Staff Reporters

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

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

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%).

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.

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%).

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.