Staff Reporters

Macmahon Holdings Ltd announced a record after tax profit of $11.7 million for the half year ended 31 December 2005, an increase of 107 per cent on the (AIFRS adjusted) result for the same period in 2

AND if you want to sample the top two resorts, Indigo Travel has a special Aman Bali Experience package.

LOCAL landscape architecture firm Arbor Vitae has merged with Australian-owned planning and design firm HASSELL.

Provides a comprehensive range of magazines, cards and stationery. The licensed operations are two of the most recognised and respected franchises in Western Australia.

Proposed code: ENB, Issue price: $0.25, Principal activities: energy development.

Eley Griffiths Group Pty Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 6,843,127 ordinary shares (5.02%)

Kolmar Ltd changed its relevant interest from 29,402,267 ordinary shares (15.8%) to 24,402,267 ordinary shares (13.1%)

Has acquired an additional 30% interest in the Kariba Uranium Project increasing its interest to 100% of the Project.

Investment bodies lodging annual investment income reports also need to complete quarterly TFN/ABN reports. http://ato.gov.au/distributor.asp?doc=/content/66399.htm Published: February 10 2006

The Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts has appointed Amy Barrett-Lennard as its new director.

Taylor Woodings is a chartered accounting and corporate services firm specialising in business review and recovery, insolvency management, strategic workout advice and turnaround management assignment

THE Note loves a good question and answer session for lunchtime speakers and the Committee of Economic Development of Australia’s presentation of newly installed premier Alan Carpenter last week did n

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Nationwide importer of dining, bedding, office, cafe & outdoor furniture & accessories.

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),

Robert Gordon Butchart ceased to be a substantial shareholder

M&G Investment Management Ltd increased its relevant interest from 10,655,304 ordinary shares (7.04%) to 16,641,304 ordinary shares (8.55%)

Prospectus to raise $2.2m by the issue of 14,700,000 shares at 15 cents has closed over subscribed.

A General Meeting will be held at The Celtic Club, 48 Ord Street, West Perth, at 10 am on Wednesday, 15th March 2006.

If you pay interest, dividends or royalties to non-residents, you may be required to withhold amounts from those payments.

Bennett & Co and Phillips Fox Perth are now Lavan Legal. The law firm’s new address is: The Quadrant, 1 William Street, Perth 6000

Telstra will drastically slash the number of public pay phones in country towns and capital cities as it accelerates a cost-cutting drive to offset rapidly declining revenue from traditional businesse

“INDUSTRIAL conglomerate Wesfarmers Ltd yesterday strongly defended its growth strategy…”. Do these words sound familiar?

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Recent completion of a larger shop in more strategic location, and large upgrade of the shopping centre. 11 year profit history.

Proposed code: CTP, Issue price: $0.20, Principal activities: oil and gas exploration.

Commonwealth Bank of Australia became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 6,641,008 ordinary shares (8.57%)

Rochester No 39 Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 1,351,937 ordinary shares (7.18%) to 1,514,412 ordinary shares (8.043%)

Has been able to agree terms to increase from 12.5% to 20% its interest in the Sugarloaf Prospect, which has the potential to host several trillion cubic feet of gas

Provides an update on our progress in the area of small business debt and outlines some new strategies we are testing to bring debt levels down.

Hawaiian Management’s chief executive officer, Russell Gibbs, has become a councillor of the WA chapter of the Australian Business Arts Foundation (AbaF).

WESTERN Australia’s resources development and energy minister, Colin Barnett, announced the Argyle diamond mine in the state’s Kimberley region will be powered by the Ord Hydro-electricity scheme from