Staff Reporters

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%).

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.

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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%).

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

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

THE dream of establishing a Cord Blood Bank in Western Australia has received a major boost with Japanese philanthropist Haruhisa Handa giving $500,000 to the Rotary WA Cord Blood

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

Commonwealth Bank Of Australia became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 5,200,000 ordinary shares (5.69%).

Has been advised that it has received irrevocable commitments for the $22 million sought under the excluded capital raising.

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.

Art Gallery of Western Australia director Alan Dodge has been reappointed chairman of the Perth Convention Bureau.

PAUL White has been appointed Western Australian manager of Auspine.Auspine’s headquarters are in South Australia. 

On Thursday December 2 Jackson McDonald Lawyers will hold Workplace Stress – Signs, Symptoms and Strategies at their boardroom, at 140 St Georges Terrace Perth.

Commonwealth Bank Of Australia ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

Roderick James Hollis Smith increased its relevant interest from 11,061,260 ordinary shares (33.5%) to 12,031,210 ordinary shares (36.46%).

Minara Resources have agreed to enter into a joint venture with Halcyon to explore for nickel sulphides at the Bardoc Project.

Has secured its first military repair contract for the use of its “Dry Underwater Welding Technology” at Garden Island.

This fact sheet explains what is a valid tax invoice for claiming a GST credit and what you need to do to have a tax invoice decision reviewed.