Staff Reporters

Rivkin Financial Services Ltd has commenced proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia to restrain Sofcom, Fast Scout and Altera Capital from exercising rights held by them as

A General Meeting will be held at the The Celtic Club Inc, Level 1, 48 Ord Street, West Perth, Western Australia on August 16 at 9am                             

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Murray Ward has been appointed Executive Director of Stirling Products Ltd.

On Thursday August 12 at the Cottesloe Civic Centre the Events Industry Association of WA will hold a workshop about how to raise sponsorship and how to better work in the sponsor

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Durban Roodepoort Deeps Ltd increased its relevant interest from 42,436,089 ordinary shares (37.49%) to 43,730,852 ordinary shares (38.07%).

Equity Trustees Ltd decreased its relevant interest from 10,528,758 ordinary shares (9.3%) to 7,028,758 ordinary shares (6.21%).

Has signed a heads of  agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of Veritel Australia Pty Ltd.

The Companies Auditors and Liquidators Disciplinary Board has suspended the registration of Perth auditor Alan Robert Crawford as a registered company auditor for six months.

 has resigned from the board of directors at Afminex Ltd.

WA Business News is listing the key players in Perth's professional areas over the next few months, starting with accounting.

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Challenger Financial Services Group Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 131,068,000 ordinary shares (5.84%).

Optus Networks Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 336,762,359 ordinary shares (66.10%) to 344,342,090 ordinary shares (67.59%).

Has signed a memorandum of understanding for a six month option over the former Marian Gold Mine with Vulcan Industrial and Mining Corporation.                

A meeting will be held at 10am  on August 14  at the Celtic Club, 48 Ord Street, West Perth.     

http://ato.gov.au/distributor.asp?doc=/content/41012.htmPublished: July 14 2004

Philip Rees has resigned as a director of Rockeby biomed Limited.

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

Federal quarantine agency Biosecurity Australia (BA) has again extended the comment period for the revised draft import risk analysis (IRA) report for bananas from the Philippines

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 Durban Roodepoort Deeps Ltd increased its relevant interest from 41,439,139 ordinary shares (36.61%) to 42,436,089 ordinary shares (37.49%).

Paradice Cooper Investors Pty Ltd decreased its relevant interest from 8,500,000 ordinary shares (9.46%) to 8,583,993 ordinary shares (8.26%).

Has finalised a deal with Placer Dome Asia Pacific Ltd to acquire a 100% interest in Placer's Castle Hill Project, located 35 kilometres north of Coolgardie in Western Australia a

Industrial waste removal company WA Bins has successfully obtained an order from the Supreme Court of Western Australia to prevent a competitor using the mark "A WA Bins&quot

Grant Morahan has been appointed the inaugural Diabetes Research Foundation Professor of Research at the University of Western Australia.

Joy Hewitt has joined EqiTX as chief commercialisation officer, a newly-created position within the biotechnology company.

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National Australia Bank Ltd Group  ceased to be a substantial shareholder.