Staff Reporters

Consolidated Minerals Ltd & Consolidated Nickel Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 324,511,933 ordinary shares (86.87%) to 329,207,454 ordinary shares (88.13%).

Consolidated Nickel gives notice that the Offer contained in Consolidated Nickel's Bidder's Statement is varied by extending the end of the Offer Period until 5.00pm (WST) on 31 August 2006.

Confirm that following Shareholders' approval at a General Meeting held this morning, a total of 23,600,000 fully paid ordinary shares have been allotted at 85 cents per share raising gross proceeds o

RICHARD Strickland has been appointed as chief executive officer of the Department of Education Services. He has been acting in the role since July 2005.

In the city with top-grade commercial kitchen and facilities very under-utilised. Turnover $730,000+ and under management. Figures/visit on application.

Rod Gardiner has been appointed as acquisitions manager for Cedar Woods Properties Ltd.

If you have a tax debt and cannot pay by the due date, you can phone our automated self help service and apply to make a late payment, or pay the debt by instalments over a specified period.

Uranium Equities Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

Alchemia Ltd increased its relevant interest from 116,205,971 ordinary shares (92.36%) to 117,543,181 ordinary shares (93.43%).

Straits Resources Ltd increased its relevant interest from 143,129,284 ordinary shares (93.87%) to 146,830,253 ordinary shares (96.3%).

BilltoBill Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Oriel Communications Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with China Southern Airlines Company Limited

A General Meeting will be held at Level 1, 89 St.Georges Terrace, Perth, on Monday August 28 at 10.00am.

LOCAL miner Rubirosa Ltd aims to raise $12 million through the sale of shares to build, commission and commence operation of a mineral processing plant in Southern Oregon, US.

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),

Amendment to ensure pre July funding credits will only be used by super schemes to reduce their taxation liability on contributions made after July 1 1988 if those contributions were made to fund bene

Herron Resources Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 7,006,606 ordinary shares (11.0%).

CaptiveVision Capital Ltd and other Parties increased its relevant interest from 77,201,754 ordinary shares (73.8%) to 79,797,963 ordinary shares (76.3%).

GC & JM Steinepreis, Oakhurst Enterprises P/L, LeisureWest Consulting P/L changed its relevant interest from 29,300,000 ordinary shares (9.58%) to 30,176,250 ordinary shares (8.63%).

Announce that the Company has completed a capital raising of $2.45 million to two leading Australian financial institutions one of which is Macquarie Bank Limited.

THE board of Precious Metals Australia Limited has appointed Michael Kiernan as a non-executive director of the company.

Specialised furniture for expanding market sector of hospitality and aged care. Australia-wide offices and distribution. Turnover more than $8 million per annum.

Australian integrated pharmaceutical group PharmAust Ltd has appointed Troy Street as operations and logistics manager.

This issue includes a Commissioner speech at the PriceWaterhouseCoopers Boardroom Dinner and details of a new employer homepage on the Tax Office website.

Commonwealth Bank of Australia ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

AMP Ltd increased its relevant interest from 23,022,746 ordinary shares (7.14%) to 27,980,224 ordinary shares (8.47%).

Straits Resources Ltd increased its relevant interest from 106,718,807 ordinary shares (71.88%) to 124,876,973 ordinary shares (81.90%).

Advise that 76,372,500 shares will be released from escrow on 26 August 2006.

A General Meeting is to be held at Level 2, 45 Stirling Highway, Nedlands, on Tuesday, 29 August 2006 at 10.00am

WITH an overall market share of 17.7 per cent in Nielsen Media Research's radio survey number five, Mix 94.5 can still lay claim to being the top ranking radio station in Perth.

ASX code: LBT, Issue price: $0.20, First days close: $0.195, Principal activities: development of technology for use in the automation of microbiology laboratory processing, Corporate: Lusia Guthrie

New DGR categories and how to apply for endorsement Aug 2006.

Z Nominees Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 19,750,780 ordinary shares (18.60%).