Staff Reporters

Consolidated Minerals Ltd and Consolidated Nickel Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 131,827,987 ordinary shares (35.29%) to 137,385,089 ordinary shares (36.78%)

Announced that has signed a Letter of Intent to acquire Allied Diving Services, an offshore Oil & Gas and Civil Marine diving contractor based in Perth.

Announce that it will make a sophisticated investor placement of 6.5 million shares at 40 cents (Australian) each to raise A$2.6 million in new capital.

SUCCESS can sometimes be a double-edged sword. Deborah Pitter was the personification of youth and success.

ASX code: MMR, Issue price: $0.19, First days close: $0.15, Principal activities: pooled development fund, Corporate: Seng Yap (chairman), David Breeze (executive director), Charles Murphey (executive

Proposed code: LBT, Issue price: $0.20 , Principal activities: development of technology for use in the automation of microbiology laboratory processing, Corporate: Lusia Guthrie (managing director),

Gorn Polglase and Associates has appointed a new partner and director to head up its expanding financial planning division.

The government will introduce an early stage venture capital limited partnership (ESVCLP). http://ato.gov.au/distributor.asp?doc=/content/74765.htm Published: May 31 2006

The University of WA Business School is holding a conference with the above theme, June 9 in the Case Study Room at the University Club in Crawley.

RMB International (Dublin) Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 3,847,607 ordinary shares (5.561%)

Kingsgate Consolidated Ltd and Kingsgate South America Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 27,910,400 ordinary shares (10.33%) to 38,799,628 ordinary shares (13.51%)

Resource Development Company Pty Ltd decreased its relevant interest from 5,972,536 ordinary shares (15.3%) to 4,382,536 ordinary shares (9.72%)

A General Meeting is to be held at The Celtic Club, 48 Ord Street, West Perth, on 30 June 2006 at 10.00am

WA Economic Regulation Authority chairman Lyndon Rowe will not be taking himself too seriously in his planned keynote address at the third Curtin Institute Public Policy Forum breakfast at the Parmel

Sales, service and fabrication. Excellent reputation, escalating figures and great workshop. Too busy for retiring owner. Netting $250,000+ and increasing. Plant $215,000.

Proposed code: MYG, Issue price: $0.20, Principal activities: gold exploration, Corporate: Frank Lawson (chairman), John Robert Greeve (managing director), Allan Richard George Brown (technical direct

National wealth creation company, WB Financial Management, has appointed Susan Joyce to its office in Subiaco.

Tax Office is to Run Joint Education Seminars with the Housing Industry Association Limited for members of the building and construction industry in May and June 2006.

Rockdale Capital Pty Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder

FMR Corp. and FIL became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 9,200,000 ordinary shares (9.48%)

Sandvik AB increased its relevant interest from 85,683,128 ordinary shares (92.08%) to 91,389,819 ordinary shares (98.21%)

Announce a further 250,000 fully paid ordinary shares are to be released from escrow as at June 10, 2006

A General Meeting is to be held at Ground Floor, 1 Altona Street, West Perth on 26 June 2006 at 9.00am

SUSTAINED jobs growth and low unemployment in Western Australia have combined to push salary levels in some sectors of the economy to levels above those in Sydney.

ASX code: MMB, Issue price: $0.20, First days close: N/A, Principal activities: base and precious metals exploration, Corporate: Dr Keith P Watkins (managing director), Ralph R G Porter (technical dir

Proposed code: EDE, Issue price: $0.20, Principal activities: alternate energy exploration, Corporate: Gregory Howard Solomon (executive chairman), Gregory Joseph Egan (executive director), Douglas Ho

The Institute of Actuaries of Australia has appointed John Maroney as its new chief executive officer, effective July.

This measure changes the way mining, petroleum and quarrying rights are dealt with under the uniform capital allowances regime http://ato.gov.au/distributor.asp?doc=/content/74714.htm Published: May 3

FORMED in 2002, TSA Corporation Pty Ltd now has offices in Perth, Brisbane and Adelaide with its head office situated in East Perth and expansion planned into Singapore.

Kernet Tantalum Pty Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder

Avora Ltd as Trustee of Lloyd Beaumont No 2 Trust became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 7,912,630 ordinary shares (5.65%)

WSP Nominees Pty Ltd decreased its relevant interest from 61,231,411 ordinary shares (7.15%) to 51,000,000 ordinary shares (5.49%)