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Statement of Cashflows
for the year ended 30 June 2001

  Consolidated Parent entity
2001
$000
2000
$000
2001
$000
2000
$000
Cash Flows From Operating Activities
Receipts from customers
713,325 365,201 19,266 39,135
Payments to suppliers and employees (603,063) (293,403) (12,419) (20,510)
Dividends received 3,603 2,173 - 10,667
Interest paid and other costs of finance (13,598) (3,090) (13,056) (1,169)
Interest received 3,850 4,433 626 2,719
Australian net GST paid (5,541) - 1,821 -
Income taxes paid (30,297) (20,207) (5,222) (8,035)
Net operating cash flows 68,279 55,107 (8,984) 22,807
Cash Flows From Investing Activities
Purchase of controlled entities
(59,294) (183,276) - -
Purchase of businesses (40,362) - - -
Investment in subsidiaries - - (19,421) (124,014)
Investment in associated entities - (38,936) - -
Investment in listed entities (2,576) (4,728) (2,576) (4,469)
Investment in unlisted entities (1,823) (1,147) - -
Payments for property, plant and equipment (43,301) (56,087) (223) (1,808)
Security deposit on premises (1,200) - (1,200) -
Loans granted to other entities (264) (829) - -
Loans granted to controlled entities - - (148,980) (117,420)
Loan repayments received 23 - - -
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment 1,994 266 3,159 6
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment to related entity - - 4 -
Proceeds from sale of SUMMIT 6,653 - - -
Proceeds from sale of investments 3,685 2,868 - -
Other - (965) - -
Net investing cash flows
(136,465) (282,834) (169,237) (247,705)
Cash Flows From Financing Activities
Proceeds from issues of shares
8,581 208,265 8,581 208,265
Proceeds from borrowings 215,861 82,982 215,861 62,000
Repayment of borrowings (72,266) (38,423) (50,500) (28,700)
Loans from controlled entities - - 1,107 777
Dividends paid (5,406) (5,038) (5,406) (5,038)
Repayment of finance leases (2,630) (2,864) (1,140) (1,429)
Other - settlement of deferred acquisition - Canada (59,822) - - -
Other (518) 815 - -
Net financing cash flows 83,800 245,737 168,503 235,875
Net increase/(decrease) in cash held 15,614 18,010 (9,718) 10,977
Cash at the beginning of the financial year 47,533 29,168 19,215 8,238
Exchange rate variations on foreign cash balances 2,306 355 - -
Cash at the end of the financial year 65,453 47,533 9,497 19,215

This statement should be read in conjunction with discussion and analysis included in the Directors' Report