Staff Reporters

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 on

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%).

Major shareholder, AMP Life Ltd, will offer $7.00 cash per share to acquire the shares in the Company it does not already control via a Scheme of Arrangement.

Announced an Agreement between Sylvania South Africa (Pty) Ltd (a 100% controlled entity of Sylvania), and Aquarius Platinum (SA) Ltd , whereby Sylvania will take control of the exploration/mining of

Monetary assets, rights and obligations can be described as ‘fungible’

INSOLVENCY work is renowned for being lumpy, but Western Australia has seen its fair share of corporate collapses this year, with the administrators of Sons of Gwalia and Henry Walker Eltin featuring

LOCAL listed uranium junior OmegaCorp has committed to advance to a 70 per cent interest in the Kariba uranium exploration prospect in Zambia, southern Africa.

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

AMP Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 28,664,966 ordinary shares (5.01%).

Caconda Pty Ltd changed its relevant interest from 8,194,083 ordinary shares (19,89%) to 9,894,083 ordinary shares (16.86%).

Advised that it signed a pre payment deferment variation agreement with Pingxiang to extend the first instalment date.

Lodged response to ASQ query

The Issues Register captures issues raised by the Consolidation NTLG Sub-Committee members and related working groups. Issues Register updated on 18 May 2005.

In 2003, when WA Business News and Deloitte ran the first Rising Stars survey, the top-ranked business was advertising agency Gatecrasher.