Staff Reporters

The Australian Institute of Management is hosting a special interest network seminar focusing on tourism and branding in WA, September 27 at the AIM Leadership Centre in Floreat.

Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 21,905,949 ordinary shares (6.08%).

Harmony Investment Fund Ltd decreased its relevant interest from 63,692,758 ordinary shares (19.9%) to 47,761,603 ordinary shares (14.9%).

A General Meeting will be held at The New Esplanade Hotel, 18 The Esplanade, Perth WA 6000 at 11.00 am (WST) on Friday, 6th October 2006

MONDAY night's graduation ceremony at the University of Western Australia was a salubrious affair, with some prominent Perth names on both the conferring and receiving side of things.

ASX code: PES, Issue price: $0.20, First days close: $0.19, Principal activities: coal seem gas producer, Corporate: Robert William Day (non-executive chairman), Steve Beardsall (managing director), T

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),

Draft minutes of the National Tax Liaison Group (NTLG) Consolidation sub-committee meeting of June 8 2006. http://ato.gov.au/distributor.asp?doc=/content/77940.htm Published: September 7 2006

Resolute Mining Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

Wesfarmers Ltd increased its relevant interest from 21,395,524 ordinary shares (14.81%) to 24,032,475 ordinary shares (16.22%).

RAB Energy Fund Ltd changed its relevant interest from 9,190,000 ordinary shares (8.51%) to 9,190,000 ordinary shares (7.03%).

Has completed a placement of 23,984,667 shares at an issue price of 7.5 cents each to raise a total of $1,798,850

Established in 2002 by the current owners, this combination of Quik & Ezy Mart, which contains a Subway franchise, is situated in a central location in an expanding growth area.

Proposed code: SBI, Issue price: $1.00, Principal activities: renewable and environmentally friendly fuel, Corporate: Alister T Maitland (chairman), CRS Paragash (group managing director), Adam Sierak

Neil Kay, Mark Guttridge and Chis Olde have been appointed associate directors at Knight Frank.

BIS Shrapnel's chief economist, Frank Gelber, director of building and construction Robert Mellor and senior economist Matthew Hassan to speak at the company's 85th bi-annual forecasting conference, S

The State government has rejected today's ruling by a federal court judge that the Noongar indigenous people are the traditional owners of Perth and its surrounds and their native title continues to exist in the area.

Announce that the company has entered into a share subscription agreement with CCM International Sdn Bhd (CCMI) for an issue of 12,000,000 ordinary shares at $0.23 to raise a total of $2,760,000.

WHILE congratulations are in order for your recent article reflecting on the success of local ISPs (WA Business News, August 31), we noted the omission of B Digital Ltd (B) from the comparison table o

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

Proposed code: GEM, Issue price: $0.20, Principal activities: diamond exploration, Corporate: Monty House (chairman); Les Field (technical director); Anthony Short (non-executive director); Peter Hwan

A new electronic software function has now been developed by the Tax Office to make it easier for businesses to comply with their tax obligations.

The Australian Property Institute (API), the Financial Services Institute of Australasia (Finsia) and the Finance and Treasury Association (FTA) are hosting their annual commercial property outlook br

Xtract Energy Plc became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 81,511,422 ordinary shares (19.48%).

Paladin Resources Ltd increased its relevant interest from 10,172,491 ordinary shares (8.48%) to 11,396,277 ordinary shares (9.50%).

Advises it has entered into a Heads of Agreement with Chengde Iron &Steel Group Co Ltd and China Metallurgical Group Corporation.

Ross Carroll has been appointed chief financial officer for Macmahon Holdings Ltd.

This crane hire business was established in 1982 and has increased the number and type of cranes to suit the expanding residential and commercial developments in Mandurah.

Proposed code: NMI, Issue price: $0.20, Principal activities: mineral exploration, Corporate: Alan Lockett (executive chairman), Nathan McMahon (non-executive director), Ali Susanto (non-executive dir

Coldwell Banker Pro Property has appointed former Acton Central director, Murray Bathgate, as sales manager.

This interactive program will help small businesses understand what business records you need to keep. It will also help evaluate how well your business is keeping its records.

Amoy Canning Corporation Bhd increased its relevant interest from 20,316,552 ordinary shares (37.49%) to 21,936,552 ordinary shares (40.48%).