Staff Reporters

Announced a A$125 million Capital Raising for the development of the Higginsville Gold Project. The Unconditional Placement will be made in accordance with the company’s 15% placing facility.

General Meeting will be held in the QV1 Conference Centre, Level 2 QV1 Building, 250 St. Georges Terrace, Perth, 4 00p.m. on Friday May 4.

ALCOA executive Shirley In’t Veld has been appointed chief executive officer of Western Australia’s biggest electricity generator, Verve Energy.

THE strong growth of Western Australian motor vehicle sales faltered in March, dropping to 8 per cent after an outstanding period in 2006, which continued early this year with double-digit percentage

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has announced amendments to its Policy Statement 159: Takeovers, compulsory acquisitions and substantial holding notices to incorporate its policy

Commonwealth Bank of Australia ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

RAB Special Situations (Master) Fund Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 4,761,905 ordinary shares (5.59%).

RAB Energy Fund Ltd increased its relevant interest from 12,490,000 ordinary shares (8.889%) to 24,640,000 ordinary shares (15.98%).

Peter Laurance decreased its relevant interest from 99,000,000 ordinary shares (29.61%) to 95,000,000 ordinary shares (28.33%).

Annual General Meeting will be held on May 25, 2007 in Vancouver, Canada. No further information given.

General Meeting will be held at at The Celtic Club, 48 Ord Street, West Perth, at 10.00am on May 4, 2007.

KERRY Stokes’ Seven Network Ltd has increased its stake in West Australian Newspapers by less than 1 per cent, taking advantage of last week’s implementation of reforms to media ownership laws.

EVERYBODY talks about ‘types’ of people in order to try and figure them out. Salespeople are all taught to mirror, model, and type their prospective customers. Big mistake.

WINE merchant and Wavenet chairman Mick Stroud is spearheading a $10 million initial public offering to develop a brewery on the site of his Jandakot bottling facility.

Anchorage Holdings Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

Hermes Holdings Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 21,559,174 ordinary shares (13.49%) to 32,139,174 ordinary shares (17.504%).

Woodside Petroleum Ltd changed its relevant interest from 11,554,503 ordinary shares (10.49%) to 11,554,503 ordinary shares (9.33%).

Has been awarded the engineering, procurement, and construction management (EPCM) contract for the development of the Tenke Fungurume Project, in the Katanga Province of the Democratic Republic of the

General Meeting will be held at The Celtic Club, 48 Ord Street, West Perth, on 30 April 2007 at 11.00am.

FORTESCUE Metals Group Ltd chief executive Andrew Forrest has added to his portfolio of executive roles by signing up with Subiaco-based nickel hopeful, Niagara Mining, as non-executive chairman, subj

SYDNEY-BASED recruitment firm Chandler McLeod has expanded its operations in the Pilbara region by acquiring Karratha-based labour hire firm, Mangrove Personnel, for more than $2 million.

Instructions for completing the 2007 fringe benefits tax (FBT) return form and the actual form.

BUSINESS AND TRADE

L.A. Niederer & Company Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 1,616,087 ordinary shares (31.65%).

Dundee Corporation increased its relevant interest from 10,618,803 ordinary shares (12.17%) to 11,979,013 ordinary shares (13.54%).

John W Barr changed its relevant interest from 8,700,000 ordinary shares (16.27%) to 11,000,000 ordinary shares (8.89%).

Announce the private placement of 40,957,050 million fully paid ordinary shares issued at A$0.2695 each to raise approximately A$11 million to United States and European investors.

Annual General Meeting will be held at Karri Room, Parmelia Hilton, 14 Mill Street, Perth, on April 27 at 10.00am.

Former Transport Forum WA chief executive Debra Goostrey has been appointed executive director of the Urban Institute of Australia (UDIA) (WA), commencing May 7.

EDITH Cowan University’s Small and Medium Enterprise Research Centre has been awarded $310,000 by the federal government to fund a succession planning training project.

The Property Council of Australia is holding its first future directions event for the year, focusing on two young Western Australian leaders in two diverse fields, April 19 at the Onyx Bar in West Pe

Como-based property developer Port Bouvard Ltd has announced plans to raise $111 million through a placement and rights issue, to fund the acquisition of 275 hectares of waterfront land at Point Grey on the Peel-Harvey inlet.