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Paladin Resources Ltd General Meeting will be held at 10.00 am on Thursday, 8 September 2005 at The Celtic Club, 48 Ord Street, West Perth

Professor Michael Alpers (John Curtin Distinguished Professor) is recognised for his contributions to theoretical and practical understandings of infectious disease and, in particular, tropical diseas

Hire Business Price $215,000 Handyman hire.Trades 5.5 days. Net around $75,000pa. Genuine improver. Plant value $135,000 included. Peter Dawson 9486 1000 Gunnink & Co Business Brokers

Peter Thomas has been appointed as chief financial officer for Hardman Resources Limited.

STARTING small is expected to help Perth-based biotechnology company NeuroDiscovery suc-ceed initially following its $1.5 million float, during a difficult period for many other biotech stocks.Offerin

Lake Argyle-Bow River Diamonds Proposed code: LAD Issue price: $0.20 Principal activities: diamond exploration.Corp-orate: Send Fai Chan (chairman); Ross Kestel (non-executive director); John Terp

Alphawest Ltd 5-Aug-05 UBS Nominees Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 2,603,692 ordinary shares (7.30%) to 3,284,253 ordinary shares (9.21%).

Voyager Energy Ltd 11-Aug-05 UBS Nominees Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 9,876,305 ordinary shares (6.79%) to 11,728,312 ordinary shares (8.07%).

AKD Ltd 12-Aug-05 Has reached an agreement with PT Jogja Magasa International (JMI) and Nusantara Energy Ltd (NEL) whereby it may acquire a 70% interest in the Yogyakarta Ironsands – Pig Iron Project

Australian Wine Holdings Ltd 8-Aug-05 Has finalised the sale and lease back of the Karridale Vineyard with settlement being effected on Friday 5 August 2005.

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NSW Department of Primary Industries’ Charles Mackowski to speak on sustainability for the Institute of Public Administration Australia (WA Division), August 26 at the Sheraton Hotel.

LAST week, WA Business News incorrectly reported that newly appointed State Training Board chairman Keith Spence was formerly chief operating officer of Woodside Petroleum.

The University of Notre Dame Australia has appointed Michael Gillooly as dean of law for the Fremantle campus.

RECENTLY listed Kalgoorlie-Boulder Resources has made an application for an additional six exploration licences in the Gascoyne region and a single application in the Port Lincoln area of South Austra

Homeloans Ltd 25-Jul-05 Mortgage Asset Services Pty Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 2,518,811 ordinary shares (5%).

Resource Mining Corporation Ltd 8-Aug-05 Mount Gibson Iron Ltd increased its relevant interest from 31,618,410 ordinary shares (11.39%) to 36,387,154 ordinary shares (13.11%).

Farsands Solutions Ltd 5-Aug-05 Recommend acceptance of Coffey offer in absence of superior offer.

Westgold Resources NL 5-Aug-05 Westgold Resources NL V St Barbara Mines and Ors - Is confident that the Supreme Court will be able to now provide a trial date without further delay as the attempt by t

Investment Co of the West LtdGeneral Meeting will be held at 9.00 am on 12 September 2005 at 52 Ord Street, West Perth.

Professor Svetha Venkatesh (John Curtin Distinguished Professor) is recognised for her research achievements in the field of computer science, and her international reputation as a scholar of distinct

Cafe CBD Price $165,000 (replacement value) Fantastic location. Turnover $8,000pw. 5 Days only. Long lease. Owner wants a quick sale. Jan Gunnink 9486 1000 Gunnink & Co Business Brokers

Stuart Lloyd has resigned as a non-executive director for Biometrics Limited, due to the company ceasing merger negotiations with Interface Pacific Pty Ltd.

Riversdale Mining Limited has changed its registered office address to: Level 3, 2 Elizabeth Plaza NORTH SYDNEY NSW 2060 Ph: (02) 9956 8666, Fax: (02) 9956 8855

August 23: Korab Resources proposed code: KOR Issue price: $0.20 Principal activities: gold explorer Corporate: Andrej Karpinski (executive chairman): Rodney Skeet (non-executive director): Malcolm

Voyager Energy Ltd 5-Aug-05 MM & E Capital Pty Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 8,039,634 ordinary shares (5.53%).

Voyager Energy Ltd 9-Aug-05 UBS Nominees Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 8,314,371 ordinary shares (5.72%) to 9,876,305 ordinary shares (6.79%).

Peet & Company Ltd 5-Aug-05 114,000,000 shares will be released from voluntary escrow on the date PPC intends lodging its Appendix 4E – Preliminary Final Report with the ASX.

Lynas Corporation Ltd10-Aug-05 Lodged response to ASX query

Pioneer Nickel Ltd 9-Aug-05 Has agreed to place a further 4,046,875 ordinary shares at an issue price of 16 cents to sophisticated and professional investors.

Global Environmental Management Systems principal Tom Galimberti, New Zealand environment ministry chief executive officer Barry Carbon, Integrated Waste Management Consulting principal Matthew Cotton

EVANS & Tate will write down its wine inventory by about $A16.5 million for the year ended June 30 2005 after findings from an independent wine valuation were accepted by the company’s board this