Staff Reporters

Encouraging more occupiers and owners to vote doesn’t necessarily mean more democracy.

ROBERT Evans has been named head of the Curtin Graduate School of Business.

Engineering and infrastructure company GRD has changed its status from a No Liability (NL) company to a Limited company.

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

Australian Nickel Investments Pty Ltd & Western Areas NL became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 7,827,586 ordinary shares (17.0%).

3,000,000 fully paid ordinary shares will be released from escrow on 21 November 2004.

Lodged response to ASX query.

1. Revenue Laws Amendment (Tax Relief) Bill 2004 and Revenue Laws Amendment (Tax Relief) Bill (No.2) 2004 – cognate debate. All remaining stages;

Multimedia and software developer PIVoD Technologies has signed a major deal with the Ontario Science Centre in Toronto to provide technology to a $40 million project

TIM Turner has joined Questus Capital Group as commercial manager.He was previously State manager of Timbercorp Securities.

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

Commonwealth Bank Of Australia ceased to be a substantial shareholder.Carpathian Resources Ltd

Equity Trustees Ltd increased its relevant interest from 12,970,095 ordinary shares (10.63%). to 15,385,860 ordinary shares (12.39%).

Mcneil Nominees Pty Ltd decreased its relevant interest from 11,053,196 ordinary shares (10.627%). to 6,904,955 ordinary shares (5.61%).

Lodged response to ASX query.

We are currently updating our online services so that soon approved auditors will be able to lodge auditor contravention reports online via the Tax Agent or Business Portal.

BART Boaden has joined Fujitsu Australia as general manager for the western region.

COLLAPSED miner Deep Yellow appears to be back in business with corporate reconstruction specialists Ascent Capital entering into a deed of company arrangement with its administra

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

James W Hermiston  became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of  12,700,750 ordinary shares (5.28%)..

Strata Mining Corporation NL increased its relevant interest from 32,200,000 ordinary shares (4.5%). to 46,200,000 ordinary shares (6.45%).

125,000 fully paid ordinary shares will be released from escrow on 21 November 2004.

Lodged response to ASX query.

Have made a direct placement of 50 million shares at 2.8 cents per share to raise $1.4 million.

The Water Corporation and the Department of Agriculture have won the 2004 Premier’s Awards for Excellence in Public Sector Management for two projects tackling the environmen

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.