Staff Reporters

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.

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.

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.

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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Proposed code: ENB Issue price: $0.25, Principal activities: energy development, Corporate: Reginald Gillard (chairman), Mark Babidge (managing director), Thomas Goh (director), Peter Woods (company s

ENVIRONMENT Minister Mark McGowan has given the go-ahead for Worsley Alumina’s plans to expand its Collie refinery but must still make a decision on Alcoa’s contentious plans to expand its Wagerup alu

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

Toll Holdings has acquired stevedore Patrick Corp for $5.8 billion after an eight-month battle in which harsh words were traded between the companies.

SYNERGY, Verve, Horizon and Western Power are open for business as the four new stand-alone energy corporations to come out the state government’s energy reform program.

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

Melissa Callanan, currently the marketing and promotions officer at KULCHA Multicultural Arts of WA, has been appointed as the new development executive of the UWA Perth International Arts Festival.

This measure provides a reporting exclusion for personal security services fringe benefits to employees who require these services outside of their employment activities.

Westpac Nominees Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder

Sandvik AB became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 9,305,438 ordinary shares (10.00%)

UBS Nominees Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 12,333,333 ordinary shares (6.53%) to 14,625,887 ordinary shares (7.66%)

Greg Down decreased its relevant interest from 4,500,000 ordinary shares (17.308%) to 2,000,000 ordinary shares (7.69%)

Settlement on the remaining two vessels which were purchased from Integrated Group Ltd, the Total Endeavour and Total Resource, was completed on Friday, 7 April 2006.

General Meeting will be held at 11.00am on 15 May 2006 at The Celtic Club, 48 Ord Street, West Perth,