Staff Reporters

FESTIVAL/Mushroom national promotions and marketing director Andy Milne is heading back to Perth to become 96FM's marketing and promotions director.

Peter Ironside has resigned as group company secretary for Yilgarn Gold Limited and has been replaced by Lindsay Colless.

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.

Has completed a placement of ordinary shares to two private investors. The placement has been made at 1.5 cents per share with a gross amount of $585,000 being raised.

Proposed code: OEX Issue price: $0.20 Principal activities: oil exploration

Aquila Resources Limited has appointed Roy Daniel as company secretary.

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 Austrlalian Securities and Investments Commission has about 365,000 names on its list who are collectively owed $240 million.

TANIA Graves has been appointed sales and marketing manager of Fremantle's Tradewinds Hotel.

ST Synergy Limited has appointed Leonard Alexander Taylor as company secretary, following the resignation of Tom Melanko from that position.

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

General Meeting to be held on Tuesday 30 September 2003 at 10.00 am at The Regent Business Centre 32 Richardson Street West Perth, Western Australia

Proposed code: MAA Issue price: $0.50

WA Business News welcomes notices and photos for the record's Appointments page.

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.

NOT bad but could do better is the Australian Securities and Investments Commission's assessment of the Australian Stock Exchange's market supervision role.

PERTH-BASED explorer Glengarry Resources has appointed David Richards as its new managing director.

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

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.