Staff Reporters

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%)

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

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.

The Western Australian Trade Enquiry Service is operated by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia (CCI) with the support of the WA Government's Department of I

Hunter Hall Investment Management Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 3,500,000 ordinary shares (6.78%)

Goldman Sachs J B Were Group Holdings Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 10,576,307 ordinary shares (5.00%) to 12,697,839 ordinary shares (6.00%)

Advise that 3,000,000 restricted ordinary shares fully paid are due for release from ASX imposed escrow on 25 July 2006

A General Meeting will be held at the Celtic Club, 48 Ord Street, West Perth, Western Australia on Tuesday, 8 August 2006, commencing at 11 am.

MALAGA-BASED Associated Shopfitters has won a national award for its fit-out of McDonald's restaurant in Tuart Hill as part of a $1.2 million upgrade to the store.

Proposed code: MIN, Issue price: $0.90, Principal activities: mining services and processing, Corporate: Michael Kiernan (non-executive chairman), Peter Wade (executive director & managing director),

Patrick Warr has been appointed as a director of audit and corporate services at Bentleys MRI Perth. Mr Warr joined the firm in 2005 when Hall Chadwick merged with Bentleys MRI.

WELSHPOOL-BASED engineering company RCR Tomlinson Ltd has announced a 137 per cent increase in its net profit, a result that foreshadows an expected bumper year for Western Australian companies.

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.

Acorn Capital Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder

Rewards Group Ltd increased its relevant interest from 56,405,739 ordinary shares (12.1%) to 60,875,342 ordinary shares (13.1%)

Michael James and Sally Ann Calneggia decreased its relevant interest from 55,630,187 ordinary shares (14.91%) to 25,630,187 ordinary shares (6.87%)

Have signed a Term Sheet with Equine HealthCare ApS of Denmark (EHC). Sheet describes the establishment of a European Joint Venture company (Pulmovet ApS).

Burt Reynolds and Barbra Streisand are among the rich and famous to have spent some blissful time at Lake Taupo Lodge on the North Island of New Zealand.

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

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

The Perth Convention Exhibition Centre has appointed Karen Teong as director of sales – corporate.

Loxtomn Investment Trust, Loxton Nominees Pty Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 111,666,667 ordinary shares (9.6%)

Vladimir Nikolaenko increased its relevant interest from 8,859,787 ordinary shares (6.59%) to 13,635,453 ordinary shares (9.83%)

Has entered into a Merger Implementation Agreement with Mega Uranium Ltd, a Canadian listed uranium company.

Has won the tender to provide paternity testing services to Legal Aid - Queensland. The contract is for a period of two years.