STATEMENT OF CASHFLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDING 30 JUNE 2002

Consolidated
Parent entity
2002
$000s
2001
$000s
2002
$000s
2001
$000s
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Receipts from customers
796,816
713,325
9,607
19,266
Payments to suppliers and employees
(654,645)
(603,063)
(16,041)
(12,419)
Dividends recieved
276
3,603
41,512
-
Interest paid and other costs of finance
(11,222)
(13,598)
(8,286)
(13,056)
Interest received
4,181
3,850
12,069
626
Australian net GST (paid)/refunded
(7,976)
(5,541)
758
1,821
Income taxes paid
(48,076)
(30,297)
(2,476)
(5,222)
Net operating cash flows
79,354
68,279
37,143
(8,984)

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Purchase of controlled entities
(12,496)
(59,294
-
-
Purchase of businesses
(17,945)
(40,362)
-
-
Investments in subsidiaries
-
-
(99,776)
(19,776)
Investment in listed entities
(1,128)
(2,576)
(1,137)
(2,576)
Investment in unlisted entities
-
(1,823)
-
-
Payments for property, plant and equipment
(56,886)
(43,301)
(492)
(223)
Security deposit on premises
1.200
(1,200)
1,200
(1,200)
Loans granted to other entities
290
(264)
-
-
Net loan repayments from/(grants to) controlled entities
-
-
57,877
(148,980)
Loan payments received
-
23
1
-
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment
646
1,994
1
3,159
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment to related entity
-
-
102
4
Proceeds from sale of SUMMIT
-
6,653
-
-
Proceeds from sale of investments
8,520
3,685
-
-
Net investing cash flows
(78,379)
(136,465)
(42,224)
(169,237)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from issues of ordinary shares
7,090
8,581
7,090
8,581
Proceeds from issue of reset preference shares
150,000
-
150,000
-
Cost of issue of reset preference shares
(2,795)
-
(2,795)
-
Proceeds from borrowings
57,265
215,861
19,295
215,861
Repayments of borrowings
(176,000)
(72,266)
(158,000)
(50,000)
Loans from controlled entities
-
-
-
1,107
Dividends paid - ordinary shares
(5,504)
(5,406)
(5,504)
(5,406)
Dividends paid - reset preference shares
(4,204)
-
(4,204)
-
Repayment of finance leases
(1,816)
(2,630)
(756)
(1,140)
Other - settlement of deferred acquisition
(12,597)
(59,822)
-
-
Other
-
(518)
-
-
Net financing cash flows
11,439
83,800
5,126
168,503
Net increase/(decrease) in cash held
12,414
15,614
45
(9,718)
Cash at the beginning of the financial year
65,453
47,533
9,497
19,,215
Exchange rate variations on foreign cash balances
(3,540)
2,306
-
-
Cash at the end of the financial year
74,327
65,453*
9,542
9,497

*Net of bank overdraft included in current liabilities.
This statement should be read in conjunction with discussion and analysis included in the Directors' Report.