Staff Reporters

Has commenced proceedings against Excalibur and Strata in the Federal Court of Australia claiming damages from them for breach of the agreement and the guarantee respectively regarding the sale of its

Subsidiary, Organic Resource Technologies Ltd will be going to the private equity market to raise up to $12 million.

New inspectors for wage compliance

The Master Plumbers and Gasfitters Association of Western Australia has appointed Peter Higgins as executive director.

LOCAL listed pharmaceutical company Biopharmica has announced successful results from work conducted by the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research (WAIMR) on a cancer gene.

Proposed code: WTR Issue price: $0.20 Principal activities: Expanding water market for the treatment and purification of potable and waste water.

Merrill Lynch & Co Inc became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 16,058,850 ordinary shares (6.98%).

Peter G Cook changed his relevant interest from 32,558,000 ordinary shares (16.28%) to 35,558,000 ordinary shares (14.67%).

1,332,724 ordinary fully paid shares will cease to be restricted securities on 25 May 2005.

Has signed two new contracts for the construction of vessels with a combined contract value in excess of A$30 million.

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WESTERN Australia’s maritime history will be honoured next year in a commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the first charting of the Australian mainland.

Businesswoman Patricia Tassell has been appointed the new chair of the Western Australian Greyhound Racing Association.

Code: ECH Issue price: $0.20 Principal activities: Gold and base metals exploration.

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

Simon Mark Ashton became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 3,750,000 ordinary shares (9.25%).

Timbercorp Ltd increased its relevant interest from 5,600,000 ordinary shares (8.9%) to 7,000,000 ordinary shares (10.6%).

Heritage Victoria has granted a 12 month ‘Consent to Damage’ permit (Inventory Number H 8324-0034) over the Number 5 Adit mullock dump at the Glen Wills Gold Project.

Formalised arrangements to raise $1,260,000 by way of an issue of 12,600,000 fully paid shares at an issue price of 10 cents per share.

The State Government has announced the East Perth Redevelopment Authority will control the Northbridge Link project, involving the sinking of a portion of the Perth to Fremantle railway line.

VETERINARY pharmaceutical company Chemeq has announced that it has sustained a small contained fire at its manufacturing facility in Rockingham, which it says was extinguished in minutes.

MERMAID Marine has been awarded a contract to construct and operate an offtake support and supply vessel (OSV) for the Enfield Area Development Project, for Woodside Energy.

Code: GYN Issue price: $0.20 Principal activities: Base metals exploration. Corporate: Ron Thom (managing director); Nathan McMahon (non-executive director); Clive Jones (non-executive director).

FMR Corp became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 3,750,000 ordinary shares (10.25%).

Loftus Capital Partners Ltd increased its relevant interest from 11,780,895 ordinary shares (14.416%) to 12,630,030 ordinary shares (15.429%).

Commonwealth Bank of Australia decreased its relevant interest from 26,247,501 ordinary shares (9.04%) to 25,508,826 ordinary shares(8.04%).

Has executed a Sales & Purchase Agreement to purchase adjoining parcels of commercial land in Bangsar, KL.

The R&D schedule is a required form.

Gryphon Management has appointed Peter Rowe as a director.

International property group Savills has appointed Claire Johnson to lead the newly created Mall Leasing division in its Western Australian office.

Commissioner Kevin Hammond (Corruption and Crime Commission of Western Australia) will speak on the commission and its work at a breakfast for the Institute of Public Administration Australia (IPAA),

Proposed code: CAQ Issue price: $0.20 Principal activities: Commercialisation of EcoCell system of aquaculture production.