Staff Reporters

Consulting and Technology firm Change Corporation has recently appointed Rob Evans as Managing Director. Mr Evans joined the board in 2003 as practice director.

ORBITAL Corporation says order timing issues are responsible for a net loss of $1.5 million for the half year to December 31.

Code: ANOOpening price: $0.23Principal activities: Production of nanomaterials.

Terence John Prindiville became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 10,277,778 ordinary shares ( 6.24%)

Cleveland Cliffs Australia P.L. increased its relevant interest from 3,177,101 ordinary shares (1.8084%) to 3,476,153 ordinary shares (1.9786%)

University of W.A. has agreed to enter a volantary restriction period in respect of 34,358,158 shares for 24 months from the date of listing

Has purchased 9,000,000 shares in Asia Iron Holdings Ltd for $2.475m.

Howard Park is offering a vertical tasting featuring a decade of riesling.

Geoffrey Wedlock has been appointed managing director of Grange Resources Limited. He replaces Adam Rankine-Wilson, who remains an executive director of the company.

Sirolli Institute chief executive officer Ernesto Sirolli, National Economics Melbourne principal economist Dr Craig Shepherd, and Austrade chief economist Tim Harcourt to speak a

Australian commissioner of taxation Michael Carmody, Ernst & Young international tax solutions group head Alf Capito, University of Sydney professor of taxation law Graeme Coo

Commonwealth Bank of Australia ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

Cambrian Mining PLC became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 9,000,000 ordinary shares (19.8 %)

Hunter Hall Investment Management increased its relevant interest from 6,895,046 ordinary shares (8.75%) to 7,721,376 ordinary shares (9.80%)

Consolidated Minerals Ltd & Consolidated Nickel P.L. increased its relevant interest from 53,420,293 ordinary shares (53.71%) to 55,629,248 ordinary shares (55.93%)

Sale of Aspen's 50% interest in Aspen Financial Resources Ltd was completed on 18 February 2005

Cyclone cuts state from Australia

Three Western Australian biotechnology companies have had wins in their fights to find cures for cancer.

Minerals Council of Australia chief executive officer Mitchell Hooke to speak at Cultural Heritage and Native Title 2005, April 19 to 21 at the Duxton Hotel. 

Consolidated Minerals Ltd/ Consolidated Nickel Pty Ltd

Chimaera Capital Pty Ltd

1,023,257 fully paid ordinary shares will be released from volantary escrow between February 25 and March 2

Annual General Meeting will be held on Friday 18 March 2005

The period for each test; and the shares and interests that can be taken into account when determining whether the company has maintained the same owners.  http://ato.gov.au/distr

THE Association of Mining & Exploration Companies has called on the incoming government to focus on the fundamentals of managing the Western Australian economy or risk being s

 NEIL Lonergan has been appointed chair of Murdoch University's Fisheries Science department.

THE David Wirrpunda Foundation, a program that aims to inspire and educate Western Australia's Aboriginal youth has been launched.