Staff Reporters

Wasabi Energy Limited has appointed Bob Reynolds and Robert Vallender as directors.

WESTERN Australian healthcare and research received a major boost last week with $1.3 million in LotteryWest funding granted to tackle diabetes and the official opening of a new biomedical research fa

Gemstar Diamonds Proposed code: GEM Issue price: $0.20 Principal activities: diamond exploration.

NeuroDiscovery Ltd 15-Aug-05 Sartino Di Giacomo became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 1,875,000 ordinary shares (6.14%).

Farsands Solutions Ltd 15-Aug-05 Coffey International Ltd increased its relevant interest from 0 ordinary shares (0%) to 45,417,627 ordinary shares (29.41%).

Ktl Technologies Ltd 12-Aug-05 Beijing Guo Tai Hengsheng Investment (Group) Co., Ltd decreased its relevant interest from 68,104,750 ordinary shares (29.5%) to 56,562,477 ordinary shares (24.29%).

Eastland Medical Systems Ltd 17-Aug-05 Subsidiary Portland Surgical Products Pty Ltd has concluded a $5m Supply & Distribution Agreement with Sutherland Medical Pty Ltd.

Bonaparte Diamonds NL 12-Aug-05 Lodged response to ASX query

Striker Resources NL 19-Aug-05 Has placed $0.62m of new equity to professional investors and institutions at 3.0 cents per share.

Lui Evangelista has been appointed as company secretary for Anvil Mining Limited, following the resignation of Tara Robson.

Price $330,000. Freestanding liquor store, located near the city, operated by current owner for 3 years with a high level of exposure to Great Eastern Highway in Belmont.

MUST Wine-bar is offering wine buffs the chance to chink glasses with Howard Park Wines’ chief winemaker, Michael Kerrigan, on Thursday September 8.

INVESTMENT Property manager Wentworth Mutual has announced its intention to raise $12.5 million in the form of a $10.5 million placement and a share purchase plan capped at $2 million.

Tritton Resources Ltd 12-Aug-05 Eley Griffiths Group ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

SMC Gold Ltd 15-Aug-05 CVC Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 19,751,318 ordinary shares (5.87%).

Reclaim Industries Ltd 8-Aug-05 Keith Knowles increased its relevant interest from 10,276,746 ordinary shares (24.71%) to 18,633,770 ordinary shares (29.88%).

JDV Ltd 17-Aug-05 Westpac Banking Corporation accepted the IWL cash offer of $0.80c per share in respect of its entire shareholding in Jdv Ltd

Solbec Pharmaceuticals 15-Aug-05 Has been granted a US Patent Pending for "Rhamnose Binding Protein".

Yilgarn Gold Ltd 12-Aug-05 Lodged response to ASX query

Rowan Kelly has joined Allens Arthur Robinson’s Perth office as a senior associate in the workplace relations group.

Adam Deane has been appointed as joint company secretary for Repcol Limited.

ENERGY player Alinta has flagged its intention to spin-off utility infrastructure assets acquired from Duke Energy Corporation last year in an initial public offering worth $868 million to the gas uti

Automotive Holdings Group Proposed code: AHE Issue price: $1.00 Principal activities: diversified automotive retail and logistics.

NeuroDiscovery Ltd 15-Aug-05 Kevin Lee became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 2,389,495 ordinary shares (6.55%).

Bullion Minerals Ltd 16-Aug-05 Tim R B Goyder increased his relevant interest from 14,892,750 ordinary shares (15.51%) to 16,142,250 ordinary shares (16.81%).

Black Range Minerals Ltd 16-Aug-05 Ascent Capital Pty Ltd decreased its relevant interest from 36,400,000 ordinary shares (12.16%) to 32,350,000 ordinary shares (10.60%).

Bone Medical Ltd Australia 18-Aug-05 2,490,205 ordinary shares and 715,781 Class C preference shares will be released from ASX escrow on 30 August 2005.

Westgold Resources NL 16-Aug-05 Has acquired 40% of unlisted entity Navarre Resources Pty Ltd with an option to acquire 100% of Navarre

Yamarna Goldfields Ltd 15-Aug-05 Has agreed to a placement of up to 105,000,000 shares at an issue price of 0.8 cents each to clients of Peregrine Corporate Ltd to raise approximately $840,000 before

Acuity Investment Management Limited has appointed Tony Ammendola as a director, following the resignation of Tony Cunningham.

Price $1.72m Supplier of industrial workwear to construction, industrial markets and government sectors. Specialist in the industry. Murray Brown 9481 4422 Goodwin Mitchell O’Hehir

PERTH veterinary pharmaceutical company Chemeq has been granted patent protection for its Chemyde polymeric antimicrobial in Japan, to the year 2019.