Staff Reporters

Has signed the formal Joint Venture Agreement with African Rainbow Minerals Platinum Ltd to acquire up to 49% of the Kalahari Platinum Platinum Group Metals Project, west of Johannesburg.

The tax office has produced a suite of activity statement ratios for most industries in consultation with industries and tax professionals. http://ato.gov.au/distributor.asp?doc=/content/57379.htm

WORKCOVER’S announcement of a 2.9 per cent overall increase in the recommended premium for compulsory workers’ compensation insurance has been greeted with dismay by employer group the WA Chamber of C

Vulcan Resources Limited and Rox Resources Limited have changed their registered office and principal place of business to: Ground Floor, 1 Altona Street, West Perth WA 6005

Code: PYC Issue price: $0.20 Principal activities: Biopharmaceuticals Company.

Queensland Investment Corporation ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

Andrew Haythorpe increased his relevant interest from 15,857,500 ordinary shares (11.69%) to 19,457,500 ordinary shares (14.35%).

Rejected CopperCo Ltd’s recent claims regarding its proposed strategic alliance with Xstrata Copper and recommended that its shareholders continue to REJECT the conditional increase in offer terms ann

Has received a A$3.3M order for its new Wombat(tm) product from one of the world leaders in AVL trucking solutions in the USA.

Midland Brick has been awarded a WorkSafe Gold Certificate for achieving high safety standards throughout 2004.

A guide for tax agents who lodge their clients tax returns and other tax forms electronically. http://ato.gov.au/distributor.asp?doc=/content/ELSTaxAgentGuide2000.htm Published: April 11 2005

COLLIERS International Perth has sold a 3,131 square metre waterfront development site in South Perth for a record $10.75 million to an offshore purchaser.

AUSTAL has completed sea trials of its 127-metre aluminium trimaran vessel for delivery to UK-based high-speed ferry operator Fred Olsen.

HIGHER costs have forced local explorer Tanami Gold to defer developing its $20 million Coyote gold project.

Issue price: $0.20 Principal activities: Nickel exploration. Corporate: Shane Sadleir (managing director); Michael Young (non-executive director); Stephen Brockhurst (non-executive director).

Mineral Commodities Ltd changed its relevant interest from 5,697,150 ordinary shares (19.99%) to 13,782,596 ordinary shares (11.43%).

Farooq Khan increased its relevant interest from 4,472,447 ordinary shares (12.5148%) to 5,938,423 ordinary shares (17.1530%).

Is to undertake a fully underwritten $9.5 million entitlements issue.

Has moved to 100% operatorship of the Casone della Sacca Licence, 30 kilometres west of Bologna

A General Meeting will be held at 10.00am on 16 May 2005 at at The Broadwater Pagoda Resort Hotel, Pagoda Room A, 112 Melville Parade, Como, Western Australia.

I have read with interest the many articles relating to the shortage of accountants and the various solutions being advocated to relieve the situation, the latest of which was tit

Alliance Investment & Retirement Services has appointed Scott Stanley and Paul Begley as directors.

LOCAL veterinary drug producer Chemeq has received notice from its investors Mizuho International, Stark Trading and Shepherd Investments, of their intention to secure their $40 million convertible bo

Peter Scherer from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) will be presenting this breakfast address for the Institute of Public Administration Australia (IPAA) on May 6 at t

GM Resources Pty Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

Hunter Hall Investment Management Ltd increased its relevant interest from 3,590,000 ordinary shares (5.13%) to 5,079,576 ordinary shares (7.26%).

Tom 3 Ltd decreased its relevant interest from 1,154,796,054 ordinary shares (61.05%) to 1,153,906,248 ordinary shares (58.07%).

3,750,000 shares will be released from escrow on 28 April 2005

Has entered into an agreement to acquire the property management business of L.J. Hooker Thornlie in Western Australia.

Roche Mining’s entire holding of 10,660,000 shares in Sally Malay has been placed with local and overseas institutional investors at $0.975 per share.

Shows the difference between pre 1 July 2004 and post 1 July 2004 in regards to deductions for capital expenditure with water facilities and Landcare.

THE Sands Shopping Centre in Mandurah has sold for $7.1 million, with the sale brokered by Porter Matthews managing director Bruce Porter.