Staff Reporters

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.

LINDY Hume and Peter Gilmour have joined the EventsCorp Advisory Committee.

FURTHERING its tilt at the South African platinum market, Platinum Australia has signed an agreement to acquire an interest in a third project in the platinum rich continent.

Proposed code: UKDIssue prices: $0.20Principal activities: Diamond and nickel exploration.

Commonwealth Bank Of Australia  became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 4,773,749  ordinary shares (5.02%).

Commonwealth Bank Of Australia decreased its relevant interest from 15,022,639 ordinary shares (6.11%). to 12,549,558 ordinary shares (5.10%).

5,924,171  fully paid ordinary shares will be released from escrow on 20 November 2004.

Lodged response to ASX query.

Announced a successful capital raising for $5 million under a placement of convertible notes through Azure Capital.

Manufacture and Installation of the Smart Card Processor (SCP) Post

The $32 million contract for construction of the first three stations on the Southern Suburbs Railway line has been awarded to John Holland Pty Ltd.

Manufacturing/DistributionPrice:  $650,000 including stock

On Tuesday November 23 CPA Australia will hold Western Resources 2004 – Finance and Business Management Strategies for Sustainable Growth, at the Parmelia Hilton.

Redbrook Nominees Pty Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

Commonwealth Bank Of Australia changed its relevant interest from 54,576,767 ordinary shares (17.44%). to 55,176,767 ordinary shares (17.63%).