Staff Reporters

LOCAL copper and coal miner Straits Resources has announced its intention to buy back 50 per cent of shares in Tritton Resources, a company it used as a vehicle to spin out its NSW copper assets in 20

Alocit Group Limited has appointed Anne Tregonning as a non-executive director and Collin Visaggio as chief financial officer.

FOR the second consecutive year, Perth's business community has raised more than $100,000 to help Western Australians who are deaf-blind to better communicate with their loved ones.

Wood group ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

Acorn Capital Ltd increased its relevant interest from 5,399,082 ordinary shares (7.52%) to 10,230,674 ordinary shares (9.26%).

Announced the potential merger of Olea Australis Ltd and Premium Olive Managers Ltd, the operators of the Larenta Olives Project, would not proceed.

Aspen Diversified Property Fund has agreed to purchase an industrial property at Henderson, WA for $8.444 million.

Overview of the Integrity measure relating to the continuity of ownership test. NAT 5733 http://ato.gov.au/distributor.asp?doc=/content/18876.htm Published: May 31 2005

Aged care and housing group St Ives has appointed former Royal Australian Air Force Association chief Bob Bunney as general manager.

GIRALIA Resources has announced that it has amalgamated its West Pilbara tenement holdings with assets from private company, Guardian Resources, to form a new company to be called Red Hill Iron.

Proposed code: ABW Issue price: $0.20 Principal activities: Diamond exploration. Corporate: Send Fai Chan (chairman); Ross Kestel (non-executive director); John Terpu (non-executive director).

Gold 2000 Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 7,984,708 ordinary shares.

Sandstone Securities Pty Ltd decreased its relevant interest from 6,100,000 ordinary shares to 5,950,000 ordinary shares

OP Inc entered into an exclusivity agreement with Aera Energy LLC, covering a proposed joint exploration effort in the San Joaquin Basin, California.

Is to acquire the ALSTOM transport business in Australia and New Zealand for base purchase price of $A267.5 million.

Workshare sales director (Australia/New Zealand) Rebekah Lewis is presenting a breakfast seminar on Secure Document Compliance for Alphawest, June 9 at the QV1 Conference Centre.

FORMER director of research and development at Murdoch University, Paul D'Sylva, has joined PharmAust Limited as managing director (executive capacity) of the company's wholly owned subsidiary, Mimito

Law firm Allens Arthur Robinson has appointed three new lawyers to its Perth office.

Marks & Sands is a leading mid-sized law firm with 40 staff members.

Proposed code: WTR Issue price: $0.20 Principal activities: Expanding water market for the treatment and purification of potable and waste water.

Credit Suisse First Boston Australia (Holdings) Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 30,000,000 ordinary shares (13.20%)

Will raise approximately $7.58 million through a fully underwritten pro-rata non-renounceable rights issue.

Will vigorously defend the proceedings brought against the Company by Sally Malay Mining Limited in the Supreme Court of Western Australia on 1 June 2005.

The Tax Office has today welcomed the Australian National Audit Office's report on tax file number integrity. http://ato.gov.au/distributor.asp?doc=/content/59545.htm Published: May 31 2005

Town of Cambridge councillor Pauline O'Connor has been elected as deputy president of the Western Australian Local Government Association.

SALLY Malay Mining has launched legal proceedings against its former partner in the Copernicus joint venture, Thundelarra Exploration.

Proposed code: CAQ Issue price: $0.20 Principal activities: Commercialisation of EcoCell system of aquaculture production.

Merrill Lynch & Co became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 2,083,333 ordinary shares (5.69%).

CopperCo Ltd changed its relevant interest from 38,165,551 ordinary shares (19.35%) to 38,297,546 ordinary shares (16.85%)

Has amalgamated its West Pilbara tenement holdings with those of a private syndicate to form a new company, Red Hill Iron Ltd.

Announced the completion of all the outstanding conditions in respect of its acquisition of a 50% share in the Nkomati Nickel Mine in South Africa from African Rainbows Minerals.

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