Staff Reporters

Has conditionally placed 14.1 million new ordinary shares at a price of A$0.95 (£0.38) per share to raise up to A$13.4 million (£5.4 million) before expenses.

CLAREMONT-BASED healthcare company Resonance Health Ltd this week announced a deeply discounted $3.06 million entitlements offer at two cents per share to fund further development of FibroScreen, a no

BRAKE system specialist Safe Effect Technologies Ltd has announced a $750,000 capital-raising to expand the take-up of its braking system products in the mining industry.

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

Bev Jefferies has joined Unisys West as head of account management and service delivery.

IINET founder and managing director Michael Malone has increased his stake in the company to almost 20 per cent, shelling out $4.3 million.

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Paradice Investment Management Pty Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 6,250,000 ordinary shares (5.27%)

Futuris Corporation Ltd increased its relevant interest from 142,623,486 ordinary shares (55.81%) to 145,181,912 ordinary shares (56.82%)

Macquarie Bank Ltd changed its relevant interest from 19,284,548 ordinary shares (14.94%) to 24,784,848 ordinary shares (13.36%)

Have concluded a supply contract and received their first substantial export order for 5.0 Million ClipOlru "Safe" needle devices.

WESTERN Metals Ltd has appointed Peter Smith as non-executive chairman, George Bauk as managing director and Geoff Chapman as executive director.

Top Brand name and a five-day business run with minimum staff. Easy, lifestyle business with huge room for growth. All the hard work has been done. Figures increasing monthly. Nets $260,000.

Proposed code: EKM, Issue price: $0.20, Principal activities: gold exploration, Corporate: Richard Revelins (non-executive chairman), Richard Harris (managing director), Russell Davis (exploration dir

At its recent AGM the Western Australian Sports Federation elected Michael Allenby as the president replacing John Fuhrmann, who served as president for seven years.

Students who began university this year will be aware that HECS (Higher Education Contribution Scheme) has been replaced by HELP (Higher Education Loan Programme).

Provision of accounting advice in relation to superannuation: Sharyn Long Chartered Accountants - $450,000.00

FMR Corp. and FIL became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 11,820,000 ordinary shares (6.37%)

Westpac Nominees Ltd increased its relevant interest from 10,828,371 ordinary shares (9.17%) to 19,110,000 ordinary shares (10.30%) - lodged corrected amendment notice

Confirms that on 30 June 2006 41,293 ordinary fully paid shares will be released from escrow

A General Meeting will be held at Allendale Square Meeting Room, Level 31, 77 St Georges Terrace, Perth, on 21 August 2006 at 3.00pm.

SHAREHOLDERS in resources explorer Titan Resources Ltd have been given more time to respond to a takeover offer by Consolidated Nickel Ltd, with the end of the offer period being extended to 5pm WST o

LEADING Western Australian restaurateur, Kate Lamont, has been appointed chairperson of the Tourism Western Australia board, replacing outgoing chairman Alan Mulgrew, who will step down from the posit

ASX code: NRU, Issue price: $0.26, First days close: $0.23, Principal activities: uranium exploration, Corporate: Martin Blakeman (managing director), Mark Maine (non-executive chairman), Greg Miles (

Four new staff members have been appointed to the 2006 Perth Fashion Festival event team.

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Holiday makers who travel and work in Australia temporarily, such as backpackers, should bear in mind that tax is taken from the money they earn working here.

Advance Healthcare Group Ltd and subsidiaries became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 16,933,333 ordinary shares (11.00%)

Investors Mutual Ltd increased its relevant interest from 13,579,943 ordinary shares (7.07%) to 15,699,653 ordinary shares (8.17%)

GRD Ltd decreased its relevant interest from 203,600,494 ordinary shares (56.5%) to 25,000,494 ordinary shares (6.9%)

Intrepid Minerals Corporation announced its intention to acquire a joint controlling interest in the Jeronimo gold project located in northern Chile

Former FAI Security Group chairman Brad Cooper has been sentenced to a maximum of eight years in jail on 13 fraud and bribery charges relating to dealings with the collapsed insurer HIH Ltd.