Staff Reporters

UBS Nominees Pty Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 4,731,165 ordinary shares (6.10%).

Excalibur Mining Corporation Ltd increased its relevant interest from 90,800,604 ordinary shares (9.15%) to 134,350,684 ordinary shares (13.6%)

Announce Placement to raise approximately $2.8 million from the issue of 400,000,000 shares at a price of 0.7 cents per share with one free option.

Lodged response to ASX query

Changes which impact on certain accumulation funds and defined benefit funds have been made to the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Regulations 2004 (SIS regulations).

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%).

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.

The Federal Court has found that property developer Anglo Estate Pty Ltd attempted to enter into price fixing and other anti-competitive arrangements with the Shire of Esperance o

THE value of Western Australia's merchandise exports increased by $352 million (or 12.3 per cent) to $3.21 billion in the 12 months to December 2004, on an original basis.

THE recent decision of the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal in Australian Conservation Foundation and others v Minister for Planning, lends weigh to the enlarged scope

Proposed code: ZBBIssue price: $0.50

Frank Carr became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 35,700,000 ordinary shares (61.5%).

Sedimentary Holdings Ltd increased its relevant interest from 100,875,787 ordinary shares (10.2%) to 170,230,154 ordinary shares (17.2%)

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.

 JOAN McKenna Kerr has joined the board of non-profit organisation Westcare Inc.

BOOMING steel demand has persuaded Andrew Forrest’s Hibernia Gold to consider developing its Spinifex Ridge molybdenum project.

Senior research fellow at the University of South Australia Centre for Sleep Research Angela Baker and Klinge & Co global risk and business improvement manager Tilman Rasche t

Malcolm & Sally Block ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

Barclays Group became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 7,958,321 ordinary shares (5.03%).

1,625,000 Ordinary Fully Paid Shares are to be released from restricted securities class on the 4 February 2005.

General Meeting will be held at Level 1, 89 St Georges Terrace, Perth at 10.00am (WST) on Monday, 7 March  2005 re merger with Bounty Industries.