Staff Reporters

 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

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

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.

On Thursday November 30 the Department of Fisheries WA, in conjunction with the Australian Venture Capital Association will hold a Fishing Industry Seminar for the Financial Secto

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

DOMINION Mining has raised $8 million to go towards a deep drilling program designed to increase the life of its Challenger Mine.

WESTCARE has released its annual Christmas Seals Appeal.

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

John Andrew Simpson ceased to be a substantial shareholder. 

Healthscope Ltd increased its relevant interest from 102,178,077 ordinary shares (22.59%) to 259,021,111 ordinary shares (57.26%).

Has reached agreement to increase its equity in the Pancon/Afrex African joint  venture projects by 150% from its current 40% to 100% by acquiring its joint venture partner – Afre

Has sold its shareholding in Magyar Mining plc (formerly St Istvan Gold plc) to Excalibur Mining Corporation for $4,290,000.

AN updated policy on how to deal with substantial holdings has been released by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.

A JOINT venture between Kareelya Limited and WA Developments has resulted in the release for sale of 12 strata-titled holiday homes at Geographe Bay development, Azure.

 DAVID Bond has returned to KPMG Perth from Victoria where he led the firm's Melbourne Global Transfer Pricing Practise for two years.

Crikey (media) political editor Christian Kerr to speak at The New Opportunities for Independent Media January 20 at the University of Western Australia.