Staff Reporters

StateWest Credit Society Ltd announced its results for the half-year ending December 31 2005, with an after tax profit of $473,000 recorded on revenues of $18.8 million.

ASIC has taken legal action against Fortescue Metals Group Ltd and its CEO Andrew Forrest alleging misleading and deceptive conduct and failure to comply with its continuous disclosure obligations.

The State Government will provide $3.1 million in funding through the Small Business Development Corporation as part of a state-wide small business initiative.

Sydney-based IC2 Global Limited has shifted sights from the telco product arena to agree to farm into an iron ore project held by one of Vladimir Nikolaenko's private company's near Mount Magnet in Western Australia.

BankWest has appointed trade finance banker Wayne Harper as WA State Manager for International Trade.

THE value of Australia’s iron ore exports, almost all of which come from Western Australia, is forecast to jump by more than 26 per cent to $18 billion in 2006-07, replacing metallurgical coal as the

Excellent plant and well organised under management. Plenty of scope and space to expand.

Proposed code: GLA, Issue price: $0.20, Principal activities: nickel, gold and uranium explorer., Corporate: John Palermo (director), Mark O’ Malley (director), John Hills (director), Douglas Cunningh

Redstar Resources Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 4,781,250 ordinary shares (7.65%),

Redmont Resources Pty Ltd and Stuart John Cuthbert became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 6,600,000 ordinary shares (12.54%),

Isaiah Sixty Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 4,525,000 ordinary shares (6.44%) to 4,600,000 ordinary shares (6.55%),

Received acceptances for 92.89% of Safe Effect Technologies International Ltd ordinary shares.,

Has entered into an agreement with the Martu PBC, the Western Desert Lands Aboriginal Corporation , that deals with the with exploration activity over Reward’s Lake Disappointment potash project tenem

Advised the receipt of the non-refundable deposit of 600,000 euros from Kalvinit Oy, in accordance with the Pampalo Gold Project sale agreement.

ASIC has announced relief to assist listed companies in measuring and reporting director and executive remuneration in their annual reports.

to Samson Oil & Gas Ltd. The companies’ contact details remain the same.

KYLIE Bartle achieved her dream of showing people the incredible billion-year-old Kimberley wilderness in a relaxed atmosphere when her boat, The Kimberley Escape, was launched in March 2000.

KEITH John has been a major player in the state’s debt recovery sector for more than a decade.

HILLSIDE is a co-founding partner of the supply chain alliance known as WA Q Lamb, which has been recognised as the most successful supply chain alliance “from paddock to plate” in the Australian lamb

Timothy Turner (left), partner of Hewitt Turner & Gelevitis Accountants, has been appointed as chairman of the Perth Fashion Festival Advisory Board.

Proposed code: CRC, Issue price: $0.20, Principal activities: gold exploration, Corporate: Clive Jones (non-executive chairman), Peter van der Borgh (managing director), George Lazarou (non-executive

Proposed code: LBT, Issue price: $0.20 , Principal activities: development of technology for use in the automation of microbiology laboratory processing., Corporate: Lusia Guthrie (managing director),

RMB International (Dublin) Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 3,620,000 ordinary shares (8.55%),

Alliance WA Pty Ltd, The Toad Group Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 51,220,604 ordinary shares (12.79%) to 51,605,699 ordinary shares (12.88%),

AMP Ltd decreased its relevant interest from 31,680,152 ordinary shares (11.92%) to 31,353,850 ordinary shares (9.87%),

Has signed an Agreement in Principle with the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago to build a world-class 341,000 metric-tons-per-year aluminum smelter (mtpy) in the Cap-de-Ville area in

Dyesol Ltd - 17-Feb-06

Announced a placement and a proposed early exercise of June 2006 options amounting to an $8.9 million capital raising to underpin an accelerated exploration, feasibility and pre-development program du

Dr Victor Hugo has been appointed as executive general manager sales and marketing for Iluka Resources Ltd. Dr Hugo was most recently the company’s general manager sales and marketing.

I’M at the final chapter of answering this email from a reader: “I have a personal question for you that may help other subscribers deal with the ups and downs of being in the sales profession.

GARDEN Gurus is a vertically integrated and specialised garden communications company, producing a range of products including TV, newspapers, books, radio program and consultants on improving all asp

EXECUTIVE director of Professional Public Relations, Paul Niardone, lists the company he founded as his proudest and most significant achievement.