Staff Reporters

CONSUMERS have been warned against investing funds through an organisation called Aragon Currency Management.

GARY Langoulant (left) and Frank Dalla Pria (right) have been appointed senior account executives at McKenna Hampton Insurance Brokers.

Leonard Alexander Taylor has been appointed as company secretary of ST Synergy Limited he replaces Tom Melanko who has resigned

MACMAHON'S Open Cut division has been awarded two new contracts with a combined value of $210 million.

Carey Mining Pty Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 40,000,001 ordinary shares (8.79%).

Share Purchase Plan will close at 5pm on September 5.

Has negotiated a further two hazardous wastes treatment contracts with one of the largest diamond miners in the world and from the timber treatment industry.

General Meeting to be held on 6 October 2003 at 2.30 pm at The Metabolism Centre 6 Gould Street Osborne Park, Western Australia

Proposed code: ARU Issue price: $0.20 Principal activities: Mineral explorer

ROB Kellam has joined Currie & Brown as a senior quantity surveyor.

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.

THE Australian Securities and Investments Commission has noted the decision of the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions to abandon a retrial against Michael John MacDermott

PAULINE Gately has been appointed a senior consultant with ACIL Tasman in Perth.

Richard Wadley has resigned as a non-executive director of Mincor Resources NL and his alternative director Jacques du Plessis similarly stands down.

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

General Meeting to be held on 7th October 2003 at 10.00am at 14 Energy Street, Malaga, Western Australia.

Proposed code: CDS Issue price: $0.20 Principal activities: Satellite communications and computers

SHANNON Johnston has been appointed Harbour Town Perth's marketing and tourism manager.

IT'S taken the best part of three years but Great Southern Plantations co founder John Young can finally think about Helen Sewell – and smile.

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

Has placed 11,781,110 ordinary fully paid shares at an issue price of 9 cents per share to raise additional working capital.

MICHAEL Henderson has been named honorary associate professor in the faculty of computing, health and science at Edith Cowan University.

David Richards has been appointed as managing director of Glengarry Resources Limited.