Staff Reporters

For contracts entered into on or after June 29 2005, the vendor and purchaser must agree in writing before settlement to apply the margin scheme.

In some respects, this year's field was harder to judge than ever because of the wider-than-usual spread of businesses – not just from sector to sector but also in scale.

PERTH business consulting group Manso Consulting has started work on a $14 million bottling plant and wine logistics facility in Vasse.

Tracy Armson has been appointed to the board of community services organisation Therapy Focus Inc.

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Clough Investment Holdings Pty Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

Paul Gabriel Sharbanee increased its relevant interest from 2,885,000 ordinary shares (7.29%) to 3,435,000 ordinary shares (8.68%).

Offer period for takeover of Geraldton Newspapers Ltd ended with WAN and its associates having a relevant interest in 98.8512 % of GNL shares – compulsory acquisition will proceed.

Peet Income Property Fund has announced its latest acquisition of an industrial warehouse in Canning Vale for $3.25 million.

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PT Freeport Indonesia vice president underground operation Leon Thomas, Philippines Mines and Geosciences Bureau director Horacio Ramos and Julius Kruttschnitt Mineral Research Centre senior project e

Perth listed company Resonance Health Limited has expanded its medical advisory board with three new appointments.

SOFTWARE development company HarvestRoad has announced its 2004-05 net loss is expected to be $2.2 million, compared with its previous estimate of a $1.0 million loss.

Proposed code: WNI Issue price: $0.20 Principal activities: nickel exploration. Corporate: Peter Briggs (chairman); Dean Goodwin (director); Raymond Muskett (director); George Lee (director).

Select Asset Management Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 6,607,320 ordinary shares (5.04%).

Souls Private Equity Ltd increased its relevant interest from 14,215,708 ordinary shares (13.04%) to 20,905,454 ordinary shares (14.64%).

Skin-Plex Laboratories Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 14,082,813 ordinary shares (18.9152%) to 14,885,814 ordinary shares (19.9937%).

Has reached a commercial settlement in relation to a royalty claim by Gas Torque Engines Pty Ltd.

Clough Investment Holdings Pty Ltd disposed of their shareholding of 15,897,385 shares representing an 11% stake in the Company.

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RICHARD Goyder (right) formally took the reins at Wesfarmers this week, with a salary package that will make him very well rewarded but which is different in key aspects from the packages offered by m

Simon Fraser (top) and Lucia Lombardo (below) have been promoted to senior associates with the Perth office of law firm Blake Dawson Waldron.

OLEA Australis has announced the sale of about 168,000 litres of bulk extra virgin olive oil to buyers in Italy.

Data Base Systems Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

Frank Carr increased its relevant interest from 35,900,000 ordinary shares (59.8%) to 36,000,000 ordinary shares (60%).

Portfolio Partners Ltd decreased its relevant interest from 11,809,996 ordinary shares (7.44%) to 9,406,327 ordinary shares (5.92%).

Has secured cornerstone interest in a potentially large nickel project in western China.

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Former Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chairman Allan Fels to deliver the Reid Oration 2005, for the Institute of Advanced Studies and the Institute of Public Administration Australia (

Flinders Accountants has appointed George Pampacos (top) and Mark Hosking (below) as directors. Both have been with the company for nine years as senior managers.

CLOUGH has raised $5.4 million by selling its 11 per cent shareholding in Mermaid Marine to a group of financial institutions.