Staff Reporters

Through its wholly-owned subsidiary QRSciences Corporation, it has finalised a transaction for the acquisition of up to 27.4% of Spectrum San Diego Incorporated

General Meeting will be held 14 Energy Street, Malaga on 24 March 2006 at 10:00 am

KPMG partner, Jason Berry, has returned to the Perth practice, building on his five years as partner with KPMG in Sydney.

HENDERSON-BASED ship builder Austal Ltd recorded a half-yearly net profit of $18.6 million, down 11.5 per cent on the same period last year.

THE Pharmacy 777 and Pharmacy Health Group is a leader in Western Australia's retail pharmacy sector with its focus on customer service and a commitment to providing complete health solutions.

BRETT Martin's Trailcraft group of companies manufactures aluminium trailer boats, boat trailers and caravans and sells them through five of his own retail stores and 27 independently owner retail out

AMONG Michael Woodley's most significant achievements is the development of Juluwarlu, an Indigenous operated organisation that is a central point of access for all Australians to learn about Aborigin

Proposed code: CHN, Issue price: $0.20, Principal activities: gold exploration, Corporate: Andrew Bantock (executive chairman), John McIntyre (executive director), Tim Goyder (non-executive director)

CRUDE oil from the Cliff Head joint venture, the first offshore field in the Perth Basin to go into production, will begin flowing into the new $6.4 million unloading facility at BP's Kwinana oil refi

Stemcor Australia Pty Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder,

Dominant Holdings AG became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 18,000,000 ordinary shares (6.1%),

Futuris Corporation Ltd Ltd increased its relevant interest from 63,553,362 ordinary shares (23.64%) to 70,781,836 ordinary shares (26.28%),

British Empire Securities & General Trust PLC decreased its relevant interest from 11,110,000 ordinary shares (10.44%) to 10,450,000 ordinary shares (7.89%),

Has entered into an Agreement with Apache Corporation to supply the specialist subsea construction vessel "Normand Clipper" for an initial term of two years.

Integrated Tree Cropping Ltd - 20-Feb-06

Transaction Solutions International group has successfully raised £ 5.0m (approx A$12m) from UK based institutional investors in return for an 18.53% interest in TSI

Talent2 International has appointed Carole Doig to its executive recruitment business Talent2 People.

The Property Council of Australia is hosting its annual Shopping Centre Conference, March 16 at the Joondalup Resort.

IAN Goodenough believes successful business people are ordinary people who do extraordinary things. By that definition, Mr Goodenough is a success.

RICHARD Poulson says the most significant risk he has taken in nearly 20 years as an entrepreneur was establishing his first Morrison store in Fremantle in 2002.

Fast growing business. 2004 Net: $263,000. Started 5 years ago. Good reputation. Hands on business which is easy to run. Owner retiring or may consider a working partner.

State Treasurer Eric Ripper has flagged tax cuts in the May State Budget on the back of Western Australia's largest ever half-year budget surplus.

Proposed code: CTP, Issue price: $0.20, Principal activities: oil and gas exploration., Corporate: Henry Askins (non-executive chairman); John Heugh (managing director); Richard Faull (executive direc

Bluestar Resources Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 4,250,000 ordinary shares (6.80%),

Cootinggall Pty Ltd and John van der Meer became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 3,637,700 ordinary shares (6.91%),

FMR Corp increased its relevant interest from 4,972,497 ordinary shares (8.23%) to 6,662,547 ordinary shares (9.52%),

2,793,738 ordinary fully paid shares will be released from voluntary escrow on 1 March 2006.,

Has reached agreement to acquire its joint venture partner, thus moving to a 100% interest in the Yandera Copper-Molybdenum Project in the Madang Province of PNG, for a combination of A$3 million in c

Has signed a contract with a leading Japanese company for the sale of hardwood woodchips, to be exported from the Port of Albany in Western Australia.

Andy McIntyre, former Bankwest regional manager corporate and commercial, has joined finance broking business Crediflex as a partner.

THE Perth Convention Exhibition Centre has been recognised as the best facility of its kind in the country, winning the highly coveted ‘Meetings & Business Tourism' title at the 2005 Australian Touris

ONE of Brian Beresford's most significant business achievements was his appointment as director of GEM consulting in January 2004.