Staff Reporters

Commonwealth Bank Of Australia increased its relevant interest from 3,585,863 ordinary shares (6.04%) to 4,419,047 ordinary shares (7.45%).

Perpetual Trustees Australia Ltd decreased its relevant interest from 13,347,534 ordinary shares (8.52%) to 11,635,822 ordinary shares (7.42%).

Geoff Balfe has been appointed an executive director at Midas Resources Limited.

1,600,000 ordinary shares will be released from escrow on August 28.

Melewar Steel Ventures Ltd have been issued with 27 million shares in Gindalbie at 12.5 cents per share, raising $3.375 million.

A RESULT earlier this year in the High Court of Australia over an appeal concerning the duties owed by liquor suppliers to their bar customers (Cole v South Tweed Heads Rugby Leag

Californian Air Resources Board, chairman, Dr Alan Lloyd; Toyota Motor Corporation, general manager - Fuel Cell Commercialisation Conference of Japan, Hideaki Akamatsu; Chinese Ac

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

Zapac Pty Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 7,135,590 ordinary shares (18.06%).

Australia And New Zealand Banking Group Ltd increased its relevant interest from 4,027,990 ordinary shares (5.78%) to 5,121,039 ordinary shares (7.29%).

BERT Beevers has been appointed acting managing director of Central West TAFE.

Tribune Resources NL has appointed Dr John Andrews and Gordon Sklenka as directors.

Has contracted to purchase an 800 hectare land parcel in the semi rural suburb of Brigadoon, 30km east of Perth, for approximately $5.2 million.

Explains the characteristics of a harm prevention charity, provides examples and outlines the concessions relevant to harm prevention charities.

STRAITS Resources has announced a $6.5 million after tax profit for the first half of 2004.

PERTH businessman Dean Scook has pleaded not guilty to 279 charges of market manipulation brought against him by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.

Proposed code: AXCIssue price: $0.20Principal activities: Gold explorer

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

Entrust Private Wealth Management Pty Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 4,094,500 ordinary shares (10.57%).

Viking Investments Ltd decreased its relevant interest from 9,610,557 ordinary shares (16.03%) to 8,453,201 ordinary shares (14.1%).

Nicola Seaton has been appointed joint company secretary at FTR Holdings Limited.

100,000 partly paid contributing shares will be released from escrow on August 27 and 737,143 fully paid ordinary shares will be released from escrow on August 28.

A general meeting will be held at 11am, September 17 at South of Perth Yacht Club (Heritage Room), Coffee Point, Canning Beach Road, Western Australia.

Gibbs Street Primary School – FencingSouthern Cross Holdings (WA) Pty Ltd  $72,626.40

CAPE Leeuwin Lighthouse has been given a $65,500 Western Australian Government grant aimed at boosting tourism amenities and attracting more investment to the region.

THE northern prawn fishery is neither stable nor realising its full economic potential, according to a recent report by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economic

T.P. Futures Pty Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 2,000,000 ordinary shares (5.06%).

Commonwealth Bank Of Australia increased its relevant interest from 64,204,657 ordinary shares (7.47%) to 73,137,963 ordinary shares (8.51%).

Resource Mining Corporation Limited has appointed Warwick Davies as director, following the resignation of Anthony Hamilton.

Timetable to conduct of proceedings agreed but no final hearing date fixed as yet.

PROPOSALS to grant limited ongoing class order licensing relief for certain securitisation entities have been released.