Staff Reporters

Western Australian-based oil and gas player Nexus Energy Ltd and Anzon Australia Ltd are engaged in a takeover tussle, as Anzon attempts to take control of Nexus.

StateWest Credit Society members have voted for demutualisation for the second time as part of a rerun of its proposed merger with Home Building Society Ltd.

Insurance broking major The OAMPS Group has purchased specialist Western Australian maritime industry insurance broker, Gault Armstrong Kemble Pty Ltd.

Mineral sands producer Iluka has achieved increases in production and sales revenues for its main mineral sands products over the the corresponding quarter in 2005.

Tap Oil Ltd and its joint venture partners has advised that after interruptions caused by recent cyclone activity, its Woollybutt Field oil operations in the Carnarvon Basin has recommenced production.

Western Australia has 23 nominees in the field of 108 competing for the Ernst & Young Australian Entrepreneur of the Year 2006.

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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Hightime Investments Pty Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder

MM & E Capital Pty Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 5,239,974 ordinary shares (5.63%)

Atacama Copper Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 51,627,639 ordinary shares (37.75%) to 55,557,991 ordinary shares (40.63%)

Greenwich Resources PLC offer is free from conditions

Meeting to be held at the Company's offices at Level 2, 1292 Hay Street, West Perth at 10:00 am on 8 May 2006.

Health Department director-general Neale Fong has exercised his right to take a seven per cent pay rise under the terms of his $550,000-a-year contract and has attracted both scorn and mirth from work

EVEN with the most knowledgeable assistance, the transfer of business models and strategies across state borders to new markets can cause serious problems.

Proposed code: MBT, Issue price: $1.00, Principal activities: production of biodiesel, Corporate: Dario Amara (non-executive chairman), Tan Sri Razak Ramli (non-executive deputy chairman), Dato' Zain

New boutique corporate law firm, Cochrane Lishman, has appointed Justin Harris (far left) as a partner, Brandon Munro (left) as a consultant and Paul Vinci (left) as a senior consultant.

ASIC has successfully prosecuted 112 company officers for breaking company laws over the past three months.

FMR Corp & FIL became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 16,290,000 ordinary shares (6.69%)

DRD (Offshore) Ltd increased its relevant interest from 71,511,904 ordinary shares (39.52%) to 823,391,603 ordinary shares (88.3%)

Barrick Gold Corporation increased its relevant interest from 49,609,457 ordinary shares (36.28%) to 51,627,639 ordinary shares (37.75%)

Has reached agreement with Falcon Minerals Ltd on a split commodity arrangement in relation to the Marymia exploration project

Is to raise approximately $13 million through the issue of up to 20 million ordinary shares at a price of $0.65 per share to institutional and sophisticated clients of Euroz Securities Ltd

WA Auditor General Des Pearson delivered a mixed report last week on the development of the transport licencing system TRELIS.

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