Staff Reporters

Sirolli Institute chief executive officer Ernesto Sirolli, National Economics Melbourne principal economist Dr Craig Shepherd, Hervey Bay City Council chief executive officer Leig

St Barbara Mines Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 15,412,081 ordinary shares (5.5%).

The Metal Group Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 42,000,000 ordinary shares (32.74%) to 105,827,000 ordinary shares (48.58%)

Has entered into an Underwriting Agreement to raise A$24,348,375.

Has earned an additional 10% interest in White Sands Petroleum by providing a $1 milliom loan taking its stake to 25%

Recent changes that affect self managed superannuation funds.http://ato.gov.au/distributor.asp?doc=/content/54065.htm

ASPEN Parks Property Fund has signed a joint venture with BHP Billiton to provide cabin accommodation in its Cooke Point Holiday Park in Port Hedland.

 THE council of the City of Perth has appointed Peter Monks to the newly-created position of Director of Planning and Development.

COMMUNITY television station Access 31 has been given a Lotterywest grant of more than $1 million to purchase equipment for six edit suites, six acquisition kits and a studio.

Proposed code: ZBBIssue price: $0.50Principal activities: Develops and manufactures distributed energy storage solutions.

Skin-Plex Laboratories Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 2,640,000 ordinary shares (6.779%) to 3,179,711 ordinary shares (8.165%)

Data Base Systems Ltd increased its relevant interest from 7,474,734 ordinary shares (19.194%) to 5,900,000 ordinary shares (15.151%)

600,000 options will be released from escrow on February 12 2005.

Lodged response to ASX query.

Annual General Meeting will be held at Royal Kings Park Tennis Club, Kings Park Road, West Perth on 4 March 2005 at 10.00 a.m. (WST).

WESTERN Australia's Multi Operator of the Year, as deemed by Mortgage Choice, is Mandurah franchisee Susan Mason.

Last week's comment piece from Professor Nick Forster wrongly listed the date he will be speaking a the WA Club

Former premier in the dock

WholesalePrice: $1.53 million plus stock

Senior research fellow at the University of South Australia Centre for Sleep Research Angela Baker and Klinge & Co global risk and business improvement manager Tilman Rasche t

Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 1,721,766 ordinary shares.

Mark Pallister increased his relevant interest from 26,640,006 (13.3%) to 27,125,306 ordinary shares (13.8%)

St Barbara Mines Ltd decreased its relevant interest from 161,254,367 ordinary shares (16.29%) to 86,075,000 ordinary shares (8.7%).

Aspen Parks has acquired the Island Gateway Caravan Park in Airlie Beach Queensland for $8.3 milliok.

THE Australian Securities and Investments Commission reports strong demand for Australian Financial Services licences but is warning against complacency.

OILEX managing director David Archibald has resigned.

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

TETHYAN Copper has completed the earn-in on all of its alliance partner BHP Billiton's 75 per cent interest in the H4 Starter Project at the Reko Diq Copper-Gold project in Pakist

Proposed code: ANOIssue price: $0.20Principal activities: Production of nanomaterials.

Farooq Khan increased his relevant interest from 2,640,000 ordinary shares (6.779%) to 3,179,711 ordinary shares (8.165%)

Fast Scout Ltd increased its relevant interest from 7,474,734 ordinary shares (19.194%) to 5,900,000 ordinary shares (15.151%).

$3,122,000 has been banked and 2,973,334 ordinary shares have been issued as a result of recent capital raising.