Staff Reporters

STEWART Washer is involved in the biotechnology industry at the exciting time when convergence has occurred between medicine and agriculture.

THE past week has been one of headlines and highlights for Alinta, with the Western Australian gas utility announcing a record net annual profit of $239.8 million and flagging its intention to pursue

Fast growing business. 2004 Net: $263,000. Started 5 years ago. Good reputation. Hands on business which is easy to run. Owner retiring or may consider a working partner.

Proposed code: AYR, Issue price: $0.20, Principal activities: gold exploration, Corporate: Peter Harold (non-executive chairman), Dr Jayson Meyers (managing director), Peter Hepburn-Brown (executive d

AMP Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder,

Relentless Corporation as Trustee for Sun Tzu Trust became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 1,900,000 ordinary shares (5.58%),

FMR Corp changed its relevant interest from 7,770,686 ordinary shares (9.99%) to 8,295,600 ordinary shares (8.96%),

Equity Trustees Ltd decreased its relevant interest from 84,476,780 ordinary shares (8.525%) to 73,501,068 ordinary shares (7.417%),

An agreement in principle has been reached with the Dambimangari People's negotiation committee who have agreed to the conduct of mining operations and infrastructure works and the grant of Mining Lea

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Announced the allotment and issue of 5,300,000 new fully paid ordinary shares at 25 cents per share to raise $1,325,000

Matt Zuvela has been appointed as principal for Koltasz Smith. Mr Zuvela has been with the company for six years and deals with all aspects associated with project management and town planning.

Pitcher Partners commenced trading in WA in March 2004.

BRAD Giles has gone from the ground up, from planting trees to growing his own electrical and communications cabling businesses.

PETER Nolin has created his own opportunities through hard work, acceptance of risk, and a little luck.

National chartered accounting firm RSM Bird Cameron has appointed Ian Gath as a senior manager in its Perth business and tax solutions division.

Proposed code: GLA, Issue price: $0.20, Principal activities: nickel, gold and uranium explorer., Corporate: John Palermo (director), Mark O' Malley (director), John Hills (director), Douglas Cunningh

Redstar Resources Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 4,781,250 ordinary shares (7.65%),

Redmont Resources Pty Ltd and Stuart John Cuthbert became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 6,600,000 ordinary shares (12.54%),

Isaiah Sixty Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 4,525,000 ordinary shares (6.44%) to 4,600,000 ordinary shares (6.55%),

Received acceptances for 92.89% of Safe Effect Technologies International Ltd ordinary shares.,

Has entered into an agreement with the Martu PBC, the Western Desert Lands Aboriginal Corporation , that deals with the with exploration activity over Reward's Lake Disappointment potash project tenem

Advised the receipt of the non-refundable deposit of 600,000 euros from Kalvinit Oy, in accordance with the Pampalo Gold Project sale agreement.

ASIC has announced relief to assist listed companies in measuring and reporting director and executive remuneration in their annual reports.

to Samson Oil & Gas Ltd. The companies' contact details remain the same.

KYLIE Bartle achieved her dream of showing people the incredible billion-year-old Kimberley wilderness in a relaxed atmosphere when her boat, The Kimberley Escape, was launched in March 2000.

KEITH John has been a major player in the state's debt recovery sector for more than a decade.

HILLSIDE is a co-founding partner of the supply chain alliance known as WA Q Lamb, which has been recognised as the most successful supply chain alliance “from paddock to plate” in the Australian lamb

THE value of Australia's iron ore exports, almost all of which come from Western Australia, is forecast to jump by more than 26 per cent to $18 billion in 2006-07, replacing metallurgical coal as the

Excellent plant and well organised under management. Plenty of scope and space to expand.

Proposed code: CRC, Issue price: $0.20, Principal activities: gold exploration, Corporate: Clive Jones (non-executive chairman), Peter van der Borgh (managing director), George Lazarou (non-executive

Proposed code: LBT, Issue price: $0.20 , Principal activities: development of technology for use in the automation of microbiology laboratory processing., Corporate: Lusia Guthrie (managing director),