Staff Reporters

Proposed code: GNE, Issue price: $0.20, Principal activities: VoIP technology, Corporate: Warren Beckwith (chairman & company secretary), Jolyon Sinclair (executive director), John Woods (non-executiv

BUSINESSES may be easing off on executive recruitment as the end of the financial year nears, but governments around Australia are spending what's left of their budgets to buy up big.

Metage Capital Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 17,000,000 ordinary shares (6.16%)

M&G Investment Funds increased its relevant interest from 11,792,000 ordinary shares (5.06%) to 14,288,357 ordinary shares (6.13%)

OM Holdings Ltd changed its relevant interest from 25,000,000 ordinary shares (21.7%) to 25,000,000 ordinary shares (18.5%)

A General Meeting is to be held at Emerald Hotel, 24 Mount Street, Perth, on the June 23 commencing at 9.30am

WESTERN Australian listed companies are worth a total market capitalisation of more than $100 billion with an increase from $97.9 billion to $103.2 billion in April being recorded by Deloitte The 5.4

Provides refrigeration and air-conditioning ‘total solutions' for supply, installation, service (including maintenance planning) and repairs.

Proposed code: NRU, Issue price: $0.20, Principal activities: uranium exploration, Corporate: Martin Blakeman (managing director), Mark Maine (non-executive chairman), Greg Miles (non-executive direct

Subiaco-based advertising agency 303 has recently been busy bolstering its team across a variety of areas.

This following page provide information about the proposed changes to the excise treatment of biodiesel. http://ato.gov.au/distributor.asp?doc=/content/74398.htm Published: May 31 2006

Cunderdin Agriculture College – repairs & maintenance - Progammed Maintenace Services - $317,856.00

Robert A J Smith ATF Vintage Trust ceased to be a substantial shareholder

Commonwealth Bank of Australia became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 7,500,000 ordinary shares (8.26%)

Consolidated Minerals Ltd and Consolidated Nickel Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 131,827,987 ordinary shares (35.29%) to 137,385,089 ordinary shares (36.78%)

Announced that has signed a Letter of Intent to acquire Allied Diving Services, an offshore Oil & Gas and Civil Marine diving contractor based in Perth.

Announce that it will make a sophisticated investor placement of 6.5 million shares at 40 cents (Australian) each to raise A$2.6 million in new capital.

SUCCESS can sometimes be a double-edged sword. Deborah Pitter was the personification of youth and success.

ASX code: MMR, Issue price: $0.19, First days close: $0.15, Principal activities: pooled development fund, Corporate: Seng Yap (chairman), David Breeze (executive director), Charles Murphey (executive

Proposed code: LBT, Issue price: $0.20 , Principal activities: development of technology for use in the automation of microbiology laboratory processing, Corporate: Lusia Guthrie (managing director),

Gorn Polglase and Associates has appointed a new partner and director to head up its expanding financial planning division.

The University of WA Business School is holding a conference with the above theme, June 9 in the Case Study Room at the University Club in Crawley.

RMB International (Dublin) Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 3,847,607 ordinary shares (5.561%)

Kingsgate Consolidated Ltd and Kingsgate South America Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 27,910,400 ordinary shares (10.33%) to 38,799,628 ordinary shares (13.51%)

Resource Development Company Pty Ltd decreased its relevant interest from 5,972,536 ordinary shares (15.3%) to 4,382,536 ordinary shares (9.72%)

A General Meeting is to be held at The Celtic Club, 48 Ord Street, West Perth, on 30 June 2006 at 10.00am

WA Economic Regulation Authority chairman Lyndon Rowe will not be taking himself too seriously in his planned keynote address at the third Curtin Institute Public Policy Forum breakfast at the Parmel

Sales, service and fabrication. Excellent reputation, escalating figures and great workshop. Too busy for retiring owner. Netting $250,000+ and increasing. Plant $215,000.

Proposed code: MYG, Issue price: $0.20, Principal activities: gold exploration, Corporate: Frank Lawson (chairman), John Robert Greeve (managing director), Allan Richard George Brown (technical direct

National wealth creation company, WB Financial Management, has appointed Susan Joyce to its office in Subiaco.

The government will introduce an early stage venture capital limited partnership (ESVCLP). http://ato.gov.au/distributor.asp?doc=/content/74765.htm Published: May 31 2006

Rockdale Capital Pty Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder