Staff Reporters

A General Meeting will be held at The Celtic Club, 48 Ord St, West Perth, WA on 22 April 2005 at 9.30am

Bulletin to inform tax practitioners of the most recent updates to ato.gov.au - March 16, 2005. http://ato.gov.au/distributor.asp?doc=/content/56193.htm Published: March 17 2005

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

Multi-Trak Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 57,542,817 ordinary shares (5%).

Chan Yoke Keow increased his substantial shareholding from 6,651,765 ordinary shares (6.46%) to 10,153,677 ordinary shares (9.67%).

On 30 March 2005, 1,299,073 ordinary shares will be released from escrow.

General Meeting will be held on Wednesday 20th April 2005 at Ground Floor, 2 Centro Avenue, Subiaco at 10.30 am (Perth Time)

THE Australian Securities and Investments Commission has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Emirates Securities and Commodities Authority, enabling the exchange of information between the t

West Perth-based St Barbara Mines has bought the gold division of failed gold and tantalum miner Sons of Gwalia for $38 million.

Carpenter Pacific Resources has appointed Alan Edgar to its board. Mr Edgar is an Australian citizen residing in the United States.

A LITTLE more than 90 years ago Fairbridge Farm, north of Pinjarra, welcomed the very first Fairbridge children – 13 poor children from underprivileged parts of England.

Portfolio Partners Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

AMP Ltd increased its relevant interest From 13,507,184 Ordinary Shares (5.36%) To 16,043,328 Ordinary Shares (6.39%).

Multi-Trak Ltd increased its relevant interest from 57,542,817 ordinary shares (5%) to 60,142,859 ordinary shares (5.1%).

Has entered into a Heads of Agreement with Solomon (Australia) Pty Ltd (Solo-mon), an unlisted Australian company, to purchase the Randalls Gold Project Tenements.

Has completed placement of approx-imately 17,825,000 ordinary shares to raise A$3.2M.

Announcement of the commencement of effective life reviews of the assets used in selected primary production industries. NAT 13320 http://ato.gov.au/distributor.asp?doc=/content/55726.htm

THE ANZ Bank has outlaid $6 million to acquire a 16 per cent shareholding in Perth-based financial services company ThinkSmart, formerly known as RentSmart.

Sherlock Bay Nickel Corporation has made three new appointments.

On Friday April 8 Austrade will hold a half-day tsunami reconstruction workshop at the Hyatt Regency.

Seetoh Kwok Weng became a Substantial Shareholder with a Relevant Interest of 6,700,000 ordinary shares (6.7%).

Chan Yoke Keow increased his substantial shareholding from 5,361,601 ordinary shares (5.21%) to 6,651,765 ordinary shares (6.46%).

Ausmet Resources Ltd - 15-Mar-05 Offer has closed oversubscribed. Burdekin Pacific Ltd - 18-Mar-05 Offer extended until 5pm WST on 8 April 2005. Consolidated Minerals Ltd - 18-Mar-05

A General Meeting will be held at North Sydney Harbourview Hotel 17 Blue Street, North Sydney, on 12 April, 2005, commencing at 10.00 a.m.

Issued 8,000,000 shares at 26 cents to sophisticated and institutional investors

In a move that could free up as much as two gigalitres of high-grade water for domestic use, Alcoa is negotiating with the Water Corporation to use Mandurah’s wastewater in its $440 million Pinjarra expansion.

The Western Australian Club has welcomed Felicia De Brito as their new functions manager.

FORTESCUE Metals Group has released revised estimates of its Christmas Creek iron-ore deposit in the Pilbara that lift the ore body’s resource by 56 per cent to 1 billion tonnes.

Proposed code: MMX Issue price: $0.20 plus one attaching option for every two shares held. Options exercisable at 20 cents on or before November 30 2007.

Mineral Securities Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder

Sino-Italy Development Company Ltd increased its relevant interest from 17,178,916 ordinary shares (17.888%) to 18,700,000 ordinary shares (19.471%).

Essential Earth Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 8,533,174 ordinary shares (11.461%) to 9,317,597 ordinary shares (12.5148%).