Staff Reporters

IT was good to see some Labor stalwarts of old putting a few backpackers out of business.

Established 1982 and has increased the number and type of cranes to suit the expanding residential/commercial developments in Mandurah.

Due to the introduction of the SmartRider system, Transperth Train Operation has created a new customer service branch and appointed Ian Luff as manager customer service.

THE Applied Innovation Centre works with organisations to develop a holistic approach to enable them to become leaders in innovation as a means to improving competitiveness, efficiency, growth, effect

PharmAust Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 7,718,586 ordinary shares (5.01%).

H F Stevenson (Australia) Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 20,891,351 ordinary shares (7.74%) to 25,814,351 ordinary shares (8.78%).

Commonwealth Bank of Australia decreased its relevant interest from 8,567,761 ordinary shares (10.11%) to 7,614,020 ordinary shares (8.98%).

Noted that its wholly owned subsidiary, Summit Resources (Aust) Pty Ltd (“Summit”), was seeking confirmatory legal advice on whether the structure of the proposed takeover offer by Paladin Resources L

An Extraordinary Geberal Meeting will be held at Suite 407, Westfield Office Tower, Eastgardens, New South Wales, at at 10:00am (EST) on 31 August 2006.

SINGAPORE-LISTED Allco REIT and joint venture partner Perron Group have signed a 12-year lease renewal with RioTinto subsidiary Hamersley Iron for 11 floors of the Central Park building.

Proposed code: IBG, Issue price: $0.20, Principal activities: gold and base metal explorer and developer, Corporate: Peter Duncombe Bennetto (non-executive chairman), Jonathan Charles Downes (executiv

The Tax Office today released a practice statement providing guidelines for the remission of the shortfall interest charge and general interest charge.

Professional Trading Services SA became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 1,150,000 ordinary shares (5.92%).

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.