Staff Reporters

Opera in the park - Supreme Court Gardens will come alive on Friday February 16 at 8.30pm with the City of Perth's 16th edition of the Opera in the Park presenting Jacques Offenbach's Orpheus in the Underworld.

BUSINESS AND TRADE

Perth-based company Amcom Telecommunications Ltd has held preliminary talks with a third party regarding consolidation within the industry, adding to market speculation of a takeover bid from Telecom New Zealand.

MIR Investment Management Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 10,938,106 ordinary shares (5.9%).

Advise that the pending company name change to Oriel Limited, the Australian Securities & Investments Commission has rejected the application due to the proposed name being too similar to a registered

DRUG counselling agency Holyoake has appointed Margaret Jackson as chief executive officer. Ms Jackson joined Holyoake in 2006 and has been acting chief executive for the past five months.

Professor David Andrich has been appointed as the first chapple chair in education at the University of WA.

Amendments to the Energy Grants (Cleaner Fuels) Scheme Regulations 2004 encourage the early supply of ultra low sulphur automotive diesel.

The Western Australian Trade Enquiry Service is operated by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia (CCI) with the support of the WA Government's Department of I

Nathan Bruce McMahon became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 5,838,502 ordinary shares (7.06%).

Commonwealth Bank of Australia decreased its relevant interest from 37,216,558 ordinary shares (15.26%) to 33,366,057 ordinary shares (13.68%).

General Meeting will be held at The Chifley On The Terrace, 185 St Georges Terrace, Perth, at 1:30 pm on Tuesday, 6 March 2007.

WEST Perth-based gold explorer and developer, Monarch Gold Mining Company Ltd, has announced plans to raise up to $10 million through a share purchase plan, before the company starts mining in May thi

Perth-based minerals exploration company Cullen Resources Ltd has appointed Dr Matthias Cornelius as chief geologist.

General practitioner and nurse training in Hepatitis C treatment - The University of Queensland: $94,828.24

Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 10,262,503 ordinary shares (5.25%).

Oxiana Limited today announced a scrip offer for all the issued shares in Agincourt Resources Limited, valuing Agincourt at A$415 million

CONSTRUCTION Contractors Association of WA has elected Mal Stewart as president.

Dowerin Events Management Inc has appointed Mandy Stewart as event co-ordinator of the Dowerin GWN Machinery Field Days.

Information about claiming for ultra low sulphur diesel (ULSD) under the cleaner fuels grants scheme including step by step instructions.

PERTH-BASED minerals explorer, Korab Resources Ltd, has detailed the planned spin-off of 90 per cent of the uranium and thorium rights within its mineral projects, in a new company to be called Uraniu

Gibros Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 7,887,970 ordinary shares (13.29%) to 8,147,970 ordinary shares (13.73%).

General Meeting will be held at Matilda Minerals, 45 Richardson Street, West Perth, commencing at 11.30am on Thursday, 1 March 2007

OH Kim Sun, the director of Subiaco-based financial services provider, CI Resources Ltd, has sold his entire holding of 11.6 million shares in the company, for more than $2.3 million.

Jim Chippendale has re-established management consultancy Cadham Consulting to deliver performance improvement services to resource sector companies.

Superannuation is your money. What you need to do to keep track of your superannuation, and how to find out if you have any lost superannuation.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. and its affiliates ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

Weiss Capital LLC became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 28,761,676 ordinary shares (12.52%).

Richard Andrew Palmer Changed its relevant interest from 52,002,019 ordinary shares (13.43%) to 54,929,484 ordinary shares (11.96%).

MULITPLEX Group confirmed it had been formally approached by Brookfield Asset Management in an effort to acquire the non-trust businesses of Multiplex which could result in a separation of the propert

Warrick Welsh has been appointed as CEO of Paraplegic Benefit Fund Australia.

GEL Group was established in Western Australia in 1996 by recruitment industry professionals with an aim to provide a strategic recruitment service to employers, and understanding and direction to job