Staff Reporters

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%).

Woodside Energy Ltd. and the Korea National Oil Corporation have signed a joint study agreement to review the hydrocarbon potential of the Ulleung Basin, off the east coast of the Republic of Korea.

Meeting will be held on Tuesday, 19 April 2005 in the Auditorium, Level 2, Perth Convention Exhibition Centre, 21 Mounts Bay Road, Perth, Western Australia. Xanadu Wines Ltd

You should complete this form when applying for a continuing permission to move tobacco plant seed and/or leaf for export. http://ato.gov.au/distributor.asp?doc=/content/52432.htm

Dale Cameron has joined consulting and technology firm Change Corporation as business manager responsible for operations and financial control.

World champion marathon swimmer Shelley Taylor-Smith to conduct Champion Mindset workshops Reclaim Your Career & Business, April 6 at the Wembley Golf Course Fairway Tavern, and Reclaim Your Life, Apr

Mandolin Pty Ltd became a Substantial Shareholder with a Relevant Interest of 30,250,000 ordinary shares (25.8%).

Cleveland Cliffs Australia Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 9,965,719 ordinary shares (5.6723%) to 20,420,325 ordinary shares (11.6229%).

Strata Mining Corporation Ltd decreased its relevant interest from 192,100,684 ordinary shares (19.4%) to 176,903,588 ordinary shares (17.9%).

US Subsidiary, Millepede (USA) Inc has completed the first stage of its development program with US retail giant RadioShack, resulting in unexpected online sales to RadioShack, in addition to the anti

Has agreed to place 7 million shares at 50c each to raise $3,500,000 before expenses.

Advanced Nanotechnology has recently appointed Mark Norman as chief operating officer.