Staff Reporters

International property group Savills has appointed Claire Johnson to lead the newly created Mall Leasing division in its Western Australian office.

Commissioner Kevin Hammond (Corruption and Crime Commission of Western Australia) will speak on the commission and its work at a breakfast for the Institute of Public Administration Australia (IPAA),

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

Merrill Lynch & Co Inc became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 6,955,200 ordinary shares (8.6%).

Terrence and Elizabeth Allen changed their relevant interest from 14,786,714 ordinary shares (28.79%) to 15,086,714 ordinary shares (22.75%).

has secured the rights to extract an iron concentrate (iron ore) from the roaster tailings to be processed in its 70% owned Sino-Foreign Joint Venture in Tongling, China.

General Meeting will be held at Celtic Club 48 Ord Street, West Perth, Western Australia 6005, at 10.00am, 14 June 2005.

There have been three important recent decisions potentially affecting the labour costs facing businesses in Western Australia.

The 2005 vintage will be remembered as one of real highs and some lows, according to Western Australian Wine Industry Association president John Griffiths.

GINDALBIE Metals has flagged a reduction in both forecast capital and operating costs for the planned development of a long-term magnetite concentrate project based on the Mt Karara Magnetite Deposit

The City of Perth council has elected Cr Michael Sutherland as deputy Lord Mayor.

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

Macquarie Bank Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 2,500,000 ordinary shares (5.59%).

ABN Amro became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 2,000,000 ordinary shares (6.35%).

E R M Investments Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 2,774,003 ordinary shares (9.57%) to 2,943,499 ordinary shares (10.15%).

Has completed the acquisition of all the issued capital of Green Rock Energy Pty Ltd and Perilya Geothermal Energy Pty Ltd, and is now known as Green Rock Energy Limited.

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While the issue of succession normally focuses on fathers and their children, in some notable cases succession has initially passed from husband to wife.

Ammtec Limited has appointed non-executive director Phil Lockyer as chairman, following the resignation of Peter Jones as chairman and director.

WA-LISTED pharmaceutical group Pharmanet has announced that its subsidiary, Molecular Pharmacology Limited, has received approval for the commencement of human trials into the effectiveness of its The

Code: NVC Issue price: $0.30

Perpetual Trustees Australia Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

Queste Communciations Ltd increased its relevant interest from 14,993,048 ordinary shares (14.946%) to 20,045,019 ordinary shares (19.983%).

Renison Consolidated Mines NL has entered into an Alliance Agreement with Clough subsidiary PT Petrosea Tbk for PT Petrosea to provide underground mining and maintenance services at the Tom’s Gully Go

Western Australian technology development company, Mobilarm Limited Australia, has won the prestigious international Seatrade Award for its MOBi-lert Active Crew Monitoring and Man Over Board Instant

PERTH’S industrial market ranks as the third largest in Australia, with more than 11.4 million square metres of industrial zoned land, but it remains largely ignored by the listed property trust secto

Large national law firm Phillips Fox has appointed Renee Ralph as corporate marketing manager in Perth.

THE St Vincent de Paul Society Western Australia will officially launch its 2005 Winter Appeal on Wednesday May 18.

Proposed code: AOI Issue price: $0.20 Principal activities: Gas exploration

Geologic Resource Partners LLC became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 10,991,777 ordinary shares (8.1%).

AMP Ltd decreased its relevant interest from 8,165,328 ordinary shares (7.39%) to 7,195,197 ordinary shares(5.48%).

Taylor Collison will fully underwrite a $1.0 million placement of new fully paid shares to sophisticated investors.