Staff Reporters

INVESTORS and property owners may be looking nervously in the direction of the Reserve Bank as pressure on interest rates builds, but their efforts to maintain strong returns on investments have an ally in the growing technology solutions provider sector.

WORKSAFE will embark on a ‘targeted enforcement drive' on injury reporting in the coming months following several recent legislative breaches.

Integrated Group Ltd - 03-Sep-03

Deep Yellow Ltd - 10-Sep-03Is to place 24 million shares at 2.1 cents to raise $504,000

Macmahon Holdings Ltd - 09-Sep-03 Macmahon's Open Cut division has been awarded two new contracts with a combined value of $210 million.

THE Western Australian Government is seeking the views of people and organisations for a review of extended working hours.

Medepartner chief financial officer Paul Molloy joins the board as finance director.

FISHING minnow Cervantes Seafood has revealed a $4.2 million loss as it prepares to take to shareholders a proposal to merge with bigger rival Bluewave Seafood.

DELOITTE Forensic has expanded its team with the appointment of three new staff.

View Resources Ltd - 02-Sep-03 Voitek Pty Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 40,499,999 ordinary shares (8.9%)

Gribbles Group Ltd - 10-Sep-03 Has acquired three human pathology businesses.

Sub-SaharaResources NL - 08-Sep-03

On Wednesday September 24 8M Media and Communications, is running a half day seminar titled Powerful and Persuasive Speech Writing at The WA Club from 9:00am to 12:00pm.

Paul Brown has been appointed company secretary for Strata, replacing Malcolm Di Giulio who has resigned.

ASHBURTON Minerals has closed its prospectus fully oversubscribed, having raised $3.5 million.

ING Australia Holdings Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 174,088,005 ordinary shares (5.19%).

Has officially closed its SPP dated 25 August 2003 after raising its target of $1.25 million.

ReLode has exercised its option to acquire Karonie Gold Project has made the initial payment of $100,000.

General Meeting to be held on 7th October 2003 at 2.30pm at Suite 1, Level 5, 189 Flinders Lane, Melbourne at 2.30pm

Proposed code: STB Issue price: $0.20 Principal activities: Gold and nickel explorer

DAVID and Suzzanne Laidlaw have sold their business Laidlaw Australia to Richard and Anne Price.

IN something of an irony, the one thing on which many in the furniture production business agree is that they work in a fragmented industry lacking a strong and unified voice.

THE Federal Government has signed a telecommunication Memorandum of Understanding with the Indian Government.

Ernichmrne Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 1,654250 ordinary shares (7.04%) to 1,904,031 ordinary shares (8.1%)

On 12 September 2003, 21,325,000 Ordinary Fully Paid Shares Restricted are due to be released from a two year restricted escrow period.

THE Australian Securities and Investments Commission has released draft guidelines for the inclusion of information relating to labour standards and environmental, social and ethica

JOHN Lowe has been appointed strategic marketing director with Ad Impact Advertising.

Gopala Krishnan has resigned as chairman of Kaefer Technologies Limited and has been replaced by George Hogg. Mr Krishnan will remain as a non-executive director of the company.

Laser-eye developer Q-Vis is due to re-list on the Australian Stock Exchange this week following completion of a $2.4 million capital raising.

Wildrain Holdings Pty Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 21,002,100 ordinary shares (5.685%).

Has allotted 27,462,313 shares and 27,462,313 options to raise $2,746,231 and has now closed this issue.

Has agreed to purchase the high grade Camperdown gold resource from Solbec Pharmaceuticals Limited for $25,000 cash payment and 1% net smelter royalty on gold produced (capped at $