Staff Reporters

Hamwrex Nominees Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 56,800,093 ordinary shares (73.73%) to 58,200,093 ordinary shares (75.55%)

791,335 ordinary shares will be released from voluntary escrow on 30 June 2005.

Has entered into an agreement to dispose of its shareholding in Simmer and Jack Mines Ltd for AUD$2.48m

University of California planning professor Robert Cervero, University of Amsterdam associate professor Luca Bertolini and City of Maribyronong councillor Janet Rice, to speak at the Transit Oriented

Mel Ashton has retired from chartered accountants and business reconstruction specialists PPB to take over one-on-one business mentoring program Mentoring Services for Business (MS4B).

DIAMOND dealers De Beers Centenary slashed prices on diamonds bought from Australia by 10 per cent.

Code: QFX Issue price: $0.20 Principal activities: Home entertainment and media.

Minerals Corporation Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 15,000,000 ordinary shares (21.11%).

Bond Street Custodians Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 12,387,328 ordinary shares (5.4%)

Credit Suisse First Boston (Australia) Holdings Ltd increased its relevant interest from 7,994,409 ordinary shares (7.56%) to 10,494,409 ordinary shares (9.92%)

70% owned Chinese Joint Venture has been issued with an updated business license by the Tongling Registration Authority.

Has reached agreements to place 7,150,000 shares at an issue price of $0.07 per share to raise $500,500.

The Fremantle Chamber of Commerce is hosting a breakfast function on tourism on Wednesday July 20 at the Esplanade Hotel.

PEARLSTREET Energy Services has acquired Melbourne firm ETRS in a move that triples the size of its business.

Deloitte has appointed three new partners to its practice, bringing the number of partners in Perth to 20.

JACKSON Gold announced a new acquisition to add to its Wallbrook project, located 125 kilometres northeast of Kalgoorlie.

CURTIN Motorsport has welcomed a Platinum Sponsorship from Calibre Projects for its 2005 campaign.

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

Meroliza Pty Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 91,304,146 ordinary shares (14.89%).

Grand Enterprises Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 91,304,146 ordinary shares to 95,804,146 ordinary shares (15.63%)

Skin-Plex Laboratories Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 12,770,803 ordinary shares (17.1530%) to 14,082,813 ordinary shares (18.9152%)

Commenced trading and Crown Diamonds has become a subsidiary of Petra.

Announced final settlement of its acquisition of the Maud Creek Gold Project.

Construction of 1 x 4 bedroom single detached house & 3 townhouses, Harvey Tradesman Homes $573,810 Construction of 1 x 4 bedroom single detached house, Donnybrook Tradesman Homes $189,400

EMPLOYERS in Western Australia are struggling to source skilled permanent staff and are turning to contractors to fill the void, according to the latest Hudson Report employment expectations figures.

The Urban Development Institute of Australia (WA) has appointed Kelly Dewar-Matusik as business development manager. Ms Dewar-Matusik was previously senior account manager with Océ Australia.

THE May balance of payments revealed a record $2.9 billion deficit in Australia, due partly to production decreases in Western Australia, this week 10 years ago.

BIOMEDICAL services developer Visiomed Group has announced that its opthalmic imaging system microEYE, developed in conjunction with Alternative Investment Market-listed CustomVis, has begun a clinica

Portbeam Holdings Pty Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 9,408,320 ordinary shares (14.25%).

Range River Gold Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 8,250,000 ordinary shares

Laurence James Kiernan increased its relevant interest from 18,665,002 ordinary shares (39.43%) to 19,765,002 ordinary shares (40.81%)

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.