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Western Australian Department of Industry and Resources deputy head Gary Stokes is confident the state will supply liquefied natural gas to the US west coast.

 CHRIS Parkinson has been made a director of Bentleys MRI Perth.

AZTEC Resources has announced that it has buyers committed to take all of the iron ore produced from its proposed two million tonne a year iron ore mine at Koolan Island for the n

Sirolli Institute chief executive officer Ernesto Sirolli, National Economics Melbourne principal economist Dr Craig Shepherd, Hervey Bay City Council chief executive officer Leig

St Barbara Mines Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 15,412,081 ordinary shares (5.5%).

The Metal Group Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 42,000,000 ordinary shares (32.74%) to 105,827,000 ordinary shares (48.58%)

Has entered into an Underwriting Agreement to raise A$24,348,375.

Has earned an additional 10% interest in White Sands Petroleum by providing a $1 milliom loan taking its stake to 25%

General Meeting will be held at Level 4, Citibank House, 37 St Georges Terrace, Perth, Western Australia on 28 February 2005 at 11.00 a.m. (WST).

THREE southern suburbs residents, Mandurah’s Valma Fisher, Spearwood’s Grant Powell and Rivervale’s Barbara Sharp have been credited with coming up with the name for the Fiona Sta

ASPEN Parks Property Fund has signed a joint venture with BHP Billiton to provide cabin accommodation in its Cooke Point Holiday Park in Port Hedland.

 THE council of the City of Perth has appointed Peter Monks to the newly-created position of Director of Planning and Development.

COMMUNITY television station Access 31 has been given a Lotterywest grant of more than $1 million to purchase equipment for six edit suites, six acquisition kits and a studio.

Proposed code: ZBBIssue price: $0.50Principal activities: Develops and manufactures distributed energy storage solutions.

Skin-Plex Laboratories Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 2,640,000 ordinary shares (6.779%) to 3,179,711 ordinary shares (8.165%)

Data Base Systems Ltd increased its relevant interest from 7,474,734 ordinary shares (19.194%) to 5,900,000 ordinary shares (15.151%)

600,000 options will be released from escrow on February 12 2005.

Lodged response to ASX query.

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Has concluded Memorandum of Understanding with Sinom (China) Ltd with the minimum iron ore tonnage of 10.5 million tonnes to be supplied to Sinom over a period of 15 years.

Peak tourism body Tourism Council WA is ramping up its lobbying efforts in a bid to obtain greater funding and direction from government.

Graham Morrow has been appointed as a director of Acuity Investment Management Limited. Tony Cunningham has resigned from the company.

HUGALL and Hoile has signed an underwriting agreement for its one for four renounceable rights issue with Cunningham Securities.

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.

Deutsche Bank AG ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

Select Asset Management Ltd increased its relevant interest from 12,761,730 ordinary shares (14.24%) to 13,895,475 ordinary shares (15.55%)

Queensland Investment Corporation decreased its relevant interest from 1,930,055 ordinary shares (6.16%) to 1,600,047ordinary shares (5.11%).

109,363,390 shares at a subscription price of $0.02 per share to raise $2,187,268 closed fully subscribed.

Is to acquire a 20,000,000 share, 16% strategic interest in Falcon Minerals Ltd.

Has arranged a placement of approximately 12 million fully paid ordinary shares at an issue price of 1.5 cents each to raise $180,000.