Staff Reporters

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.

A PHASE IIa clinical trial of eight patients at Singapore General Hospital has showed that pSivida's BrachySil product is safe and effectively reduces tumours.

Proposed code: ESSIssue price: $0.25

Portfolio Partners Ltd increased its substantial interest from 4,350,336 ordinary shares (7.33%) to 5,328,536 ordinary shares (8.98%).

Has successfully undertaken a placement of eight million new shares at an issue price of $0.25 each, raising $2 million.

Agreement has been reached with Reliance Mining Ltd for Titan to purchase Reliance's gold rights and title to the Munda lease for $500,000.

Annual General Meeting will be held at Park Hyatt Melbourne, 1 Parliament Square, (Off Parliament Place), East Melbourne Victoria 3002 at 11am on November 25.

Has reached agreement with Montagu Stockbrokers Pty Ltd to place 6,700,000 ordinary fully paid shares with a one for two option entitlement (20c exercise 30 June 2007 expiry) at a

DEVELOPER Luke Saraceni says a building on the recently purchased Raine Square site will probably go no higher than eight to 10 storeys due to the size of the site.

 ROHAN Dwyer has joined NOVA 93.7 as client director.

National Occupational Health and Safety Commission Australia chief executive officer Robin Stewart-Crompton and National Saftey Council of Australia chief executive officer Eric C

Aileandonan Investments Pty Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

Perpetual Trustees Australia Ltd increased its substantial interest from 8,199,002  ordinary shares (5.97%) to 10,117,319 ordinary shares (7.36%).

Has finalised a deal with Placer Dome to earn a 100% interest in Placer's West Kalgoorlie Project.

Annual General Meeting will be held at 3pm on November 24 at The Western Australian Club,101 St George's Terrace, Perth.

Annual General Meeting will be held on November 10 at 10am (WST) at the ground floor, The Chifley on the Terrace, 185 St Georges Terrace, Perth.

A team of Curtin University of Technology students has been named world champions at the 2004 Students in Free Enterprise World Cup at the weekend.

PETER Beaton is the new CEO of not-for-profit organisation Westcare.

On 30 September 2004 75,000 ordinary shares are due for release from escrow.

Acquisition  of P's38/2444-2445 (MLA 38/562) has been settled for the issue of 1 million MEE shares to Oxiana.

The soap opera that has become Durban Roodeport Deep's takeover of Fijian gold miner Emperor Mines has hit another snag with three Emperor shareholders crying foul to the takeover

The Australian Olive Association will hold its National Olive Industry Conference over Wednesday October 27 to Saturday October 30 at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre.

A placement of 3,092,161 fully paid ordinary shares in the Company at a price of $0.80 per share, raising $2,473,728.80 has been made.

Travellers leaving Perth and heading interstate or overseas will be able to vote at the airport before election day, Saturday October 9.