Staff Reporters

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%)

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.

PERTH management and IT consulting firm TSA Corporation has won the IT Award of Excellence at the Bartercard Commerce and Industry Awards.

Steve Wood has been appointed as chairman of the Perth Hockey Stadium Council. Mr Wood has had a long involvement in hockey as a player and administrator.

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%)

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

Professional services firm KPMG has appointed Carlo Franchina (top) as partner in charge of the firm’s tax practice.

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.

HOME entertainment company Quickflix made a belated debut on the Australian Stock Exchange this week, listing at a 25 per cent discount to its offer price of 20 cents.

Adelphi Energy Limited has changed its office address to: Ground Floor, 88 Colin Street WEST PERTH WA 6005 Ph: (08) 9263 4600; Fax: (08) 9263 4688

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.