Staff Reporters

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.

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

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.

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.

UNITED Farmers Co-operative has launched the ‘Flexi-Pool' range of grain marketing options for Western Australian grain growers.

Jeune Pty Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

NM Rothschild Australia Holdings Pty Ltd decreased its relevant interest from 10,500,000 ordinary shares (19.63%) to 10,135,000 ordinary shares (14.85%).

Signed a Heads of Agreement with Outokumpu Mining relating to the acquisition by Dragon of the precious metals assets of Outokumpu.

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.

TIMBERCORP has announced that it will set up a new agricultural trust to drive sales from an expanded range of agri-investment products.

John Robert Nicholls increased its relevant interest from 22,403,867 ordinary shares (6.856%) to 32,375,876 ordinary shares (11.599%)

Has agreed to place 8,500,000 ordinary fully paid shares at an issue price of 9 cents per share to raise additional working capital.

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.

THE furniture industry is first to admit it has long enjoyed the luxury of converting thick slabs of timber into furniture.

MAX Johnson is the new chairman elect of United Farmers Co-operative, replacing founding chairman Rod Madden who is retiring.

Commonwealth Bank of Australia decreased its relevant interest from 28,750,530 ordinary shares (14.01%) to 26,380,981 ordinary shares (12.85%).

Will convene a directions hearing in the Federal Court to seek further orders with respect to its claim against Pasminco Ltd and Savage Resources Ltd as Pasminco has failed to file

National Australia Bank re-signs a $30 million property management services contract with United KFPW for end-to-end property management services for the NAB's Australian property p