Staff Reporters

Integrated Tree Cropping Ltd increased its relevant interest from 41,435,141 ordinary shares to 42,260,334 ordinary shares

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Information to assist tax agents in downloading ELS reports into Excel or other spreadsheet programs.

Vasse Middle School – Architectural ServicesHassell Pty Ltd            $832,150

Listed telco Datafast Telecommunications has continued its run of acquisitions with the announcement it has bought the businesses of the Melbourne-based Affinity ISP Group.

PETER Gazzard has been appointed general manager of Olympia Resources to supervise the completion of feasibility studies on two of its projects and to bring both projects into pro

Former captain of the Wallabies Nick Farr-Jones AM, founder of the Extreme Group Alistair Gosling, Cricket Australia chief executive officer James Sutherland, National Basketball

Proposed code: BONIssue price: $0.25Principal activities: Diamond exploration.

Barclays Group  became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 8,085,310  ordinary shares (5.11%).

Perpetual Trustees Australia Ltd decreased its relevant interest from 16,777,772 ordinary shares (14.32%). to 15,451,032 ordinary shares (13.19%).

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The Tax Office collected an extra $4.7 billion in revenue in 2003-04 as a result of its increased compliance activity.

A timely reminder to those seeking to use information from share registers for marketing purposes has come from the administration of Sons of Gwalia.

Cougar Metals NL has changed its registered office and principal place of business to: 

QR Sciences Limited is the target of a takeover. However, that takeover is being conducted by its parent QR Sciences Holdings Limited.

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

Bodie Investments Pty Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

Equity Trustees Ltd increased its relevant interest from 5,384,860 ordinary shares (6.788%). to 6,454,860 ordinary shares (8.104%).

50,000 fully paid shares will be released from escrow on the 17th of November 2004.

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Has entered into a three year contract with Iluka Resources Ltd to coordinate and manage Iluka's offsite equipment repairs and maintenance in RCR's workshops.

THE City of Gosnells has won the 2004 Alcoa Leadership Award in the Local Government Best Practice Awards.

Federal Government changes to the insurance market have helped medical indemnity insurer MDA National Group more than double its after-tax surplus and its net assets.

MARK Stewart has been appointed curator of Murdoch University’s art collection.

PERTH law firm Deacons has been awarded the Senses Foundation’s Teresa Way Award for its contribution to blind and deafblind Western Australians.

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

Queensland Investment  Corporation became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 5,008,206 ordinary shares (5.13%).

Savoy Mgmt Pty Ltd decreased its relevant interest from 1,197,000 ordinary shares (8.19%). to 915,220 ordinary shares (6.26%).

Has declined to declare unacceptable circumstances exist in relation to the affairs of Emperor Mines.

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