Staff Reporters

         Lyreco SA increased its relevant interest from 179,324,952 ordinary shares (70.54%) to 228,401,864 ordinary shares (94.6%).

         Lodged response to ASX query.

Information for tax practitioners regarding Draft Taxation Ruling TR 2004/D3 Income tax: plant in residential rental properties.

16,999,996 ordinary shares will be released from escrow on July 10 2004.

A general meeting will be held at the Broadwater Pagoda Hotel, 112 Melville Parade, Como at 2pm on July 28 2004.

With Karl O’Callaghan appointed as Western Australia’s Police Commissioner, the WA Government has moved to bolster the rest of the service’s leadership team with serving WA office

Macmahon Holdings Limited has appointed Malcolm Kinnaird as a director.

Best selling author, and Vision Publishing, principal, Brian Sher; Renowned keynote speaker and best selling author, Brendan Nichols; marketing guru and motivator, Winston Marsh;

I write to you having taken great offence at our omission from your recent two-page article featuring Western Australian diamond companies (WA Business News July 1).

The buoyancy of Perth’s CBD leasing market has led Knight Frank to appoint its first Perth-based national leasing director.

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Braidwood Investments (WA) Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 4,200,000 ordinary shares (7.26%) to 5,200,000 ordinary shares (8.99%).

Perpetual Trustees Australia Ltd increased its relevant interest from 15,136,468 ordinary shares (12.92%) to 16,777,772  ordinary shares (14.32%).

Issuers proposing offers of stapled securities have been given some advice on the regulatory issues arising from their use.

Great Australian Resources have appointed Dennis Wilkins as Company Secretary following the resignation of Kent Hunter who was previously in this role.

The Institute for International Research will hold Underground Mining 2004 from July 28-30 at the Mercure Hotel Perth.

The WA Retail and Small Business Association plans to campaign on a national level to restrict the growth of Australia’s major supermarkets.

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Millepede Holdings Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

Lomp Ltd increased its relevant interest from 19,720,860 ordinary shares (21.64%) to 20,639,412 ordinary shares (22.66%).

Portfolio Partners Ltd decreased its relevant interest from 2,666,667 ordinary shares (9.18%) to 2,676,194 ordinary shares (8%).

2,276,859 ordinary shares will be released from escrow on July 11 2004.

A shareholders meeting will be held, Tue. July 6, 3.30pm. Tradewinds Hotel, 59 Canning Highway, East Fremantle.

City of Fremantle manager of Physical Services Geoff Webster has retired.

Macmahon Holdings Limited has appointed Malcolm Kinnaird as a director.

The Leukaemia Foundation of Western Australia has entered into a partnership with DG global Productions to coordinate and manage its annual fundraising ball.