Staff Reporters

Commonwealth Bank of Australia increased its relevant interest from 9,562,407 ordinary shares (6.81%) to 10,966,912 ordinary shares (7.81%)

Announce that it has signed a Subscription Agreement with Lucadia National Corporation for an investment of US$400 million in Fortescue

FEDERAL Labor leader Kim Beazley has announced his party will change its 25-year opposition to uranium mining, if it agrees to scrap its ‘three mines' policy at the ALP national conference next year.

Frankland River Olive Company has appointed Mark Hohnen as chairman and non-executive director. Mr Hohnen was the founding chairman of both Cape Mentelle Vineyards and Cloudy Bay Vineyards.

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

Meeting solutions specialists Vantage Systems has appointed Paul White as business development manager.

Level 1, 282 Rokeby Road, SUBIACO, WA 6005; PO Box 356, SUBIACO, WA 6904; Ph: (08) 9388 2211, Fax: (08) 9388 2600

THE Department of Consumer and Employment Protection will prosecute Settlers Ridgewood Village Ltd, the operator of the Settlers Ridgewood Rise Lifestyle Village in Ridgewood, near Clarkson, following

Commonwealth Bank of Australia became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 6,372,849 ordinary shares (4.94%)

Opposition Leader Kim Beazley says Labor will not allow uranium enrichment plants in Australia, despite his plan to overturn his party's opposition to new uranium mines.

Intermin Resources Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 4,785,703 ordinary shares (11.05%)

JPMorgan Chase & Co. and its affiliates increased its relevant interest from 7,235,740 ordinary shares (9.68%) to 8,124,000 ordinary shares (10.87%)

Company has raised $5.6 million pursuant to the Prospectus dated 7 June 2006

Intend to terminate the Shougang agreement and proceed with the sale to Sinom Investments Limited

Reward Minerals Ltd director Michael Ruane has increased his indirect interest in the company by 8.8 million shares for a consideration of $1.68 million through an entitlements issue.

ASX code: FLR, Issue price: $0.25, First days close: N/A, Principal activities: producer of olive oil, Corporate: Mark Hohnen (chairman), David Carr (managing director), Mervyn Lange (non-executive di

ChemCert WA has appointed Janis Hadley as executive manager, replacing Terry O'Beirne.

2 Boans Lane, EAST PERTH, WA 6004; PO Box 6876, EAST PERTH, WA 6892

Austrade's senior trade commissioner in Hong Kong Peter Osborne to speak as CCI's ‘Doing business with China' seminar and cocktail function, July 27 at the CCI Function Centre.

Ascent Capital Pty Ltd & its directors David & Gary Steinpereis ceased to be a substantial shareholder

Rick Wayne Crabb increased its relevant interest from 5,042,332 ordinary shares (9.85%) to 5,302,332 ordinary shares (10.36%)

Consolidated Minerals Ltd increased its relevant interest from 310,321,832 ordinary shares (83.08%) to 314,952,434 ordinary shares (84.31%)

The Company advised that on 3 July 2006, 1,000,000 fully paid ordinary shares will be released from escrow on 11 July 2006, the correct amount should have been 600,000 fully paid ordinary shares

Announce that it is proposing to raise £3,200,000 by a placing of 24,615,384 new ordinary shares in the capital of the Company at a price of 13p

Great location in Perth. Room to expand. Figures in confidence on application. Asking price reflects exceptional profits. All accounting figures are available for scrutiny.

Proposed code: YRR, Issue price: $0.20, Principal activities: uranium exploration, Corporate: Denis McInerney (non-executive chairman), John Geary (executive director and company secretary), David Dre

Herman Veltkamp has joined the team at Risk Point, a Perth-based risk management consulting business, as senior consultant.

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Merrill Lynch & Co became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 69,718,523 ordinary shares (9.6%) - Buy way of notification - Not standard form.

Alchemia Ltd increased its relevant interest from 106,016,647 ordinary shares (84.26%) to 107,554,183 ordinary shares (85.49%)

AMP Ltd decreased its relevant interest from 16,622,881 ordinary shares (9.74%) to 13,940,724 ordinary shares (8.17%)

Has agreed in principle to enter into a share purchase agreement to acquire the whole of the issued capital of Mon-e Pty Ltd.