Staff Reporters

Placement of 30 million fully paid ordinary shares at $0.62 per share to clients of Southern Cross Equities Ltd and Euroz Securities Ltd has been completed.

A SCHOLARSHIP honouring former Department of Agriculture director general Mike Carroll has been awarded to Graeme Doole.

MULTIPLEX has lodged an interim development application with the Armadale Redevelopment Authority to develop a multi-million dollar distribution centre for Coles Myer at Forrestda

 AUGUSTA Margaret River Tourism Association marketing and communications manager Peter Rigby has resigned from the association.

Code: IBROpening price: $0.40Principal activities: Exploration and development of gold deposits in Portugal.

Paradice Cooper Investors Pty Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

McRae Investments Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 226,280,208 ordinary shares (53.8%) to  306,880,208 ordinary shares (63.9%).

Has executed a Heads of Agreement with Astron Ltd for Astron to buy  Matilda's heavy mineral concentrate production from its Tiwi Islands projects.

Lodged response to ASX query.

Golden Prospect PLC has taken 11.1M shares at 42 cents per share.

Manufacturing/Wholesale/Service/RetailPrice: $980,000

Achim Drescher has resigned as a director of Austal Limited.

California Institute of Technology professor and author of Out of Gas - The End of the Age of Oil David Goodstein, to speak at Oil Depletion – Choices and Challenges, January 17 a

Proposed code: LRFIssue price: $1Principal activities: Invests in smaller to medium-sized resource companies.

Queensland Investment Corporation became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of  11,489,000 ordinary shares (6.432%).

Equity Trustees Ltd decreased its relevant interest from 86,995,871 ordinary shares (8.788%) to 66,995,871 ordinary shares (6.768%).

Have reached  agreement with Western Areas NL whereby YML can earn a 60% interest in the northern portion of E69/982 in the Plumridge project area of Western Australia and a 60% i

Has been awarded an exclusive supply contract for 389 park homes required by National Lifestyle Villages Pty Ltd for their new Bridgewater Lifestyle Village at Mandurah, south of

Speech by Michelle Crosby to ASFA conference November 12, outlining common problems the Tax Office is finding during SMSF audits, determining the fund's 'risk assessment profile'

BLACK Swan Theatre Company has appointed Bronwyn Edinger as general manager.

AUSTRALIAN Plantation Timber independent director Alan Good has recommended that shareholders back Integrated Tree Cropping's take over offer.

On Thursday December 2 Business Seminars Australia will hold How to Lead and Motivate Sales Teams – Strategies to Lead Winning Sales People at the Novotel Langley Perth.

Proposed code: WGMIssue price: $0.20Principal activities: Gold, nickel, copper and platinum exploration.

Tribune Resources NL increased its relevant interest from 2,459,000 ordinary shares (6.11%) to 2,499,000  ordinary shares (6.21%).

150,000 shares will be released from escrow on 4 December 2004. 

Lodged response to ASX query.

In principle agreement with Hartleys has been reached for the placement of up to 14,457,832 shares at 83 cents to raise $12M.

OVER the past few years domain names have become an essential part of most businesses. 

The Briefcase column (WA Business News, November 11) and at least one chairman about town joined in the assertion that malcontent shareholders should s