Staff Reporters

Strategic Minerals Corporation Ltd told the ASX late yesterday that it had raised $200,000 from overseas shareholders to fund exploration at its Woolgar project.

Welshpool-based Mineral Commodities Ltd struck a deal worth $9.5 million to sell a majority stake in its South African subsidiary MRC Resources Pty Ltd to Ehlobo Heavy Minerals.

MURRAY & Roberts has lifted its stake in Clough Ltd to 46.1 per cent from 30.3 per cent after Clough shareholders agreed to a fresh injection of capital from the South African construction and enginee

International property group Knight Frank has appointed Richard Mathlin as an associate in the firm’s residential department.

Proposed code: RIS Issue price: $0.20 Principal activities: owner operator of bulk carrier vessels and provision of a wide range of services for the shipping industry.

Hawkesbridge Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 6,468,113 ordinary shares (7.97%).

11-Nov-05 GBS takeover offer has been declared unconditional.

7-Nov-05 Announce two significant contracts for its fuel injection technology in both 2-stroke and 4-stroke engine applications.

A group of ECU business students has scooped the pool at the Annual Young Achievement Australia Business Awards in WA.

A strategy for improving Telstra through deploying a market based management system by managing operations and delivering integrated services to customers through a one factory approach was announced

COLES Myer has agreed to sell six Megamart stores to Harvey Norman and sub-let a further three, including the Megamart on Beaufort Street in Perth.

Proposed code: AZM Issue price: $0.20 Principal activities: gold exploration. Corporate: Malcolm MacPherson (chairman); Stephen Ross (managing director); Bernard Aylward (non-executive director).

3-Nov-05 Equity Trustees Ltd as RE for SGH Prof Investor Smaller Companies Trust became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 9,424,589 ordinary shares (5.349%).

8-Nov-05 McNeil Nominees Pty Ltd increased his relevant interest from 1,645,789 ordinary shares (6.47%) to 1,940,789 ordinary shares (7.63%).

7-Nov-05 Has entered into a conditional agreement to acquire 40% of Sun Biomedical Laboratories Inc, the developer of the SaliSystems illicit drug testing products, for 12 million shares and has an op

Annual General Meeting to be held at the Esplanade Hotel, Freemantle , 46 Marine Terrace, at 10.30am Thursday November 17.

SHERLOCK Bay Nickel Corporation Limited has announced that exploration drilling has commenced at its 100 per cent owned Sherlock Bay Nickel Project.

THE Note became very alarmed this week when it apparently received a call dialled by the famous phone fingers of Shane Warne.

Comings & Goings for WA’s listed companies have been provided by the WA office of the Australian Stock Exchange.

Proposed code: LAD Issue price: $0.20 Principal activities: diamond exploration. Corporate: Send Fai Chan (chairman); Ross Kestel (non-executive director); John Terpu (non-executive director).

7-Nov-05 MIR Investment Management Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 11,780,328 ordinary shares (5.06%).

8-Nov-05 Lion Selection Group Ltd decreased its relevant interest from 16,250,000 ordinary shares (11.028%) to 14,770,104 ordinary shares (10.02%).

10-Nov-05 100% subsidiary, FRL Contracting Pty Ltd (previously known as Alljay Contracting ) has been awarded the $7-8M per annum General Earthworks Contract by the Goldfields subsidiary, St Ives Gold

The Perth Convention Exhibition Centre (Perth Centre) has been acclaimed the top business tourism venue in Western Australia, taking out the Meetings & Business Tourism title at the Western Australian

The Middle East gulf states of Bahrain and Qatar are the next expansion frontiers for the rapidly expanding Dome coffee group.

IF you are looking for a break from the business jungle, why not consider a look at another jungle – Africa.

Code: LWB Issue price: $1.00 First day’s close: $1.15 Principal activities: brewery for premium beers.

3-Nov-05 Sombretta Group Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

4-Nov-05 Deutsche Bank increased its relevant interest from 9,753,071 ordinary shares (8.28%) to 11,846,376 ordinary shares (10.05%).

8-Nov-05 Monarch Resources Ltd has entered into a heads of agreement to acquire a 100% interest in the Davyhurst Gold Project (Davyhurst) in Western Australia from Croesus Mining NL for a consideratio

Annual General Meeting to be held at The Celtic Club, 48 Ord Street, West Perth, on November 22 at 10.00am.

PERTH has a new cycling event catering to everyone from novices to elite riders and corporate teams, with the funds raised from the event going to support three well-known local charities.