Staff Reporters

General Meeting will be held at Ground Floor, 45 Richardson Street, West Perth, Western Australia 6005, at 9.30am, Tuesday 9 May 2006.

Western Australian iron ore producer Midwest Corporation has appointed Bryan Oliver as chief executive officer.

Leading supplier and fitter of springs and suspensions north of river. Requires mechanically minded person, owner will teach. Long established.

Proposed code: EAR, Issue price: $0.25, Principal activities: gold, nickel and copper exploration, Corporate: Peter Andrews (executive chairman), Ernst Kohler (managing director), Peter Stedwell (non-

THE $72.8 million purchase of the Golden West Network by the Seven Network was given the green light by the buyer’s small group of shareholders at a meeting in Melbourne.

As a part of its Curtin Zernike Innovation Series, the Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce is holding its first business luncheon for the series, May 16 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel.

Gary John George Grogan became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 27,571,500 ordinary shares (6.3%)

Eley Griffiths Group Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 5,557,091ordinary shares (5.09%) to 6,687,209 ordinary shares (6.13%)

FMR Corp decreased its relevant interest from 50,191,037 ordinary shares (9.99%) to 48,492,965 ordinary shares (8.39%)

Has formed a joint venture with Shanxi Yuncheng Engraving Group of China to produce aluminum brazing sheet in Kunshan City, China, near Shanghai. The total investment is more than $95 million.

Has completed and funds received for the placement of 10 million shares at 5.5 cents to a Cayman-domiciled fund managed by a major New York institution.

A ‘WAGON’ meeting was held recently in a bid to further boost trade opportunities flowing to the Western Australia as a result of the current economic boom.

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David Snell has been appointed as a co-director of Principle Property. Mr Snell was most recently senior pastor at Lake Joondalup Baptist Church.

Meeting minutes for the Departing Australia superannuation payments (DASP) workshop held in Sydney on February 8 2006. http://ato.gov.au/distributor.asp?doc=/content/71896.htm Published: April 11 2006

Commonwealth Bank of Australia ceased to be a substantial shareholder

JPMorgan Chase & Co. and its affiliates increased its relevant interest from 19,443,000 ordinary shares (7.86%) to 22,075,000 ordinary shares (8.92%)

Barrick Gold Corporation increased its relevant interest from 45,112,836 ordinary shares (32.99%) to 46,515,201 ordinary shares (34.01%)

Advised that 430,000 fully paid ordinary shares will be released from compliance escrow on 19 April  2006.

Meeting to be held on Friday 12 May 2006 at 11am (EST) at the Institute of Chartered Accountant, Level 3, 600 Burke Street, Melbourne, Victoria.

Sustainable water and power company Solco Ltd has appointed Dermot Patterson as chief executive officer to replace Duncan Stone.

Well established food manufacturing business which services a range of businesses including: hospitals, aged care facilities, cafes, deli’s within supermarkets, caterers, food halls, butchers and grow

Proposed code: IGC, Issue price: $0.20, Principal activities: gold exploration, Corporate: Tony Sage (executive chairman), Nap Mayer (non-executive director), Charles Mostert (non-executive director),

GOLD miner Plutonic Resources announced extensions to its mainstay operation, the high-performing Plutonic mine in WA, this week 10 years ago.

AN English pig farmer has beaten local farmers at their own game by being named Western Australia’s pig farmer of the year.

Dundee Corpoartion became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 4,126,391 ordinary shares (6.92%)

Commonwealth Bank of Australia increased its relevant interest from 33,677,892 ordinary shares (11.11%) to 37,039,913 ordinary shares (12.22%)

Consolidated Minerals Ltd increased its relevant interest from 74,000,000 ordinary shares (19.81%) to 74,330,000 ordinary shares (19.9%)

Has signed a contract for the Boddington Gold Mine expansion project securing revenue of around A$115 million to the joint venture.

Has finalised the placement to exempt investors of 5 million shares at 85 cents each to raise A$4,250,000.

SOUTH Perth-based renewable fuels company Australian Renewable Fuels Ltd has announced the signing of a heads of agreement with Queensland-based Transpacific Industries Group Ltd to form a joint ventu

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