Staff Reporters

BELMONT Business Enterprise Centre manager Carol Hanlon has won the National Business Enterprise Award for the Best National BEC Manager.

THE battle for market dominance in the local travel magazine market will now be fought out by two players after Eyezon, the publisher of Postcards WA magazine, announced it will s

EMMA Nicholas has joined The Marketing Mix’s South West operation as a graphic designer.

Queensland Premier the Hon Peter Beattie to speak at Queensland’s Success Story – the Peter Beattie Formula, October 29 at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA Function Centre.

Nm Rothschild Australia Holdings Pty Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

AN Enquiry by Design forum is to be held in Port Hedland over the last weekend in October to allow residents to share their vision for the town with Western Australia’s top planni

Takeover offer for all the shares in Phosphate Resources Ltd has been extended  to 29 October 2004.

Lodged response to ASX query

WEST Australian Metals has signed a memorandum of understanding with Asthamstop Limited governing WAM’s investment to assist with the development of a natural asthma remedy.

Proposed code: WGMIssue price: $0.20Principal activities: Gold, nickel, copper and platinum exploration.

Australian Pensioners Fund Pty Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 3,000,000 ordinary shares (7.127%).

Ferrara Holdings Pty Ltd increased its substantial interest from 50,000,000 ordinary shares (11.39%) to  71,221,207 ordinary shares (16\%).

Has commenced proceedings in the Supreme Court of Western Australia which will be heard on Tuesday, 12 October 2004

TIMBERCORP’S forestry management has been awarded international certification by the Forest Stewardship Council following a 12-month assessment of the company’s operations in West

THE Australian Tax Office has lodged a writ for $372,000 against Joanne De Hollander almost two months after it discontinued a winding up motion against a company of which she is

EMMA Groves has joined Macquarie Financial Serivces as a strategic financial planner.Ms Groves was formerly with Plan B Financial Services.

TIWEST and the Billinue Aboriginal Community have celebrated 10 years of commercial partnership.

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

Smoking ban in WA Pubs and Clubs Inevitable

Deutsche Bank AG decreased its substantial interest from 11,850,631 ordinary shares (6.31%) to 11,500,000 ordinary shares (5.22%).

Lodged response to ASX query

EXPORTERS and investors could benefit from new alliance between Australia’s export credit agency and Zurich Emerging Markets Solutions, according to the Export Finance Insurance C

 RCR Tomlinson has bought the Stelform Engineering Group for $6.85 million, to be split $5.48 million in cash and the rest in RCR shares.

Over Monday November 8 to Wednesday November 10 The Australian Institute of Export will hold International Trade Essentials at its Brisbane Street office.

Ashdon Nominees Pty Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 30,400,000 ordinary shares (8.01%).

Western Australian Egg Marketing Board increased its substantial interest from 1,756,721 ordinary shares (10.4%) to 2,328, 149 ordinary shares (12%).

Has formed a strategic alliance with AngloGold Ashanti Ltd in relation to its Philippines tenements.

Amcom Telecommunications Ltd

AN Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has found, in a draft decision, that the price Telstra charges its competitors for access to its copper lines to be unreasonable.