Staff Reporters

THE Perth Convention Exhibition Centre has been recognised as the best facility of its kind in the country, winning the highly coveted ‘Meetings & Business Tourism’ title at the 2005 Australian Touris

ONE of Brian Beresford’s most significant business achievements was his appointment as director of GEM consulting in January 2004.

YEARS of experience in the transport sector stood Heather Jones in good stead when she decided to establish Success Transport in 2004.

STEWART Washer is involved in the biotechnology industry at the exciting time when convergence has occurred between medicine and agriculture.

KPMG demographer Bernard Salt can add some pepper to the dating game with his new book, The Big Picture, launched last week.

Proposed code: AYR, Issue price: $0.20, Principal activities: gold exploration, Corporate: Peter Harold (non-executive chairman), Dr Jayson Meyers (managing director), Peter Hepburn-Brown (executive d

AMP Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder,

Relentless Corporation as Trustee for Sun Tzu Trust became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 1,900,000 ordinary shares (5.58%),

FMR Corp changed its relevant interest from 7,770,686 ordinary shares (9.99%) to 8,295,600 ordinary shares (8.96%),

Equity Trustees Ltd decreased its relevant interest from 84,476,780 ordinary shares (8.525%) to 73,501,068 ordinary shares (7.417%),

An agreement in principle has been reached with the Dambimangari People’s negotiation committee who have agreed to the conduct of mining operations and infrastructure works and the grant of Mining Lea

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Announced the allotment and issue of 5,300,000 new fully paid ordinary shares at 25 cents per share to raise $1,325,000

Matt Zuvela has been appointed as principal for Koltasz Smith. Mr Zuvela has been with the company for six years and deals with all aspects associated with project management and town planning.

Pitcher Partners commenced trading in WA in March 2004.

BRAD Giles has gone from the ground up, from planting trees to growing his own electrical and communications cabling businesses.

PETER Nolin has created his own opportunities through hard work, acceptance of risk, and a little luck.

The National Competition Council has released a report titled Questions for Rail Capcity Experts re BHP & FMG which examines the issue of rail access in the Pilbara.

Como-based land developer Port Bouvard Ltd has announced $26.1 million worth of sales at its Eastport Stage 5 project south of Mandurah.

Specialist executive search firm Management Search Australasia has been acquired by outsourcing and recruitment firm Chandler Macleod Ltd in an effort to expand its operations in Western Australia.

The Leighton Kumagai joint venture is seeking an interim injunction in the Supreme Court to prevent workers striking on the troubled Perth to Mandurah rail line.

PLANTATION timber investment manager Great Southern Plantations has put pen to paper on a lucrative contract with a leading Japanese company for the export of hardwood woodchips, worth more than $130

Five-night Hayman Island Escape includes meals from $2,499 (land only).

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Proposed code: ROY, Issue price: $0.20, Principal activities: iron ore, gold exploration, Corporate: Rick Crabb (non-executive chairman), Frank DeMarte (executive director), Brian Richardson (non-exec

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 15,095,831 ordinary shares (5.01%)

Alliance WA Pty Ltd, The Toad Group Pty Ltd, Christian Singeton & Eve Anne Singleton increased its relevant interest from 48,888,889 ordinary shares (12.22%) to 51,220,604 ordinary shares (12.79%)

Antofagasta PLC and Tethyan Copper Company Ltd have today reached an agreement under which Antofagasta will make an off market conditional takeover offer to acquire all of the shares in Tethyan at aca

Has reached in-principle agreement with Hartleys Ltd to place 88,900,000 shares at 4.5 cents per share to raise approximately $4 million to institutional and retail clients of Hartleys Ltd

Jonathon Hull has joined the Perth office of BDO Chartered Accountants & Advisers from the firms UK practice, where he was a corporate tax manager.

MACMAHON Holdings Ltd announced a record after tax profit of $11.7 million for the half year ended December 31 2005, an increase of 107 per cent on the (AIFRS adjusted) result for the same period in 2

ACCOUNTANTS Ernst & Young have appointed Jeff Dowling as managing partner, western region, after Michael Minosora announced his resignation from the position in January to take up a new appoint