Staff Reporters

STRAITS Resources has announced a $6.5 million after tax profit for the first half of 2004.

6 Bennett Street, East Perth This recently refurbished (May 2004) four-storey building is close to the river, public transport and access to the freeway. All floors have

Proposed code: MPEIssue price: $0.20Principal activities: Oil exploration.

Proposed code: AXOIssue price: $0.20Principal activities: Gold exploration

Entrust Private Wealth Management Pty Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 4,094,500 ordinary shares (10.57%).

Viking Investments Ltd decreased its relevant interest from 9,610,557 ordinary shares (16.03%) to 8,453,201 ordinary shares (14.1%).

Nicola Seaton has been appointed joint company secretary at FTR Holdings Limited.

100,000 partly paid contributing shares will be released from escrow on August 27 and 737,143 fully paid ordinary shares will be released from escrow on August 28.

A general meeting will be held at 11am, September 17 at South of Perth Yacht Club (Heritage Room), Coffee Point, Canning Beach Road, Western Australia.

Gibbs Street Primary School – FencingSouthern Cross Holdings (WA) Pty Ltd  $72,626.40

CAPE Leeuwin Lighthouse has been given a $65,500 Western Australian Government grant aimed at boosting tourism amenities and attracting more investment to the region.

THE long-running battle between South Australian mining supply company SDS Corporation and the parent of its takeover target International Drill Quip is expected to return to the

T.P. Futures Pty Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 2,000,000 ordinary shares (5.06%).

Commonwealth Bank Of Australia increased its relevant interest from 64,204,657 ordinary shares (7.47%) to 73,137,963 ordinary shares (8.51%).

Resource Mining Corporation Limited has appointed Warwick Davies as director, following the resignation of Anthony Hamilton.

Timetable to conduct of proceedings agreed but no final hearing date fixed as yet.

PROPOSALS to grant limited ongoing class order licensing relief for certain securitisation entities have been released.

GREAT Southern Plantations has reported a net after tax profit of $93.2 million for the financial year, as 125 per cent growth on its $41.4 million profit last year.

The Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce WA will host Future Paradigms – Business in a Challenging Environment with keynote speaker Graham Laitt on Thursday September 9 at the Mat

Proposed code: MALIssue price: $0.20Principal activities: Exploration and development of mineral sands.

John Walker became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 4,045,000 ordinary shares (5.61%).

Golden Prospect Plc increased its relevant interest from 50,000,000 ordinary shares (5.11%) to 70,000,000 ordinary shares (7.98%).

Anthony Kain has resigned from the board of Australian Development Capital Limited. Claire Poll has been appointed as a director at the company.

Has  received firm offers to subscribe for the full $2 million under its recently announced capital raising.

Has been granted two new projects in New South Wales in the Lachlan Fold Belt.

TWO Kimberley pastoral stations managed by Indigenous interests have achieved national recognition with the directors of the Noonkanbah and Millijiddee pastoral stations being the

AUSTAL has posted a $20.1 million profit for the financial year ended June 30, a marked improvement on the $18.7 million loss the company posted over the same period last year whe

Lion Energy Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 4,364,966 ordinary shares (11.05%).

PBL (WA) Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 288,085,892 ordinary shares (58.78%) to 322,218,769 ordinary shares (65.74%).

 TERESA Keleher has been appointed national community partnership and sponsorship manager with Alcoa World Alumina Australia.