Staff Reporters

MBM Corporation Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 17,200,000 ordinary shares (10.7%) to 17,225,000 ordinary shares (10.7%).

18,800,000 voluntarily escrowed shares will be released on 17 June 2005.

Has completed the transaction with the Henry Walker Eltin Administrator to buy its Western Australian civil construction business.

This issue contains information on a rule change that expands the definition of ‘dependant', and the new name for SHAR. http://ato.gov.au/distributor.asp?doc=/content/58737.htm Published: May 30 2005

PRIVATELY owned Perth company Capital Turbines has secured a contract in the former Soviet republic of Georgia for a 300-megawatt power project, worth $70 million over three phases.

Channel Nine Perth has appointed Chris Eyres as Western Australian sales manager. Mr Eyres was previously STW's agency sales manager and has also worked at Nine's Sydney station.

Everyone wants it their way.

Stuart Adrian Corp ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

Crosby Orchard Fund Inc became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 17,000,000 ordinary shares (8.98%).

Portfolio Partners Ltd decreased its relevant interest from 13,561,670 ordinary shares (8.55%) to 11,809,996 ordinary shares (7.44%).

Has entered into a Joint Development Agreement with the leading European commercial aircraft manufacturer Airbus for an in-flight Structural Health Monitoring system.

Lodged reponse to ASX query

Strategic brand consultancy The Right Group is hosting a breakfast on the impact of branding on business performance, with guest speaker Dale Alcock, on June 21 at the WA Club.

Dion Smith has been appointed to the newly created position of general manager resources for Integrated Group Limited.

FORTESCUE Metals Group has announced an increase to its Christmas Creek resource estimate to a total of 1.145 billion tonnes of iron ore, following recent queries from the Australian Stock Exchange re

Code: AOI Issue price: $0.20 Principal activities: Gas exploration

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

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.

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.

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).