Staff Reporters

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

The $2.3 million design contract for the Mitchell Freeway extension to Burns Beach Road has been awarded to Maunsell Australia Pty Ltd.

Proposed code: SLDIssue price: $0.25Principal activities: Development and commercialisation of pipe lining technology.

PBL (WA) Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 230,519,805 ordinary shares (47.03%) to 237,444,609 ordinary shares (48.44%)

1,704,167 fully paid ordinary shares shall be released from escrow on 13 August 2004

$58 million acquisition of UK based subsidiary pSiMedica Ltd from strategic partner QinetiQ and other minority shareholders was completed

Submergeable Pump Patents

Mr Barnett's so-called new policy (‘Liberals release IR plan' WA Business News August 5) is not new, it's back to future – back to the unhappy days of

Proposed code: BDIIssue price: $0.30Principal activities: Diamond exploration.

Lazard Asset Mgmt Pacific Co became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 6,320,375 ordinary shares (5.40%)

Chwee Cheng Ng increased its relevant interest from 31,986,605 ordinary shares (7.09%) to 32,116,605 ordinary shares (7.12%)

Sentinel matter in Victorian Supreme Court again on August 5.

Extraordinary General Meeting will be held on Thursday, 2 September 2004 at 3.30pm at the Holiday Inn, 788 Hay Street, Perth, Western Australia.

Lumacom Limited has appointed Robert Wilkerson as a non-executive director of the company.

The Salvation Army's Bridge House Program has received a $535,000 Alcohol Education and Rehabilitation Foundation grant to support the army's detoxification unit, residential asse

IT equipment and service providers, Desktop Applications and Perth Pro Sales, have joined forces to create new company, Team Digital.

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

PBL (WA) Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 209,028,210 ordinary shares (42.65%) to 214,857,362 ordinary shares (43.84%)

PBL (WA) Pty Ltd has acquired 50.76% of shares in Burswood Ltd together with the number of Burswood shares that are the subject of acceptance instructions in relation to PBL's off

Has reached agreement with Harmony Gold Ltd to purchase a 100% interest in their South Australian mineral exploration properties covered under the Abelle Joint Venture.

The Commonwealth Bank's 2004 off-market share buy-back requires the application of special rules to determine the capital proceeds amount to be used in capital gain and capital lo

PIVoD has appointed Stephen Mahwinney and Ron Stephens to its sales management staff.

On Wednesday August 25 the Securities Institute will hold a corporate briefing on biotechnology.

Opening price: $0.25Principal activities: Biomedical commercialisation business partnering univerisities, medical institutes, companies and hospitals.

Charles Waite Morgan ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

Barclays Group increased its relevant interest from 8,585,793 ordinary shares (5.01%) to 12,115,537 ordinary shares (7.08%)

Has entered into an agreement with Newcrest Mining Ltd to form a gold-only exploration joint venture at its Roe Project in the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia.

UK operating subsidiary pSiMedica Ltd has been granted a further US patent for BioSiliconTM.

Gavin Thomas has resigned as managing director of Equatorial Mining Limited.

WA Swimming manages junior development, competitive and elite swimming throughout Western Australia. It comprises about 7,000 members and represents 81 swimming clubs State wide.

Fortescue Metals Group director Andrew Forrest made a quick on-market profit by selling two million FMG shares for $1.1 million last week.