Staff Reporters

DEFINING the ‘right’ Aboriginal people to negotiate land access with is the central issue in gaining timely access to ground that may be subject to Native Title.

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

Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch & Cie became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 2,203,397 ordinary shares (5.52%).

Bell IXL Nominees Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 3,552,636 ordinary shares (12.08%) to 3,870,554 ordinary shares (13.16%)

Accepted Sedimentary offer in respect of 69,354,367 NuStar shares which it owns.

Nominations are being called for the fourth Entrepreneur of the Year in Australia in the categories of retail, consumer and industrial products; services, including financial, bus

The rapid growth in tourists visiting The Great Southern’s coastal towns of Albany and Denmark has prompted multi-million dollar investments in tourism projects.

 RUSSELL Holmes has joined ABN Amro Morgans in Perth as an investment manager.

UK Government, UK Trade and Investment international oil and gas business and engineering directorate director Brian Gallagher to speak at the AustralAsian Oil and Gas Exhibition

ING Australia Holdings Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

John Glenn & Elizabeth Brook McIntyre ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

Baracus Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 6,305,000 ordinary shares (6.73%) to 7,031,965 ordinary shares (7.9%)

Appeal dismissed in WA Supreme Court with costs awarded to SDS.

Listed Western Australian company Aspen Group has announced that its entitlement issue, which opened on January 4, closed as scheduled on January 21 with acceptances totalling 80.

Po Valley Energy Limited has changed its address and contact details to: Level 28, 140 St Georges Terrace, Perth  WA  6000

A TSUNAMI fundraising effort that began with an extra Leeuwin Concert has turned into a whole of tourism industry undertaking with hotels, tour operators, restaurants and wineries

Code: SIMOpening price: $0.21Principal activities: Gold and base metal exploration.

Acorn Capital Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 2,385,000 ordinary shares (5.32%).

Earl of Warwick increased his relevant interest from 9,123,490 ordinary shares to 11,948,188 ordinary shares

Board's unanimous recommendation that the takeover offer by Sedimentary Holdings Ltd for NuStar shares be rejected remains unchanged.

A summary of the capital gains tax implications of certain actions by Australian companies in 2003-04

Holders of mineral tenements in Western Australia could face significant rent hikes for exploration licences during the next three years under changes to the WA Mining Act.

$1.5 billion WA Inc bill made public

HARDMAN Resources has secured a $US100 million loan from the ANZ to fund about 80 per cent of its share in the development costs of the Chinguetti oilfield.

JACKSON Gold has entered into an agreement with LionOre Australia, that allows LionOre to joint venture on the development of Jackson’s nickel rights near Kalgoorlie.

Churchill Equities Pty Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

AMP Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder.