Staff Reporters

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

Lodged response to ASX query.

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

Lodged response to ASX query.

Has completed a placement of 22,783,000 ordianry shares to raise $6,834,900.

Andrew Woodley-Page has been appointed to the position of manager, institutional investment properties, having been the manager of CB Richard Ellis’ Global Research & Consulting since 2000.

WA resources production rises

World champion marathon swimmer Shelley Taylor-Smith to conduct Champion Mindset workshops Reclaim Your Career & Business, April 6 at the Wembley Golf Course Fairway Tavern, and Reclaim Your Life, Apr

SG Australia Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

Intermin Resources Ltd increased its relevant interest from 44,305,636 ordinary shares (19.34%) to 78,774,822 ordinary shares (24.79%).

Commonwealth Bank of Australia decreased its relevant interest from 4,522,500 ordinary shares (9.94%) to 4,130,071 ordinary shares (8.93%).

111,600 released from escrow on 11 March 2005, 60,000 on 12 March, 300,000 on 15 March, 156,000 on 16 March 2005 and 300,000 on the 17 March 2005.

Lodged response to ASX query.

Meeting will be held at 11.00am on 12 April 2005 at Celtic Club, 48 Ord Street, West Perth

This booklet contains information to assist in completing and lodging a superannuation payment variation advice statement (PVA) on electronic media to the Tax Office.

WESTERN Australia’s independent grocers could be facing a 13 per cent increase in their wages bill if they decide to sign a new enterprise bargaining agreement with the Shop Distributive and Allied Em