Staff Reporters

PowerTel Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 12,600,000 ordinary shares (10.35%)

Futuris Corporation Ltd changed its relevant interest from 21,800,000 ordinary shares (19.97%) to 24,300,000 ordinary shares (19.96%)

Kefford Holdings Pty Ltd decreased its relevant interest from 8,759,362 ordinary shares (12.01%) to 3,651,157 ordinary shares (5.0%)

A Memorandum of Agreement has been completed by which BHP Billiton Minerals Pty Ltd has agreed to a major farm-in and joint venture with Pioneer, referred to as the Silver Swan Northwest Joint Venture

A General Meeting is to be held at the Lecture Theatre, Technology Park Function Centre 2 Brodie Hall Drive Bentley, Western Australia on 4 July 2006 commencing at 9:00am WST.

FRANKLAND River Olive Company's plans to list on the ASX took another step forward with the passing of a number of resolutions at a shareholder/ grower meeting this week.

Established 50+ years, hiring equipment and marquees to a large mix of customers from corporate events and expos through to private functions.

Proposed code: TRF, Issue price: $0.20, Principal activities: gold copper uranium exploration, Corporate: Ian Finch (managing director), Shane Sadleir (non-executive director), Neil McKay (non-executi

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Adam Rankine-Wilson ceased to be a substantial shareholder

HMC Investors LLC became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 27,997,000 ordinary shares (14.44%)

Sun Hung Kai Investment Services Ltd increased its relevant interest from 42,573,877 ordinary shares (10.5933%) to 46,963,177 ordinary shares (11.6813%)

Pursuant to the Company's proposed placing and admission to trading on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange (“AIM”), it has received expressions of interest, primarily from European institution

Has entered into agreements with HLT Ltd, its major shareholder, Skvinsky Nominees Pty Ltd and Ivan Brookfield that will result in QAD becoming a substantial shareholder in, and a secured lender to, H

FREMANTLE-based Cell Aquaculture Ltd has appointed Geoff Wilton as managing director.

PERTH construction and property developer Doric is the Western Australian winner of the prestigious Australian Business Excellence Awards for 2006.

Proposed code: RIA, Issue price: $0.30, Principal activities: oil and gas exploration, Corporate: Ted Jacobson (non-executive chairman), Greg Munyard (managing director), Laurie Brown (non-executive d

Blake Dawson Waldron has welcomed Adrian Chai and Lucas Wilk as new partners in the firm's Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Restructuring & Insolvency practices.

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Alpha Minerals Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 6,444,720 ordinary shares (6.64%)

Commonwealth Bank of Australia increased its relevant interest from 2,503,100 ordinary shares (9.66%) to 2,780,300 ordinary shares (10.73%)

Felix Hill Pty Ltd decreased its relevant interest from 20,557,803 ordinary shares (7.10%) to 16,547,954 ordinary shares (5.71%)

Agreement has been reached with Sinom Resources Ltd to establish a 60:40 joint venture company to undertake gold tailings retreatment projects in five of the main gold producing Provinces in China; Sh

A General Meeting is to be held at the Celtic Club, 48 Ord Street, West Perth, Western Australia on Wednesday, 5 July 2006 at 10.00 a.m

LAST weekend Boral Concrete poured what is believed to be the largest single concrete pour of the past decade in laying the foundation for the 23-storey luxury Saffron Apartments in East Perth.

Geraldton's foremost concrete batching plant with mini and maxi concrete agitator trucks.

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

ALCOA of Australia Ltd completed a series of collective agreements with unions to cover more than 2,000 employees on its extensive WA bauxite mining and alumina refining operations.

Reports of a phoney company operating out of Sweden have prompted ASIC to reissue its warning to the Australian public regarding scammers posing as overseas stockbrokers and investment managers.

Polymetals Mining Services P/L ceased to be a substantial shareholder

Southpoint Master Fund, LP became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 12,500,000 ordinary shares (7.15%)