Staff Reporters

Has received commitments for a capital raising of $2.7 million at $1.00 per share.

THE shires of Mount Marshall and Cue, the Town of Northam and the Western Australian Local Government Association’s Perth Biodiversity Project have been honoured at the National A

IT is not easy being green and, while being able to label products environmentally friendly can be a sales boon, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is taking a har

Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (LNG) has changed its telephone and fax numbers to:Ph (08) 9366 3700 – Fax (08) 9366 3799

FOX Resources, thanks to its acquisition of the last 30 per cent in the Sholl nickel sulphide deposits, is moving to double its nickel production.

Proposed code: SKWIssue price: $0.20Principal activities: Air transportation

Goldman Sachs J B Were Group Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 2,573,767 ordinary shares (5.61%).

Commonwealth Bank Of Australia decreased its relevant interest from 24,526,324 ordinary shares (13.38%) to 23,399,751 ordinary shares (12.30%).

50,000 fully paid ordinary shares will be released from escrow on 24 November 2004.

Lodged response to ASX query.

THE Australian Securities and Investments Commission has released five new fact sheets explaining the features of five different retirement income products.

A DEDICATED advocate from Lesmurdie and a Geraldton-based non-profit group have won the inaugural WA Consumer Protection Awards.

AFTER 21 years in private ownership, Western Australian direct mail and communications firm Post Data has been sold to fast growing listed company Computershare.

 RICHARD Patty has been appointed chairman of the Gascoyne Development Commission’s board.

Independent Electricity Market Operator Onatrio director markets assessment and compliance Harry Chandler to speak at the Sixth Energy in Western Australia Conference over Novembe

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

UBS Nominees Pty Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 67,128,209 ordinary shares (5.75%).

Speech by Neil Mann, Deputy Commissioner, Australian Taxation Office at the 2004 NSW Annual Intensive Retreat, Taxation Institute of Australia, Crowne Plaza, Terrigal, 4 November

DONNYBROOK company Golden Mile Orchards has been fined $6,000 in the Bunbury Court of Petty Sessions last week after pleading guilty to failing to ensure every dangerous part of t

Laundrette & Dry CleaningPrice: Negotiable

Embattled regional airline Skywest has closed its capital raising early and oversubscribed and is on course to list on the Australian Stock Exchange in the next two weeks.

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

Andrew Kregor Mckee ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

ING Australia Holdings Ltd decreased its relevant interest from 9,883,022 ordinary shares (5.25%) to 11,897,522 ordinary shares (6.37%).

Lodged response to ASX query.

THE Australian Securities and Investments Commission has accepted an enforceable undertaking from Kevin Trezona to settle proceedings before the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.

EXPLOSIVE detection systems maker QRSciences has won the Guy Manson award at the ANZA Technology Network Conference in the Silicon Valley, California.

 MIKE Howard (left) has been appointed chief operating officer of Midwest Corporation.