Staff Reporters

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.

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

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

If you are an individual investor who participated in the 2006 BHP Billiton share buy-back, this information will assist you to correctly calculate capital gains or losses from the buy-back and comple

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.

THE Note is pleased to announce that WA Beer Week 2006 has arrived!

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Proposed code: MMB, Issue price: $0.20, Principal activities: base and precious metals exploration, Corporate: Dr Keith P Watkins (managing director), Ralph R G Porter (technical director), Max D J Co

MP Mining Pty Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder

Jamie Martinovich has been promoted to client director of Nova 93.7, replacing Rohan Dwyer, who is returning to Vega Melbourne to head the agency sales team.

GI Associates, PP Associates and the GR Group increased its relevant interest from 19,170,165 ordinary shares (10.09%) to 29,170,165 ordinary shares (14.10%)

Board of directors: Carol Adams – chairperson, Lynne Woofenden – deputy chairperson, Graham Francis – treasurer, Mike Winchester – secretary.

Consolidated Minerals Ltd & Consolidated Nickel Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 97,935,990 ordinary shares (26.22%) to 104,914,465 ordinary shares (28.09%)

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An Extraordinary General Meeting is to be held at Hunter Bay Partners, Level 5, Grafton Bond Building, Kent St, Sydney at 9:00am (EST) on 28 June 2006

Announce the subscription by major US institutional investor Indus Capital Partners, LLC., to a private placement of 11,276,494 fully paid ordinary shares at A$ 0.115 with 5,638,247 free attaching lis

THE state government has announced plans to create a new ‘super department’, with the merger of the Department of Environment and the Department of Conservation and Land Management to form the Departm

ASX code: BUR, Issue price: $0.22, First days close: $0.20, Principal activities: oil and gas exploration, Corporate: John McAlwey (non-executive chairman), Andrew Kugler, Jr (non-executive director),

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

Bentley-based data recovery specialist SpectrumData Recovery has opened Western Australia's first internationally certified 'clean room' to recover lost data from computers and other digital storage devices.

West Perth-based biotechnology company Rockeby Biomed Ltd has announced that it has received and dispatched an order for 7,000 of its rapid diagnostic tests for Avian (or Bird) Flu to Romania.

West Perth-based Herald Resources Ltd has announced that it has mandated Société Générale Australia branch to provide senior finance facilities to develop its high-grade Dairi zinc/lead project in Indonesia.

If you are 55 years or older when you receive an ETP, some or all of the post-June 1983 component of your ETP may be taxed at a lower rate.

NEWERA Uranium Ltd has lodged a prospectus with the ASIC to raise $3 million in its initial public offer to fund the exploration and evaluation of its uranium deposits.

The Western Australian Trade Enquiry Service is operated by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia (CCI) with the support of the WA Government's Department of I

FMR Corp & FM increased its relevant interest from 7,290,218 ordinary shares (6.06%) to 8,995,652 ordinary shares (7.48%)

Consolidated Minerals Ltd & Consolidated Nickel Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 88,352,280 ordinary shares (23.65%) to 93,584,524 ordinary shares (25.05%)