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Meeting will be held at 10.00am on 12 April 2005 at Level 6, 28 The Esplanade, Perth

FIVE finalists have been chosen for this year’s Young Professionals in Agriculture Forum.

NATIONAL regulator, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission says BHP Billiton’s $9 billion Wheelarra iron ore joint venture will not impact on third parties seeking to access BHPB’s Mount Newma

Consolidated Minerals has appointed former Anglo American business development and strategic planning executive Rodney Baxter to the newly created position of general manager – technical services.

BLUESCOPE Steel is sponsoring a Jobs West initiative to build a Skill Centre in Western Australia to increase the labour market participation rate of disadvantaged groups.

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

Acorn Capital Ltd increased its relevant interest from 3,619,319 ordinary shares (6.80%) to 5,419,319 ordinary shares (10.18%).

McNeil Nominees Pty Ltd decreased its relevant interest from 3,665,000 ordinary shares (7.66%) to 2,552,500 ordinary shares (5.35%).

Has received acceptances to enable the Company to achieve its targeted 90% interest in Chrome Corporation Ltd

Have finalised terms under a binding Heads of Agreement to proceed with a strategic exploration alliance with Anglo Ashanti Exploration Peru.

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THE Australian Securities and Investments Commission is warning Australian financial services (AFS) licensees to lodge their 2004 annual accounts and auditors reports on time.

Lisa Byfield has joined the Melville Cockburn Chamber of Commerce as membership service coordinator.

WOODSIDE Energy has signed a sale and purchase agreement with Shell Development Australia, to buy part of Shell’s interests in the Laminaria-Corallina project, off northern Australia.

Over Sunday April 3 to Tuesday April 5 the 18th annual Meetings & Events Industry Conference will be held at the Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre.

Victor John Plummer became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 10,000,000 ordinary shares (7.96%).

Cleveland Cliffs Australia Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 7,434,676 ordinary shares (4.2318%) to 7,438,339 ordinary shares (4.2338%).

Concord Capital decreased its relevant interest from 10,556,998 ordinary shares (9.05%) to 9,281,068 ordinary shares (7.88%).

3,750,000 ordinary fully paid will be released from escrow on 28 March 2005

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Meeting will be held at 10.00am on 13 April 2005 at Level 6, 28 The Esplanade, Perth

Approved auditors and actuaries may now use their professional judgment to determine whether a contravention from this list or any other contravention should be reported.

THE West Australian Symphony Orchestra has dropped its Supreme Court of Western Australia action against the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

Air New Zealand has restructured its management team following the resignation of Western Australian regional manager Leigh Cathcart.

Three water and salination engineers from professional services company, GHD, are providing relief by developing a water and sanitation program for the most severely affected districts in Sri Lanka as

Proposed code: PYC Issue price: $0.20 Principal activities: Biopharmaceuticals Company.

FMR Corporation became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 8,000,000 ordinary shares (5.05%).

Consolidated Minerals & Consolidated Nickel Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 108,997,639 ordinary shares (92.45%) to 111,632,025 ordinary shares (94.69%).

Announced a pro rata non renounceable rights issue ("Rights Issue") of new fully paid ordinary shares at an issue price of $1.25 per share on the basis of 1 share for every 7 shares held at the record

Has signed a two year partnership agreement with Overture Services, a leading provider of essential online marketing services to distribute its pay-per-click (PPC) advertising on the Ansearch search e

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