Staff Reporters

IWL offer document has been mailed.

Annual General Meeting is to be held at The Vineyard Hotel, Colinton Road Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa on Friday 29 April 2005, at 11.00am.

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission will use 300 real consumers to check what advice people are given when they seek information about their superannuation.

National interior design and fit-out group Smith Madden has appointed a new senior designer, Ilka Heller, at its Perth office. Ms Heller has completed a large number of commercial projects.

BREAKAWAY Resources has executed a heads of agreement with Gold Fields Limited to restructure the Miranda and Vivien joint ventures in the Leinster area.

Code: WGP Issue price: $0.25 plus free attaching options. Principal activities: Coal seam methane gas exploration.

M Ruane ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

Cleveland Cliffs Australia Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 120,735,381 ordinary shares (68.720%) to 124,297,963 ordinary shares (70.6967%).

Has signed a letter of intent to enter into a joint venture with Inco Ltd to develop its Kalgoorlie Nickel Project.

General Meeting is to be held at 129 Edward Street Perth on 3 May at 11.00am.

WESTERN Australian stocks grew by $1.2 billion in market capitalisation during February to $67.8 billion, according to the Deloitte WA Stock Exchange Index.

Gerard Daniels Australia has recently appointed Tony Taylor (left) as a senior consultant in the executive search team and Sarah Taylor-Fuller (below) as a recruitment consultant within the mining and

Austrade senior trade commissioner (South Asia) Mike Moignard, Austrade senior trade commissioner (Jakarta) Rod Morehouse, AusAID assistant director general (Australia partner branch) Derek Rooken-Smi

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

Telethon Institute for Child Health Research became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 20,588,260 ordinary shares (19.09%).

10,088,665 ordinary fully paid shares have been allotted,being the second and final stage.

Lion Selection Group will invest $3 million in View Resources for 10 million shares at 30 cents each.

Has raised £2.5m through the issue of 35,714,286 shares ("Placing Shares") at £0.07 (A$0.17) to institutional clients of Durlachers Ltd.

The results of the Cooperative Bulk Handling group director elections for the Kwinana, Geraldton and Albany zones have been finalised with chairman Robert Sewell (above) retaining his seat by the bare

LEIGHTON Services, a subsidiary of Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd, has acquired the business and assets of AMEC Engineering’s technical services (ATS) and engineering and construction divisions.

From Tuesday April 19 to Thursday April 21 the 2005 Cultural Heritage & Native Title Conference will be held at the Duxton Hotel.

Andrew Benjamin Davis ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

Cleveland Cliffs Australia Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 112,202,899 ordinary shares (63.864%) to 117,440,242 ordinary shares (66.8451%).

Has committed to spend A$10.0 million to the end of calendar 2005 to escalate exploration and development activities at the East Alpha nickel project near Kambalda.

General meeting is to be held on 29 April 2005 at 9.00 am at The Windsor, 103 Spring Street, Melbourne.

Recent proceedings in the Federal Court in Melbourne between the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and real estate agent Gary Peer & Associates Pty Ltd have potential ramifications for th

TECHNOLOGY company Water Sciences International has launched a $4.5 million initial public offering of shares ahead of a listing on the Australian Stock Exchange.

Advanced Nanotechnology Limited has appointed Mark Norman as chief operating officer.

AFTER a bout of listening to a successful New York City copier salesman (see last week’s column), I began to offer up a few ideas that might convert his “selling” to the prospect’s “buying.”

Code: MMX Issue price: $0.20 plus one attaching option for every two shares held. Options exercisable at 20 cents on or before November 30 2007.

Rancombe Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 20,000,000 ordinary shares (15.74%).