Staff Reporters

ZINC explorer Prairie Downs Metals Ltd has taken the highly unusual step of issuing a prospectus to raise $600. Not $600 thousand, certainly not $600 million dollars, just little old $600.

Long history of profit and awards. Vehicles are in top condition. Owner retiring and will train. Plant $200,000 Netting $135,000. Roz Baker: 9471 8163 or 0417 990 441 Fortune Business Marketing

Proposed code: FLR, Issue price: $0.25, Principal activities: producer of olive oil, Corporate: Mark Hohnen (chairman), David Carr (managing director), Mervyn Lange (non-executive director), Craig Rea

South African gold producer Gold Fields Ltd has appointed former Jubilee Mines executive Neville Bergin as vice-president – head of Australian operations.

The Australian Public Service Commission is holding a two-day public sector leadership convention on ‘Australia’s engagement with a changing world’, July 24 and 25 at the Burswood Resort Entertainment

Entrust Private Wealth Management Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

P.D.Allchurch became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 2,500,000 ordinary shares (6.00%)

Laxey Partners Ltd increased its relevant interest from 2,829,505 ordinary shares (6.14%) to 3,586,570 ordinary shares (7.79%)

20,000,000 ordinary shares and 10,000,000 options exercisable at 20 cents expiring 30 September 2008 will expire from escrow on 15 July 2006

Finalised purchase of 75% of Cape Crushing & Earthmoving Contractors Pty Ltd and EcOz Environmental Services.

Announce that it has successfully closed the second and concluding tranche of its non-brokered US$30 million private placement of Equinox common shares (“Shares”) to ZCCM Investments Holdings Plc

UK-BASED ship agency network, Multiport, has appointed Seacorp as its Australian representative. Fremantle-based Seacorp is one of Australia’s largest indepen-dent shipping agencies.

ASX code: APP, Issue price: $0.50, First days close: $0.55, Principal activities: investment portfolio administration service provider, Corporate: Paul I Malcolm (managing director), Paul Tzaikos (non

Tony Iannello has been appointed to the Unisys Australia-New Zealand Business Advisory Council as a non-executive advisory board member.

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Seaspin Pty Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 52,000,000 ordinary shares (10.95%)

Mark John Ashley increased its relevant interest from 8,790,000 ordinary shares (13.00%) to 16,000,000 ordinary shares (10.08%)

Terence John Prindiville decreased its relevant interest from 10,277,778 ordinary shares (6.24%) to 9,964,278 ordinary shares (5.17%)

Has entered into a farm-in agreement to acquire a 58% interest in Service Contract 41 in the Sandakan Basin, Phillipines.

Has been selected to provide its core underwater welding technology, on a partially laden 70,000 DWT panamax coal carrier, at Gladstone, North Queensland.

GINDALBIE Metals Ltd has appointed non-executive chairman George Jones to the position of executive chairman.

Aussie Mortgage Masters. Limited number of franchises available in WA, including regional areas. Independent formula franchise with proven results.

Proposed code: SHA, Issue price: $0.20, Corporate: Frank Carr (executive chairman), Brian Martin (director), Bevan Jaggard (director and company secretary), Principal activities: gold exploration, www

Lindsay Piggott and Marcus Pobjoy have been appointed executive directors of Westminster Broking House.

If you are employed as a nurse, this guide will help you to work out what you can claim in your tax return. http://ato.gov.au/distributor.asp?doc=/content/66052.htm Published: July 1 2006

Dr Peter Shergold, secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, to speak at a seminar titled ‘Leadership and the Public Service’ hosted by Annaliza Jackson & Associates, July 24 at T

Tax relief may have been just that – a relief – for small wineries, according a new survey by Deloitte.

Yamarna Goldfields Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 4,650,000 ordinary shares (8.0%)

Alchemia Ltd increased its relevant interest from 104,731,426 ordinary shares (83.24%) to 106,016,647 ordinary shares (84.26%)

Advise that 1,000,00 ordinary fully paid shares will be released from escrow on 19 July 2006.

Shareholders meeting in Perth today approved a A$4.5 million acquisition of the wholesale operations of WA-based hitech scooter company Vmoto Motorcycles Australia

A General Meeting will be held at the Celtic Club, Function Room, 48 Ord Street, West Perth, on Friday, 11 August 2006 at 10.00am.