Staff Reporters

Proposed code: DRK Issue price: $0.20 Principal activities: Gold and silver exploration.

Commonwealth Bank of Australia became a Substantial Shareholder with a Relevant Interest of 7,458,201 ordinary shares (5.12%).

Consolidated Minerals Ltd increased its relevant interest from 111,632,025 ordinary shares (94.59%) to 116,187,530 ordinary shares (95.92%).

AMP Ltd decreased its relevant interest from 15,691,685 ordinary shares (9.58%) to 13,987,677 ordinary shares (8.69%)

Meeting will be held at Level 8, 580 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, Victoria, 3004, Australia on 13 April 2005 at 10.00 am

Has reached agreement to place 36 million shares at $1.05 per share raising $37.8m.

An agreement signed between the State Government and the Rubibi community in October last year has allowed for the residential development of 33 hectares of prime land near Cable

JOHN Leevers has stepped down as managing director of Sons of Gwalia where he will stay on as chief executive.

Author Peter Fitzsimons, Accolade Event Management founder Andrew Walsh, Melbourne Exhibition & Convention Centre chief executive Leigh Harry, Destination Marketing Services managing director Leil

Auselect Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder

Sino-Italy Development Company Ltd increased its relevant interest from 11,878,916 ordinary shares (12.369%) to 17,178,916 ordinary shares (17.888%).

Skin-Plex Laboratories Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 8,533,174 ordinary shares (11.461%) to 9,317,597 ordinary shares (12.5148%).

Announced the launch of a start-up biotechnology company, Dimerix Bioscience Pty Ltd, which is a specialist drug development company. Starpharma is also a foundation shareholder.

A General Meeting will be held at 254 Adelaide Terrace, Perth, Western Australia at 10am (WST) on 13 April 2005. Woodside Petroleum Ltd

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THE City of Perth has drawn up a draft concept plan to improve William Street between Wellington Street and Mounts Bay Road to coincide with construction work associated with the city section of the n

Upgrades and new sites all round

Proposed code: KAL Issue price: $0.20 Principal activities: Gold based metals explorer.

Clough Engineering Ltd became a Substantial Shareholder with a Relevant Interest of 15,807,365 ordinary shares (13.78%).

Cleveland Cliffs Australia Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 9,065,315 ordinary shares (5.1598%) to 9,965,719 ordinary shares (5.6723%).

Perpetual Trustees Australia Ltd decreased its relevant interest from 16,292,292 ordinary shares (6.99%) to 13,718,658 ordinary shares (6.89%).

Delta Oilfield Developments Ltd has finalised the sale of its 5% participating interest in the Maari Oil Project to Cue Energy Resources Ltd.

Is to place 13,500,000 ordinary shares in the Company at $1.40 per share to raise $18,900,000 from predominantly North American institutional investors.

The choice of fund regime will apply to most superannuation arrangements from July 1 2005, giving employees the right to choose where their super guarantee contributions go.

Minerals exploration spending in Western Australia continues to rise with the Australian Bureau of Statistics recording an increase of 12.4 per cent, or $13.5 million, in WA in th

Lorraine Driscoll (left) has been appointed to the position of director, strategic and financial management services at Lotterywest.

Austrade Australian Business Centre executive director (Taipei) Jeff Turner, Austrade market development specialist China Anne Cao, Austrade senior trade commissioner (Beijing) Kym Hewett and Austrade

Commonwealth Bank of Australia ceased to be a substantial shareholder

Vickner Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 80,910,102 ordinary shares (22.23%) to 86,358,071 ordinary shares (23.71%).

Farooq Khan increased his relevant interest from 8,533,174 ordinary shares (11.461%) to 9,317,597 ordinary shares (12.5148%).

Announced a strategic alliance with global mining group Xstrata Copper which includes a $6.6 million funding injection, an exploration joint venture, off-take agreement and co-operation on infrastruct

Meeting will be held at The Celtic Club, 48 Ord Street West Perth, WA 6005 on 18 April 2005 at 9.30am