Staff Reporters

CONTRACTING companies Monadelphous and Macmahon have reaped the benefits of the current boom in resources and infrastructure spending, with both companies doubling half-year net p

Trevor Eastwood is to retire as a director of Qantas after nearly 10 years on the airline’s board.

CURTIN FM’s Brendon Moylan has mobilised WA country music fans to raise $14,000 for victims of the tsunami disaster.

Proposed code: DRKIssue price: $0.20Principal activities: Gold and silver exploration.

Investors Mutual Ltd

Credit Suisse First Boston Australia

Have arranged the placement of 2.4 million ordinary fully paid shares at an issue price of $0.65 per share to raise $1.56 million.

Construction of two single detached houses _ Geraldton

THE Shire of Shark Bay this week started construction of a $7.5 million world heritage interpretive centre.

Riverboat GamblerPrice: $550,000

Sirolli Institute chief executive officer Ernesto Sirolli, National Economics Melbourne principal economist Dr Craig Shepherd, and Austrade chief economist Tim Harcourt to speak a

Sentinent Executive GP1 Ltdceased to be a substantial shareholder.

Link Traders (Aust) Pty.Ltd

QR Sciences Holdings has extended the offer period for all of the ordinary shares in QR Sciences Limited to March 8 

Reported on the successful outcome of the Markman Hearing in its dispute with Applera Corporation.

AUDITORS have been given some relief in relation to the needs of meeting timing obligations associated with financial reports.

The number of company takeovers currently involving Western Australian companies has increased to seven after IWL launched its takeover bid for JDV this week (see next page).

NATASHA Simmons has joined Linc’s public relations team as account manager.

The Melville Cockburn Chamber of Commerce operates a not-for-profit organisation to foster local business networking.

On Thursday March 10 the Perth branch of the Australian Institute of Energy will host a luncheon with Alinta CEO Bob Browning, at the Parmelia Hilton.

Seamans Capital Managementbecame a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 3,476,632 ordinary shares (7.23%).

Pallister Family Trust

THE 2005 AbaF awards, the awards that honour the best relationships between the private sector and the arts, are open for nominations.

Elderslie Property Limited will launch an open-ended property trust next month, the ninth offering to the public since the company’s formation in 2000.

Intercruit has changed its address and contact details to:Suite 30, Lincoln House4 Ventnor Avenue

Austrade trade commissioner (Manchester) Matthew Morgan, Austrade senior business development manager (London) Amit Aggarwal, and Austrade senior trade commissioner and minister c

Proposed code: ANOIssue price: $0.20Principal activities: Production of nanomaterials.

E.R.M. Investments Pty.Ltd.

Offer extended to 11 March 2005 & declare offer unconditional if by March 1 have 51% by number