Staff Reporters

Is to acquire 100% of the outstanding shares in Inner Vision Biometrics Pty Ltd

Announced the placement of 10,000,000 fully paid ordinary shares at six cents per share

AWB Ltd managing director Andrew Lindberg to speak at an Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia breakfast, March 17 at the Kings Park Function Centre.

Monterrey Investment Management Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

Lomp P.L. increased its relevant interest from 20,639,412 ordinary shares (22.66%) to 9,673,048 ordinary shares (23.99%) due to 3-for-1 consolidation

Deutsche Bank AG decreased its relevant interest from 52,500,000 ordinary shares (6.11%) to 45,000,000 ordinary shares (5.00%)

Offer extended to 1 April 2005.

Announced placement of 40 million shares at 0.032 cents to clients of Bell Potter securities

THE Australian Hotels' Association WA has added two staff to its personnel.

The Western Australian Youth Music Association, founded in 1974, aims to offer quality musical experiences through unique performance and educational opportunities and to create a

Over Wednesday March 16 to Saturday March 19 the Tax Institute of Australia will hold its 20th national convention – Tax Unmasked – at the Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre

Proposed code: MMX

Deutsche Bank AG became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 8,107,323 ordinary shares ( 5.02%)

Cleveland Cliffs Australia P.L. increased its relevant interest from 7,025,783 ordinary shares (3.999%) to 7,185,601 ordinary shares (4.0899%)

FMR Corp decreased its relevant interest from 10,283,050 ordinary shares (9.84%) to 9,152,649 ordinary shares (8.76%)

Sale of Aspen's 50% interest in Aspen Financial Resources Ltd was completed on 18 February 2005

DEVELOPER Cedar Woods has sold 60 per cent of apartments in their Nautilus apartment development in Rockingham.

WOODSIDE Energy has awarded a front-end engineering contract for the development of the Angel gas field off Karratha.

Roger Stuart Clarke ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

Portfolio Partners Ltd increased its relevant interest from 26,276,266 ordinary shares (9.62%) to 34,474,017 ordinary shares (10.77%)

JP Morgan Chase & Co increased its relevant interest from 10,148,392 ordinary shares (5.15%) to 12,180,366 ordinary shares (6.18%)

IWL Broking Solutions Ltd is to make an Offer to acquire 100% of JDV Ltd's outstanding ordinary securities via an of market takeover bid

Agreement has been reached to settle outstanding litigation with a vendor and former director of EMAX.

General Meeting will be held at the Celtic Club, 48 Ord Street, West Perth, Western Australia 6005, at 9.30am on Monday, 21 March 2005

 THE Oilex board has chosen 25-year oil and gas veteran Dr Bruce McCarthy as their new managing director.

STYLE Plantation, a local producer of bamboo and regrowth timber has announced that its controlled joint venture, Anji Ya Feng Bamboo Products Company (AYF) in Anji, China has com

Minerals Council of Australia chief executive officer Mitchell Hooke to speak at Cultural Heritage and Native Title 2005, April 19 to 21 at the Duxton Hotel.

Proposed code: AIIIssue price: $0.25Principal activities: Base metal explorer.

IWL Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 17,959,668 ordinary shares (19.99 %)