Staff Reporters

Announce that Veritas Securities Limited has raised $750,000 through the issue of 5,000,000 ordinary shares at 15 cents each.

This well established business is located in Perth CBD to attract heavy pedestrian traffic. Well structured, easy to operate with training provided.

Proposed code: MMR, Issue price: $0.20, Principal activities: pooled development fund, Corporate: Seng Yap (chairman), David Breeze (executive director), Charles Murphey (executive director), K.O Yap

Michele Villa has been appointed as the new managing partner of Environmental Resources Management Australia Pty Ltd (ERM), replacing Robert Jeffries who has taken on the role as national business dev

A Brisbane man was today sentenced by the Brisbane District Court to four years jail for GST fraud totalling $408,576 and attempted GST fraud of $51,046.

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

Kingsgate Consolidated Ltd & Kingsgate South America Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 13,844,409 ordinary shares (5.12%) to 23,289,463 ordinary shares (8.62%)

UBS Nominees Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 11,407,168 ordinary shares (8.60%) to 13,196,986 ordinary shares (9.95%)

Saudi Iron & Steel Company changed its relevant interest from 10,300,000 ordinary shares (12.90%) to 10,300,000 ordinary shares (8.95%)

A General Meeting will be held at the Celtic Club, 48 Ord Street, West Perth on 26 May 2006 commencing at 10.00am

WA group Seasons Funerals is launching a range of environmentally-friendly LifeArt cardboard coffins into Western Australia to offer clients a colourful and personalised option to the traditional wood

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

Tammy Batten has been appointed as chief executive officer and director of nursing at the St John of God Health Care Geraldton Hospital.

AUSTRALIAN building products and sugar giant CSR Ltd said it had settled a further 10,000 asbestos product claims in the US at a cost of $US2.5 million.

FMR Corp became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 7,290,218 ordinary shares (6.06%)

Alchemia Ltd increased its relevant interest from 27,218,673 ordinary shares (21.63%) to 31,930,084 ordinary shares (25.38%)

Amedeus Energy Ltd changed its relevant interest from 34,366,667 ordinary shares (31.73%) to 34,266,667 ordinary shares (27.59%)

Has changed its name to GulfX Ltd. New code is GLX.

Has completed a $3.2m equity raising to professional and sophisticated investor clients of Bell Potter Securities.

YOU would think the man who, until recently, ran the Western Australian division of major accounting lobby group CPA Australia would have a walk-up start when it came to buying a small business.

Proposed code: UTO, Issue price: $0.20, Principal activities: uranium exploration, Corporate: Philip Lucas (non-executive chairman), Stephen Mann (non-executive director), Stanley Macdonald (non-execu

Morley-based candy manufacturer, Walkers Candy, has appointed Raymond Edwards (far left) as a confectioner.

Bulletin to inform tax practitioners of the most recent updates to ato.gov.au - April 19 2006. http://ato.gov.au/distributor.asp?doc=/content/72386.htm Published: April 26 2006

Fairmount Investments became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 4,098,562 ordinary shares (5.62%)

Barrick Gold Corporation increased its relevant interest from 68,165,561 ordinary shares (49.84%) to 70,798,167 ordinary shares (51.77%)

UBS Nominees Pty Ltd decreased its relevant interest from 14,625,887 ordinary shares (7.66%) to 12,475,138 ordinary shares (6.53%)

Annual General Meeting will be held at Royal Perth Yacht Club, Australia 11 Drive, Crawley, at 10.30am on Wednesday 24 May

BHP Billiton has announced the appointment of Ian Ashby (left), president and chief operating officer, Western Australian Iron Ore, to the BHP Billiton executive committee.

ONE of the major challenges confronting small business is deciding how much time to devote to running the business and how much attention to direct towards ensuring the business complies with its regu

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),

BIG four banker Westpac consolidated its Victorian interests by selling the Victorian operations of its Challenge Bank subsidiary to the Bank of Melbourne this week 10 years ago.

The Finance and Treasury Association WA chapter (FTA), in conjunction with Financial Services Institute of Australasia (Finsia), is hosting a luncheon, May 12 at the Parmelia Hilton Hotel, following t