Staff Reporters

Mallesons Stephens Jaques dispute resolution partner Brahma Dharmananda (left) is transferring to the firm’s Melbourne office.

LOCAL listed company Liquefied Natural Gas has confirmed a supply contract with Southern Petrochemical Industries Corporation (SPIC), replacing a memorandum of intent signed in September last year.

Issue price: $0.20 Principal activities: Iron ore exploration.

Sombretta Group Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 4,507,282 ordinary shares (9.9%).

AMP Ltd increased its relevant interest from 19,110,377 ordinary shares (7.61%) to 21,709,303 ordinary shares(8.64%).

Board has approved a placement of up to 2,300,000 shares at 22 cents per share to sophisticated investors.

Executed a Heads of Agreement with the Henry Walker Eltin administrator to buy part of its Western Australian civil construction business for $1m.

CommodiTel Ltd General Meeting will be held at The Celtic Club Inc, Level 1, 48 Ord Street, West Perth, Western Australia at 10.00am on 21 June 2005. Oropa Ltd

City of Belmont chief executive officer Shayne Silcox is presenting a breakfast seminar for the Australian Human Resources Institute on June 10 at the WA Club.

The Wilson Group has appointed Michael Quinlivan (left) to the newly created position of group chief financial officer.

LionOre Mining International has increased a strategic stake in Breakaway Resources and purchased the Bannockburn gold project.

Proposed code: ABW Issue price: $0.20 Principal activities: Diamond exploration. Corporate: Send Fai Chan (chairman); Ross Kestel (non-executive director); John Terpu (non-executive director);

Goltec (WA) Ltd changed its relevant interest from 38,638,068 ordinary shares (15.65%) to 54,093,296 ordinary shares (12.84%).

Wholly owned subsidiary Andover Resources NL has withdrawn its Notice of Force Majeure, imposed August 20, 2004, in relation to its Mining Convention over the Musongati lateritic nickel-cobalt deposit

An agreement has been executed with Outokumpu which will enable Western Areas to acquire 100% of the gold rights to the Forrestania tenements already owned by Western Areas.

The NTLG Consolidation Sub-Committee is the Tax Office’s key forum for consulting externally on technical and implementation issues associated with Consolidation.

LionOre Australia managing director Mark Ashley has been appointed as a director of the company’s Canadian parent LionOre Mining International.

SOFTWARE development company, Harvest Road has been invited to join the Federal Government’s Integrated Capability Team that is promoting the cooperative capabilities of Australian industry for the tr

Code: AOI Issue price: $0.20 Principal activities: Gas exploration

Merrill Lynch & Co Inc became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 10,150,000 ordinary shares (7.09%).

Anthony Bohnenn increased its relevant interest from 10,887,313 ordinary shares (14.86%) to 12,666,038 ordinary shares (16.29%).

Proposed $1.26 million capital raising at 10 cents per share has now been completed with oversubscriptions of a further $163,500 being accepted.

Ausron awarded indemnity costs and interest on those costs in the Supreme Court of New South Wales in its litigation against Linfox.

Have been awarded contract by Woodside to construct and operate an offtake support supply vessel.

Energy Smart 2005 will be held at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre on Tuesday May 31.

Colliers International has appointed Tony Davis as associate director of retail management.

THE fact that an organisation / business incorporates a formal system for encouraging, recognizing and rewarding innovation and improvement says a great deal about the maturity of that organisation /

Proposed code: CAQ Issue price: $0.20 Principal activities: Commercialisation of EcoCell system of aquaculture production.

Kalgoorlie Mine Management Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 2,270,020 ordinary shares (12.9%) to 3,706,020 ordinary shares (17.43%).

16,499,950 shares will be released from escrow on 21 May 2005.

Has entered into an agreement to acquire a second gold property in the Tapajos Province of northern Brazil from Corporate and Resource Consultants Pty Ltd, Kipto Pty Ltd and a privately owned Brazilia