Staff Reporters

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

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

DEVELOPER Port Bouvard Limited has reported a reduction in revenues and profits for the six months to December 31 2004.

China received the seal of approval as a centre for investment from then Western Australian Premier Richard Court on a visit to the country, this week 10 years ago.

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 %)

Credit Suisse First Boston Holdings increased its relevant interest from 14,699,905 ordinary shares (8.36%) to 16,794,016 ordinary shares (9.55%)

Paradice Cooper Investors Pty Ltd decreased its relevant interest from 1,280,231 ordinary shares (6.55%) to 1,058,561 ordinary shares (5.35%)

Advise that the escrow period for 825,000 ordinary shares will expire on 25 February 2005.

Has acquired Saramaki and Vuonos copper deposits in Finland.

A placement of 5,486,395 fully paid ordinary shares has been arranged by D J Carmichael Pty Ltd to raise $274,320.

CONTRACTING companies Monadelphous and Macmahon have reaped the benefits of the current boom in resources and infrastructure spending, with both companies doubling half-year net p

Trevor Eastwood is to retire as a director of Qantas after nearly 10 years on the airline's board.

CURTIN FM's Brendon Moylan has mobilised WA country music fans to raise $14,000 for victims of the tsunami disaster.

Proposed code: DRKIssue price: $0.20Principal activities: Gold and silver exploration.

Investors Mutual Ltd

Credit Suisse First Boston Australia

Have arranged the placement of 2.4 million ordinary fully paid shares at an issue price of $0.65 per share to raise $1.56 million.

Construction of two single detached houses _ GeraldtonMTG Builders            $300,873 

THE Shire of Shark Bay this week started construction of a $7.5 million world heritage interpretive centre.

Riverboat GamblerPrice: $550,000

Sirolli Institute chief executive officer Ernesto Sirolli, National Economics Melbourne principal economist Dr Craig Shepherd, and Austrade chief economist Tim Harcourt to speak a