASED retailer and wholesaler Foodland Associated Ltd announced a net profit of $47.3 million for the year to August 1996.

The Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce is hosting a breakfast with special guest speaker Greg Rossen, October 4 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel.

Wesfarmers has announced plans to invest $138 million in a domestic LNG plant to service heavy haulage trucking companies and power stations at remote mining operations.

Salaries climbed higher this past year across the nation as employers fought to attract and retain staff in the tightest labour market in 30 years, a new survey shows.