Staff Reporters

WHEN the share price of a stock has already risen 67 per cent over 12 months it is a brave investor who imagines that there is much more fuel in the tank.

The Securities Institute is conducting a Biotechnology Showcase Luncheon featuring four of Western Australia's most prominent biotechnology companies, at the Parmelia Hilton Hotel o

Proposed code: TSV Issue price: $0.20 Principal activities: Transport maintenance

8/1/04 Parmelia Pty Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 4,447,366 ordinary shares

21-Jan-04

Game comes with big cost

LOCAL consultants Renee Harrap (top) and Tarmianne Marshall (below) have been appointed chairwoman and vice chairwoman of Young Guns, a special interest group for public relations p

Variety WA is an events-based charity that has set itself the task of improving the quality of life of Western Australia's sick, disabled and disadvantaged children while keeping th

E-COMMERCE and multimedia firm Global iQ, which has carved out a niche by developing hand-held technology for use by property managers in the real estate industry, is now hatching p

19/1/04 Salim Cassim ceased to be a substantial shareholder

15/1/04 Farooq Khan increased its relevant interest from 7,008,411 ordinary shares (17.997%) to 7,419,323 ordinary shares (19.052%)

19-Jan-04

THE Australian Industrial Relations Commission has found that an employee who sent SMS messages of a sexual nature to a fellow employee was fairly dismissed.

Comings & Goings for WA's listed companies have been provided by the WA office of the Australian Stock Exchange.

The Kimberley Area Consultative Committee is conducting a workshop titled Negotiation Strategies – Winning the Best Deal, on Tuesday February 3, in the Kimberly township of Derby.

January 23 Austin Engineering Limited Proposed code: ANG Issue price: $0.20

20/1/04 AMP Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 8,694,124 ordinary shares (5.66%)

14/1/04 Investika Ltd decreased its relevant interest from 363,507,839 ordinary shares (15.36%) to 314,420,677 ordinary shares (13.28%)

A General Meeting will be held at The Celtic Club, 48 Ord Street, West Perth, Western Australia, on Thursday, 19 February 2004 at 10.00am.

DAVID Webster, formerly a member of ProMet Engineers senior management team has joined Fortescue Metals Group as head of project development.

GME Resources is in the box seat to buy the 62 per cent interest in NiWest Limited that it does not already own from the receivers and managers of Western Metals Limited.

Proposed code: CAS Issue price: $0.20 Principal activities: Gold and base metal explorer

15/1/04 Fast Scout Ltd increased its relevant interest from 7,008,411 ordinary shares (17.997%) to 7,419,323 ordinary shares (19.052%)

16-Jan-04 Has settled the purchase by Mincor of the 24% joint venture interests of its fellow participants in the Miitel Joint Venture.

PUBLIC comment is sought on a report reviewing the Business Enterprise Centre Network.

DAVE Favell has joined Mt Pleasant-based PCT Engineers as business manager.Mr Favell has been in Singapore for the past four years working for a multinational company as project

Top Gun Training Systems, chief executive officer, Wayne Berry; Former World Champion Marathon Swimmer, Shelly Taylor-Smith; Marketing guru, Winston Marsh; Human Development Consult

MARK Gibberd has been named the inaugural head of Curtin University of Technology's Margaret River Centre for Wine Excellence.

19/1/04 James Arthur Wall and Mary Margaret Wall became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 11,269,464 ordinary shares (11.4%)

19/1/04 Clough Engineering Ltd decreased its relevant interest from 20,807,385 ordinary shares (23.02%) to 15,807,385 ordinary shares (13.78%)

23-Jan-04

DUBAI-BASED airline Emirates has appointed Richard Vaughan to take the position of senior vice president for east Asia and Australasia, replacing Keith Longstaff.