Staff Reporters

Takeover for Australian Plantation Timber Ltd. will close at midnight WST on 27 May 2005.

Lodged response to ASX query.

For use by companies, partnerships and trusts only, to assist with completion of 2005 tax returns. NAT 3421 is available in Portable Document Format (PDF).

Property developer Urban Pacific Limited has appointed Danielle Williams as project manager for its Somerly estate in Clarkson. Ms Williams comes from a civil engineering background.

LISTED locally-based uranium junior OmegaCorp Minerals has been granted an exploration licence covering the historic high grade Mavuzi uranium mine in northwestern Mozambique, following a recent acqui

BRICK manufacturer Austral Bricks may have shed a light on Western Australia’s future energy market by agreeing to buy its gas from traditional electricity supplier, Western Power, and its electricity

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

Lazard Asset Management Pacific Co increased its relevant interest from 14,499,836 ordinary shares (6.93%) to 16,600,319 ordinary shares (7.93%).

Jubilee and Tricom have agreed to underwrite all of 30 June options.

Company is in the process of finalising a placement of 2,700,000 shares at 4.5 cents per share to sophisticated investors.

Innovative thinking by workers at Alcoa’s Kwinana Alumina Refinery has won Alcoa a major national health and safety award.

Bob Barnett has been appointed as executive manager for TSA Corporation.

THE profile of Aboriginal reconciliation will receive a boost in Western Australia thanks to an innovative marketing strategy launched by the State Government to be supported by major industry players

Proposed code: ELK Issue price: $0.20 Principal activities: Oil exploration.

Felix Hill Pty Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 20,567,803 ordinary shares (7.10%).

Woolworths will acquire FOA NZ business and Action stores in WA, Qld and NSW for $2.5b.

Has acquired an additional 4.1667% working interest in the East Flour Bluff Gas Field for US$ 513,333.

For use by entitiies subject to thin capitalisation provisions to assist with completion of company, trust, partnership and fund 2005 tax returns.

Andrew Smith has joined MKT – Taxation Advisers as principal, managing the MKT Accountants network and training division, which provides technical assistance to more than 130 accounting and law firms.

ARC Energy has secured a gas supply deal with Western Power Corporation in order to feed Austral Bricks, worth $20 million over four years to the Perth-based company.

Meetings & Events Australia is presenting a professional development day - aimed at meetings managers and sales managers with three to five years of industry experience - on June 15 at the Chifley

Code: QFX Issue price: $0.20 Principal activities: Home entertainment and media.

Adam Rankine-Wilson increased its relevant interest from 25,407,425 ordinary shares (6.62%) to 38,748,758 ordinary shares (7.69%).

Today 2,000,000 ordinary shares were released from voluntary escrow.

Clifton Coney Group has secured a significant new project management contract in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

BankWest has received an award for the best new product in financial services.

We are very, very uncomfortable that Foodland Associated Ltd has agreed to sell 16 of its best Action supermarkets in Western Australia to one of the two dominant grocery conglome

Abra Mining Limited has changed its registered and contact address to: Lower Ground Floor, 57 Havelock Street WEST PERTH WA 6005 PO Box 1564, WEST PERTH WA 6872

Estimates of power surplus

Code: BKP Issue price: $0.20 First day’s close: $0.175 Principal activities: Oil and gas development.

Acorn Capital Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 3,850,000 ordinary shares (5.82%).