Staff Reporters

Ocean Resource Capital Holdings PLC decreased its relevant interest from 107,480,547 ordinary shares (15.02%) to 772,480,947 ordinary shares (10.13%).

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.

ENGINEER RCR Tomlinson's $10 million capital raising via a rights issue and share placement has met with disapproval from major shareholder Singaporean-based MTQ, which has decide

ROBERT Clifford has been promoted to the role of director of operations at the Perth Convention Exhibition Centre.

WHILE its contract battle with the BassGas joint venturers continues, Clough Limited has sold its 50 per cent interest in Shark Bay Resources Pty Ltd to Mitsui Salt Pty Ltd for mo

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

Proposed code: SIMIssue price: $0.20Principal activities: Gold and base metal exploration.

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.

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.

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'

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.

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.