Staff Reporters

Proposed code: GEM Issue price: $0.20 Principal activities: Diamond exploration.

Ascent Capital Pty Ltd and its directors David Steinepreis, Hugh Warner and Gary Steinepreis became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 2,376,918 ordinary shares (7%).

Mineral Securities Ltd increased its relevant interest from 8,500,000 ordinary shares (13.77%) to 13,045,451 ordinary shares (15.77%)

Subsidiary Equinox Copper Ventures Ltd has signed a Letter of Intent for the future supply and sale of copper concentrate from its Lumwana Project in Zambia with Ongopolo Mining & Processing Ltd

Has entered into an agreement to acquire the Buckland Hills, Koodaideri South and`Maitland River iron ore projects.

This guide is to help you to complete the Business and professional items schedule on your 2005 tax return. NAT 2816-6.2005. http://ato.gov.au/distributor.asp?doc=/content/57224.htm

Former IBM vice-president (global strategy) Nicholas Coutts to present an event in the Future Paradigms Series for the Australia – Israel Chamber of Commerce, July 21 at the Hyatt Regency Perth.

BECTON Investment Management Limited has paid $37 million for the remaining 50 per cent ownership of the Southlands Boulevarde Shopping and Entertainment Centre in Willetton.

Burgess Rawson WA has appointed Andrew McKerracher as joint managing director.Mr McKerracher has been with Burgess Rawson for 10 years.

ONE of the country's oldest charitable organisations, the Smith Family, is increasing its presence in Western Australia with a number of recently announced partnerships in the state.

Blue Knight Corporation Pty Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 40,833,334 ordinary shares (16.265%).

John Robert Caldon increased its relevant interest from 8,296,929 ordinary shares to 9,813,590 ordinary shares.

Has lodged a prospectus to raise AU$1.78m through a non-renounceable one-for-one share Rights Issue.

62.3% owned subsidiary, BioHeap Ltd, has entered into a technology agreement with Fox Resources Ltd for the application of BioHeap tm technology to Fox's Radio Hill and Scholl nickel – copper project

Has agreed to sell the uranium royalty relating to the Langer Heinrich Uranium Deposit to Redport Ltd.

If you are an Australian resident individual and have paid foreign tax on income you received from outside Australia, this guide will help you to claim a credit for that foreign tax. NAT 2338-6.2005.

Peel Thunder chief executive officer Phil Clohesy has been appointed as general manager of ‘The Cut' golf course at Port Bouvard.

PORT Hedland Aboriginal street patrollers will have their skills upgraded as part of a $400,000 partnership between the State Government and mining giant BHP Billiton Iron Ore.

Proposed code: GEM Issue price: $0.20 Principal activities: Diamond exploration.

Matthew Wood became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 2,055,001 ordinary shares (5.4%).

Tennant Creek Gold Ltd increased its relevant interest from 30,669,226 ordinary shares (16.96%) to 46,003,839 ordinary shares (20.51%)

Farooq Khan increased its relevant interest from 12,770,803 ordinary shares (17.1530%) to 14,082,813 ordinary shares (18.9152%)

Istanbul Municipal Council has issued the renewal of the advertising permits in relation to the Lumacom installations atop of the Marmara Hotel in Taksim Square, Istanbul, Turkey.

Private placements have been completed, following receipt of gross proceeds of approximately $3.015 million and the issue of 6.7 million fully paid ordinary shares at a price of 45 cents per share

Former IBM vice-president (global strategy) Nicholas Coutts to present an event in the Future Paradigms Series for the Australia – Israel Chamber of Commerce, July 21 at the Hyatt Regency Perth.

CAPE Mentelle senior winemaker John Durham has resigned from his leading role and will join the team at Moss Wood.

The Royal Agricultural Society of Western Australia has appointed Ivan Solomon as president. Mr Solomon has more than 50 years' show experience and was elected to the RASWA Council in 1983.

MELBOURNE-BASED Traffic Technologies has acquired 10 per cent of the Warp Group with an option to acquire the balance.

INTERNATIONAL Goldfields (IGL) has been granted three new mining leases, at the company's wholly-owned Evanston project, located 150 kilometres north of Southern Cross in the Goldfields.

McNeil Nominees Pty Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

Gratedock Pty Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 1,843,744 ordinary shares (5.7%)

Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd increased its relevant interest from 6,382,074 ordinary shares (5.01%) to 7,852,061 ordinary shares (6.16%)