Staff Reporters

PROPERTY investors are increasingly buying and reselling off plan at a profit before the completion of the project, according to Hegney Property Valuations.

11-Aug-03 National Australia Bank Ltd Group became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 25,157,164 ordinary shares (5.19%).

8-Aug-03 Damelian Automobiles Ltd decreased its relevant interest from 77,000,000 ordinary shares (6.71%) to 45,000,000 ordinary shares (3.92%)

TAD Western Australian general manager Sarah Duke has been short listed as a finalist in the Telstra Business Woman of the Year Awards in the Commonwealth Private and Corporate Sector Award.

SOUTH African gold producer Durban Roodepoort Deep has joined colleagues AngloGold, Gold Fields and Harmony to be included in the Philadelphia Gold and Silver Index.

FORMER Perth boy Mark Lazberger has been appointed president and CEO of State Street Japan. Most recently Mr Lazberger was a reg

8 August 2003 Farooq Khan increased its relevant interest from 5,880,617(19.999%) ordinary shares to 6,108,061 ordinary shares (20.77%).

Aztec Resources Ltd 14-Aug-03

Western Australian Industrial Appeal Court (August 8) A DECISION in the WA Industrial Appeal Court has cleared up some of the confusion surrounding redundancy payouts.

IT appears older baby boomers are once again not doing what is expected of them.

12-Aug-03 Abbotsleigh Pty Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

11-Aug-03 Hunter Hall Investment Management Ltd decreased its relevant interest from 30,965,013 ordinary shares (24.48%) to 20,965,013 ordinary shares (16.08%)

THE Australian Securities and Investments Commission has warned investors against accepting unsolicited offers for OneSteel shares from National Exchange Pty Ltd.

WA safety work boots manufacturer Footwear Industries has won the top honours at the recent 2003 Telstra Small Business Awards.

YET another change has occurred in Perth's legal world with Blake Dawson Waldron partner Michael Lurie announcing his retirement from the firm and that he will be setting up his own firm Michael Lurie and Associates. Mr Lurie practised with Blake Dawson

8-Aug-03 Redsummer Pty Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 10,000,000 ordinary shares (9.78%).

Yates Ltd 14-Aug-03

BGC Contracting has won the $2.073 million contract that covers bridges over the Fortescue River near Newman and over the middle branch of the Gascoyne river near Kumarina.

IT appears older baby boomers are once again not doing what is expected of them.

MARGARET Hall has been appointed business development manager at Choice One Recruitment.

29-Jul-03 R B Lynn for the Lynn Family Trust decreased its relevant interest from 6,512,917 ordinary shares (9.47%) to 4,012,917 ordinary shares (5.85%)

AN updated version of a guide aimed at helping small businesses applying for or holding an Australian financial services licence has been released.

On Friday August 22 the Perth Convention Bureau is running a seminar titled the Festival of Ideas: Charting a Future Direction For Perth and Surrounds Tourism, in the Swan Room at the Parmelia Hilton Hotel.

AFTER standing vacant during the late 1990s, 191 St Georges Terrace, also known as Parmelia House, is now close to being fully tenanted.

THE number of people using the Australian Tax Office's free online lodgement service has grown to 350,000, an increase of more than 60 per cent from the same time last year.

4-Aug-03 Westpac Banking Corporation Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 10,904,323 ordinary shares (5.31%).

New World Alloys Ltd 12-Aug-03

NON-BANK mortgage provider Homeloans Ltd has won the Best Call Centre Operations award at the Australian Mortgage Industry Awards for its Perth-based call centre.

REGIONAL airline Skywest has reopened its $2.7 million capital raising after complying with an Australian Securities and Investments Commission request to appoint a trustee.

MICHAEL Clarke has joined CGU Insurance as manager of the company's AON Client Placement Facility in Western Australia.

8-Aug-03 Perpetual Trustees Australia Ltd decreased its relevant interest from 7,265,420 ordinary shares (12.03%) to 6,655,094 ordinary shares (11.00%)

Swiftel Ltd 12-Aug-03