Staff Reporters

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

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

Superbly presented 80 seat coffee lounge in rapidly expanding area. Consistently appeared in Top 5 Best Performing Outlets in centre. Very high G.P. (73.5%). Recently refurbished.

Proposed code: ENB, Issue price: $0.25, Principal activities: energy development., Corporate: Reginald Gillard (chairman), Mark Babidge (managing director), Thomas Goh (director), Peter Woods (company

John Corcoran & Associates became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 7,065,500 ordinary shares (8.76%),

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.

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

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)

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%),

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 To

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

YEARS of experience in the transport sector stood Heather Jones in good stead when she decided to establish Success Transport in 2004.

STEWART Washer is involved in the biotechnology industry at the exciting time when convergence has occurred between medicine and agriculture.

Sydney-based Minerals Corporation Ltd said there is a “95 per cent probability” that it will proceed with a $100 million kaolin project near Northam, which will create about 100 permanent jobs.