Staff Reporters

Brodrick Nominees Pty Ltd increased its substantial interest from 7,644,399 ordinary shares (6.05%) to 9,555,498 ordinary shares (6.92%).

Escrow period for 8,820,000 ordinary shares expires on October 20.

Annual General Meeting will be held at the Celtic Club, 48 Ord Street, West  Perth, Western Australia on November 11 at 11.30am WST

Adcorp will bolster its creative capabilities in the coming months through the acquisition of a local design outfit.

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On Thursday October 28 the Committee for Economic Development will host a presentation by Market Equity founder, chairman and chief executive Brent Stewart as part of its Entrepre

Queensland Investment Corporation became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 22,605,882 ordinary shares (5.21%).

Macquarie Bank Ltd decreased its substantial interest from 17,553,979 ordinary shares (12.33%) to 10,053,979 ordinary shares (7.06%).

Has signed a letter of intent with Currie Rose Resources Inc of Ontario, Canada whereby CUI has been  granted an exclusive option to earn up to a 70% interest in 3 project areas k

Annual General Meeting will be held at the Celtic Club, 48 Ord Street, West  Perth on November 5 at 11am.

Annual General Meeting will be held at the Parmelia Hilton Hotel, Mill Street, Perth on Wednesday, November 3 at 3pm.

WYALKATCHEM volunteer Jane Pooley has been named Wheatbelt Senior of the Year.

HAVING been known as WAYO for 30 years, the Western Australian Youth Orchestra will change its name in 2005 to the Western Australian Youth Music Association.

PETER Loughton has joined Edensilk as a consultant to advise small to medium-sized enterprises on how to increase revenue and profits.

Norwest Energy has entered into a heads of agreement and area of mutual interest with Nido Petroleum that paves the way for its entry into the North Sea.

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

Rand Mining NL increased its substantial interest from 1,881,000 ordinary shares (4.67%) to 2,441,000 ordinary shares (6.06%).

Present offer document for the placement of 60 million shares at an issue price of 0.7 cents each to raise $420,000.

Lodged response to ASX query.

A Meeting will be held at the Celtic Club, 48 Ord Street, West  Perth, Western Australia on October 27 at 10.30am WST.

William Frederick Harmer, of Mt Claremont, has been sentenced to two years jail after being found guilty in the Perth District Court of making materially misleading statements in

Joe Poprzeczny's recent commentary on the history of gas deregulation forgets to mention some key aspects of the deregulation of the gas industry he so vehemently criticises.

BRUCE van Rooyen has joined Wood & Grieve Engineers as a senior mechanical project engineer with a focus on hospital and environmentally sustainable design.

Over Wednesday October 27 and Thursday October 28 the Institute of International Research will hold the Australian Mine Safety Conference for 2004 at the Mercure Hotel.

452 Capital Pty Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

AMP Ltd increased its substantial interest from 14,956,042 ordinary shares (7.7%) to 17,080,543ordinary shares (8.3%).

Has executed two agreements with MetaMorphix, Inc of Savage, Maryland, US. 

Annual General Meeting will be held on November 10 at 10am (WST) at the Parmelia Hilton Hotel, Mill Street, Perth.

Annual General Meeting will be held at the Celtic Club, 48 Ord Street, West Perth, Western Australia on November 9 at 11am WST.

AJAHN Brahmavamso, known as Ajahn Brahm, has won Curtin University's highest honour the John Curtin Medal.