Staff Reporters

Stephen Spiers has resigned as a director of Natural Intelligence Limited.

TAX campaigners have hailed a recent Federal Court decision as a big win for investors in mass marketed ‘tax effective' investment schemes.

THE Perron Group has bought a 50 per cent stake in the CBD property Central Park from the Government Employees Superannuation Board (GESB).

Commonwealth Bank of Australia increased its relevant interest from 10,036,914 ordinary shares (10.35%) to 11,385,519 ordinary shares (11.50%)

771,375 Ordinary Shares Fully Paid will be released from escrow on 12 September 2003.

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.

WESTERN Australian explorer Batavia Mining is relisting on the Australian Stock Exchange after receiving strong support for its $2.7 million entitlement issue.

Paradice Cooper Investors Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 5,257,270 ordinary shares (7.55%).

Has completed a placement to institutional and other sophisticated investors to raise $1.15 million.

Has entered into a formal Share Purchase Agreement for the sale of 100% of the shares held by DCL in Commcord. The consideration for the sale of DCL's Commcordshares is $1,100

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Gopala Krishnan has resigned as chairman of Kaefer Technologies Limited and has been replaced by George Hogg.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.

WESTERN Australia is Australia's biggest exporter of timber furniture and the third largest exporter of furniture.

THE Western Australian Farmers Federation has greeted the announcement of AWB Ltd's acquisition of Wesfarmers Landmark with cautious optimism.

Anglo Pacific Group plc increased its relevant interest from 7,357,901 ordinary shares (10.57%) to 8,128,831 ordinary shares (11.68%)

Supreme Court of Western Australia has granted orders to convene a meeting of Spinifex's shareholders' and optionholders' for the purposes of voting on the merger of the Gallery Gol

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

Proposed code: NAV Issue price: $0.20 Principal activities: Platinum and gold explorer

EMMA Lovel (pictured) has been appointed senior consultant in events management and sponsorship firm Competitive Edge Business Development and Communication Solutions.

SOLAR Sales has signed a contract with Rio Tinto subsidiary Hamersley Iron for the supply and installation of solar power systems to a section of Hamersley's rail network that runs

PERTH-BASED renewable energy company Solar Sales has clinched an $8 million dollar deal to supply and instal numerous solar power systems to a section of Hamersley Iron's rail netwo

Queensland Investment Corporation Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

AMP Ltd decreased its relevant interest from 6,225,663 ordinary shares (6.61%) to 5,564,991 ordinary shares (5.69%).

Has exercised an option with Equs Ltd to purchase the Karonie Gold Project east of Kalgoorlie.

Will raise AS8.5 million from the placement of 91 million fully paid shares to a number of institutions and sophisticated investors at 9.3 cents per share

Jeune Pty Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

Coventry Group Limited has appointed Barry Nazer as a non-executive director of the company.

AUSTEREO Perth general manager Linda Wayman has upped the ante in the local radio ratings battle by suggesting the city cannot sustain four commercial FM radio stations.

Ronald Sayers has been appointed non-executive director of Amcom Telecommunications Limited.