Staff Reporters

The WA Trades and Labour Council has applied to the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission for a general order to provide for conditions of employment with respect to

Proposed code: MDGIssue price: $0.20Principal activities: Gold explorer

Yangtes Investments Pty Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 2,000,000 ordinary shares (6.12%).

PBL (WA) Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 237,444,609 ordinary shares (48.44%) to 248,781,579 ordinary shares (50.76%).

NM Rothschild Australia Holdings Pty Ltd

An agreement has been reached with OMV Australia Pty Ltd for Tap to farmin to three exploration permits which surround Tap’s production licence over the Woollybutt Oil Field.

A general meeting will be held at The Celtic Club, 48 Ord Street, West Perth, Western Australia on Friday September 10 at 10am.

Western Australian researcher David Pannell has won the WE Wood Award, Australia’s most prestigious prize for salinity research.

Solbec Pharmaceuticals Ltd has appointed Greg Barrington as business development manager.

American Institute of Certified Planners fellow and Planning and Implementation Strategies planning consultant Rick Pruetz to speak at an Urban Development Institute of Australia

At Dampier Primary School early this month, a heavyweight collection of engineers led by Engineers Australia’s national president Doug Jones and State president Steve Algie presen

Wellington Management Company Llp ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

AMP Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 6,000,000 ordinary shares (5.1%).

Minga Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 4,100,000 ordinary shares (10%) to 6,100,000 ordinary shares (15%).

Has adopted a share purchaseplan and the offer will be to all of the company’s shareholders registered at 5pm WST on August 27.

Lodged response to ASX query.

Placement of 10,000,000 shares to raise $340,000 is being made to the company’s strategic partner Enhanced Telephony Services.

 MARKETING consultant Claire Kalis has started her own consultancy business Imagine Innovative Marketing.

Managed BusinessPrice: $1.8 million plus stock of about $840,000

A Western Australian Government plan to protect more than 51,000 hectares of previously identified bushland across the metropolitan area has been released for public comment.

Proposed code: BTXIssue price: $0.25Principal activities: Tin mining, exploration and development.

David Bruce O'sullivan became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 2,600,000 ordinary shares (5.44%).

Alinta Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 3,802,500 ordinary shares (10.57%).

The Essential Earth Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 6,800,627 ordinary shares (8.37%) to 7,595,551 ordinary shares (9.452%).

Announce a major new exploration agreement with Placer Dome Asia Pacific Ltd in the Kalgoorlie Region of Western Australia following the signing of a heads of agreement.

A General Meeting will be held at 11am on September 9 at the Menzies Hotel, 14 Carrington Street, Sydney, New South Wales, 2000.

The procedures relating to the one-off opportunity to specify an earlier income year for a family trust election or interposed entity election.

Blair Sergent has resigned as company secretary of Neptune Marine Services Limited, Mr Kim Hogg has been appointed as his successor.

Mowanjun Arts Centre boosted

Westgold Resources has sold two thirds of its stake in Papua New Guinean minerals explorer Carpenter Pacific Resources for 12 cents a share.

Mr Avery ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

Capax Pty Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 4,605,211 ordinary shares (5.97%).