Staff Reporters

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

The Western Australian Citizen of the Year Awards were announced last night, with nine Western Australians rewarded for their contribution in various areas of the community, including John Poynton for his contribution to business.

Western Australian-headquartered uranium player Redport Ltd has confirm an increase in the resource estimate at its Lake Maitland uranium project in Western Australia's eastern goldfields region.

Western Australian-headquartered gold explorer Perseus Mining Ltd has been granted an option to acquire the Ayanfuri gold mine in the Ashanti Gold Belt, in Ghana.

Traolach Investments Pty Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 5,100,000 ordinary shares (5.5%)

Sandvik AB increased its relevant interest from 65,093,013 ordinary shares (69.95%) to 77,606,225 ordinary shares (83.40%)

Announce that a further 2,587,500 fully paid ordinary shares will be released from escrow on May 31, 2006

Announce that applications have been received for a placement of 5 million fully paid shares to sophisticated investors to raise $1 million.

AGED care provider Continuing Health Care has purchased premier retirement village St Louis Estate in Claremont, with a view to developing a world-class, boutique aged-care facility on the estate.

Well-known and respected franchise situated in Kununurra in the heart of the Kimberley region supplying electrical and white goods, home entertainment systems to thriving community.

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

IN a deal with Canadian Regional Airlines, Ansett Australia sold one of its Fokker F28-1000 aircraft, this week 10 years ago. The aircraft had been in storage since October 1995.

Provides information about the Tax Office graduate development program and graduate recruitment. http://ato.gov.au/distributor.asp?doc=/content/5091.htm Published: May 18 2006

H & D Warner & Elliot Holdings Pty Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder

Quest Asset Partners Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 9,785,329 ordinary shares (5.07%) to 12,588,263 ordinary shares (6.52%)

Consolidated Minerals Ltd & Consolidated Nickel Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 112,520,212 ordinary shares (30.12%) to 121,566,228 ordinary shares (32.54%)

A General Meeting is to be held at 2 Bulimba Road, Nedlands, on Tuesday, 27 June 2006 at 3.30 pm.

EAST Timor erupted as the biggest issue of the past week, with the fledgling nation forced to ask for foreign troops to keep the peace.

THERE are 19 million active mobile handsets in Australia and 27-year-old Andrew Dalton wants to get a message on all of them.

Proposed code: SHA, Issue price: $0.20, Principal activities: gold exploration, (08) 9225 5544, The company aims to raise $2.6 million

Terry Agnew group CEO of RAC (WA), has been appointed as the president of the Australian Institute of Management in WA. Mr Agnew’s appointment follows the recent retirement of Chris Cronin.

Estate Development Company has appointed Michael Glendinning as general manager, effective immediately.

INCOLL Management is a development and project management consultancy operating across Australia.

Peter Singer, professor of bioethics in the University Center for Human Values at Princeton University in New Jersey (US), to speak at an UWA Extension event titled ‘The ethics of what we eat’, June 6

Macquarie Bank Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 9,250,000 ordinary shares (10.41%)

Oaprale Management LLC increased its relevant interest from 33,317,000 ordinary shares (8.27%) to 41,386,005 ordinary shares (11.50%)

Plato Prospecting, Goyder Super Fund, Grimwood Davies, Timothy Goyder changed its relevant interest from 17,221,294 ordinary shares (17.94%) to 18,221,294 ordinary shares (13.67%)

An Extraordinary General Meeting is to be held at The Constitutional Centre of Western Australia, Havelock Street, West Perth, on Monday 26 June 2006 at 10:00 am.