Staff Reporters

THE seasonally adjusted number of short-term visitor arrivals to Australia increased by 8,200 (1.9 per cent) to 440,900 between June and July.

Executive coach Jenny Strachan to speak at Leadership Skills for Women, November 11-12 at the Mercure Hotel.

UBS Nominees Pty Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

Amp Ltd decreased its relevant interest from 11,491,072 ordinary shares (10.4%) to 10,359,321 ordinary shares (9.38%).

Lodged response to ASX query.

The Loans Cafe has beaten 1,800 nominations from around Australia to win the Most Effective Internet Presence prize at the Australian Mortgage Awards.

GLOBAL Wind Partners, a private investment trust, has invested $45 million to acquire a 75 per cent shareholding in the Alinta wind farm near Geraldton.

KIM Snowball has been appointed national director social outreach and advocacy at St John of God Healthcare.

FOX Resources has reached an in principle agreement to raise $2.48 million from institutional and sophisticated investors through a share placement at 58 cents a share.

Proposed code: MALIssue price: $0.20Principal activities: Exploration and development of mineral sands.

Consortium Capital Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 9,000,000 ordinary shares (8.97%).

121,333 fully paid ordinary shares will be released from escrow on 24 September 2004 and 14,667 fully paid ordinary shares on October 3.

Has acquired Engineering and Fastening Supplies Ltd In New Zealand .

General meeting will be held at the Celtic Club, 48 Ord Street, West Perth at 11.30am, October 5. 

IN a vital ruling for the resources sector, the full bench of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission has found that industrial agreements relating to the Bayu-Darwin Pipel

HOMEOWNERS’ expenditure on renovations could be artificially inflating property prices in some areas, according to Roy Weston Group CEO Geoff Baldwin.

Bakers DelightWe have some existing bakeries for sale in metropolitan areas. Woodlands - $320,000

Australian Foreign Minister the Hon.

Proposed code: PRUIssue price: $0.20Principal activities: Gold exploration

Packer & Co Ltd decreased its relevant interest from 5,553,946 ordinary shares (7.3%) to 4,290,567 ordinary shares (5.6%).

Has signed a four-year exclusive agreement with Japan Medical Equipment and Consulting Company Co. Ltd of Tokyo, for the distribution of ReCell® into Japan.

Agreement has been reached with Bolnisi Gold NL to purchase all of the issued shares in Bolnisi Logistics Pty Ltd which company holds a 50% interest in the

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SENIOR Qantas executive Robert Gurney has been appointed to Tourism Western Australia’s board of commissioners.

DEGREY Mining has moved to quash press speculation that it is selling some of its mineral assets.

Gambling debts force former minister out

Central Exchange Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 5,754,465 ordinary shares (5.737%).

Has completed its merger with the Neville Smith Group.

A heads of agreement is being developed for the acquisition by the Rotondella Group of companies of the shares owned by Vernon Grey Egerton-Warburton, his companies and related pa

Together with AMEC has won a multi-million dollar contract from ConocoPhillips to provide operations and maintenance (O&M) services for the Bayu-Undan development, South East

AT the recent Franchise Council of Australia National Conference, Professor Lorelle Fraser released Griffith University’s 2004 Franchise Survey.  This snap shot of franchising in