Staff Reporters

19-Nov-04

THE Australian Securities and Investments Commission has approved the first auditing competency standard under section 1280A(1) of the Corporations Act

ANDREAS Trauttmansdorff, who worked at the Sheraton Perth Hotel during the 1980s as director food and beverage, has returned as the hotel’

University of Adelaide and Australian School of Petroleum Engineering professor Hemanta Sarma, University of Adelaide professor of petroleum engineerin

Proposed code: BONIssue price: $0.25Principal activities: Diamond exploration.

Integrated Tree Cropping Ltd increased its relevant interest from 45,291,235  ordinary shares (57.07%) to 46,162,271 ordinary shares (58.17%).

 455,000 contributing shares will be released from escrow on 2 December 2004.

Lodged response to ASX query.

Has secured commitments from high net worth investors to subscribe for $882,000 worth of fully paid ordinary shares.

PROPOSED legislation could allow suppliers to adjust their prices to recover GST.

A treatment developed by Western Australian biotechnology company Solbec Pharmaceuticals has led to total remission of mesothelioma in mice.

 GEOFFREY York has been appointed general manager of Rendezvous Observation City Hotel Perth.

LISTED engineer RCR Tomlinson has reached an in-principle agreement with Hartleys to raise 12 million shares at 59 cents a share to raise about $7 million to Hartleys’ institution

The Institute for International Research will hold a Marginal Field Development Summit 2004 over Monday December 6 to Wednesday December 8 at the Mercure Hotel.

National Australia Bank Limited Group became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of  19,233,970 ordinary shares (5.34%).

JPMorgan Chase & Co. and its affiliates increased its relevant interest from 13,469,991 ordinary sares (7.65%) to 15,243,507 ordinary shares (8.66%).

Has signed an additional 68 new property management agreements representing approximately $20 million in property assets under management.

General Meeting is to be held on 6 December 2004 at 9.00 am at at Clarendon House, 2 Church Street, Hamilton, Bermuda.

In May 2004 the Government announced, as part of its budget package, that eligible water providers would have access to the water facilities and landcare tax concessions that are

Comments attributed to Coalition for Property Rights advocate Leo Killigrew in your report “Critics hammer bush plan” (WA Business News, November 18) are incorrect.

MINERALS and energy production and export capacity is tipped to rise with a record number of projects planned throughout Australia.

STEVE Hannah has been appointed general manager of Calibre Instrumentation and Controls.

REGIONAL organisations are being urged to take part in the Gallop Government’s four-year $80 million Regional Investment Fund.

Proposed code: GWRIssue price: $0.20Principal activities: Gold mining

Proposed code: MDGIssue price: $0.20Principal activities: Gold explorer.

Integrated Tree Cropping Ltd increased its relevant interest from 43,459,832 ordinary shares (54.76%) to 44,495,370 ordinary shares (56.06%).

Sedimentary Holdings Ltd has announced its intention to make an off market offer for all the shares in Nustar.

Settlement of acquisition of Key 2 Ltd's property management subsidiaries is now scheduled to take place on 1 December 2004.

10,130,000 shares have been placed with institutional and professional investors at 36 cents per share.

KOJONUP has beaten a strong field of regional finalists to be named the State winner of the Tidy Town Awards 2004.

LESS than a week after the company was put into receivership, Environmental Solutions International’s directors have appointed Pitcher Partners pair Bryan Hughes and Vincent Smith