Staff Reporters

Saracen Mineral Holdings Ltd 27-Oct-03 Merger with Polaris Metal NL not to proceed.

“I AM trying to find another big one,” prospector extraordinaire and reclusive gold player Mark Creasy says about his exploration plans

TONY Stefanoff is the new president of the Stirling Business Association.

24/10/03 - Brandrill Ltd Lim Asia Arbitrage Fund Inc ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

29/10/03 - Australian Growth Properties Ltd

23/10/03 - United Group Ltd

THE use of schemes of arrangement has attracted substantial criticism this year, particularly in relation to the takeovers of BankWest and MIM.

KENT Douglas has joined Robert Walters in Perth as a consultant in its information technology and communications division.

24/10/03 - Qpsx Ltd Challenger Financial Services Group ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

23/10/03 - Monadelphous Group Ltd

28-Oct-03 - Red 5 Ltd

WITH his customary swagger, Josh Pitt seems as quiet in person as his name is in the business world.

FOR the first time since 1986 an Advertising Federation of Australia Graduate Trainee Program placement has been advertised in Perth.

THE University of Notre Dame Australia has restructured its College of Law with two new appointments and the creation of a new school.

23/10/03 - Resolute Mining Ltd Equity Trustees Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 8,764,973 ordinary shares (5.33%)

24/10/03 - Lumacom Ltd

CORPORATE golf days have come a long way over the past decade. They are slick, professional and highly competitive, with numerous businesses and clubs chasing patronage.

ROWAN Johnston has been appointed as a principal consultant with SRK Consulting.

23/10/03 - Perilya Ltd Packer & Co. Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

29/10/03 - Iwl Ltd

28-Oct-03 - Exco Resources Taylor Collison Ltd has placed on a firm basis the $2,300,000 capital raising. The placement is closed fully subscribed.

HUMAN resource companies the Beilby Corporation and Tasker Correy have joined forces.

Tina McMeckan has been appointed as a non-executive director of Alinta Limited.

VRI Biomedical Ltd - 24/9/03 Australian Heritage Group Ltd Ceased to be a substantial shareholder

Pan Palladium Ltd - 17/10/03

Metex Resources - 22-Oct-03 Rights issue was closed oversubscribed by 20,063,711 shares worth $1,203,833.

Aquila Resources Ltd - 23-Oct-03

Dark Blue Sea Ltd Annual General Meeting will beheld at The Polo Club, 1 Eagle Street, Brisbane At 9.30 am on Thursday 27 November, 2003.

Haddington Resources Ltd

Red 5 Ltd Annual General Meeting will be held at The Celtic Club, 48 Ord Street, West Perth, Western Australia on Thursday, 27 November 2003 at 3.00pm.

WRF Securities Ltd

On Thursday November 6 the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia is running a seminar titled Avoiding Unfair Dismissals at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Centr