Staff Reporters

Code: QFX Issue price: $0.20 Principal activities: Home entertainment and media.

Macquarie Bank Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 2,500,000 ordinary shares (5.59%).

Futuris Corporation Limited Ltd increased its relevant interest from 45,631,368 ordinary shares (19.8%) to 47,169,732 ordinary shares (20.47%).

Has engaged European-based investment group, Hereford Securities and Management S.A., to provide investor relations support.

General Meeting will be held at Celtic Club 48 Ord Street, West Perth, Western Australia 6005, at 9.00am, Friday 10 June 2005.

Construction of 2 Seniors Townhouses - Mandurah Coodanup BG Grieve Builder $386,880 Harvey Hospital - Refurbishment for Aged Care Bagetta Builders $220,891

A NEW Building Act to streamline regulations governing Western Australia's building and construction industry will be fast tracked by Housing and Works Minister Fran Logan.

Aquila Resources Limited has changed its contact details to: Suite 5, Level 3, South Shore Centre 85 South Perth Esplanade South Perth WA 6152 PO Box 1038 South Perth WA 6951

IBM's pinnacle client event of the year – IBM Forum 05 – will be held at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre on Tuesday May 24.

Proposed code: RER Issue price: $0.20 Principal acitivities: Gold exploration

J K Nominess &Jacquie Hogan became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 27,500,000 ordinary shares (9.16%).

Barclays Global Investors Australia Limited increased its relevant interest from 13,207,444 ordinary shares (8.33%) to 14,966,432 ordinary shares (9.44%).

Have renegotiated the terms of the consideration for the acquisition of the remaining 50% interest in the Microgenix air purification system.

Has raised $762,352 by the placement of 25,411,730 ordinary fully paid shares at 3.0 cents each.

INTEGRATED Tree Cropping has signed a woodchip sales agreement with Sojitz Corporation of Japan under which the first seven years worth of wood-fibre harvest from ITC's Albany region operations will b

Management consulting firm Intrepid Australia has appointed Matthew Fergusson-Stewart as a market analyst, to be based at their Perth head office.

Code: EMC Issue price: $100 per note Principal activities: Provider of heavy earth moving equipment in Australia.

Michael Buckland ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

McNeill Nominees Pty Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 9,314,535 ordinary shares (5.40%).

Donald Mark Okeby changed his relevant interest from 31,550,001 ordinary shares (15.76%) to 34,550,001 ordinary shares (14.26%).

Application has been made for the release of 3,275,207 fully paid shares on which the escrow period expired as at 5 May 2005.

Has signed a Woodchip Sales Agreement with Sojitz Corporation for the first seven years of woodfibre harvest from ITC's Albany region operations to be exported to Japan from mid 2005.

Ann Tarca, Accounting and Finance lecturer at the University of Western Australia, headed one of two teams from outside the United States of America to win a US$20,000 research grant from the Internat

MORE than 200 food, wine, beer and coffee producers from across the state will showcase their products from June 4 to 6 as part of the 2005 WA Wine and Food Festival.

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA has appointed Ann-Marie Docherty as director, human resources.

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Issue price: $0.20 Principal activities: Iron ore exploration.

Anthony James Grist became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 34,520,000 ordinary shares (11.49%).

Hunter Hall Investment Management Limited increased its relevant interest from 5,079,576 ordinary shares (7.26%) to 5,835,476 ordinary shares (8.34%).

ROC has entered into a Farmin Agreement with BHP Billiton with regard to WA-351-P in the deep water portion of the Carnarvon Basin.

Has completed placement of 27,114,790 new shares issued at a price of £0.24 (around A$0.60) to raise approximately £6.5 million.