Staff Reporters

Annual General Meeting will be held at Rydges Hotel Perth on Tuesday, 14 November 2006 at 10:00am

Annual General Meeting will be held on 16 November 2006 at 10am in the Stirling Room, Parmelia Hilton, 14 Mill Street, Perth, Western Australia.

A new listing of federal government R&D grants turned up one intriguing case.

ASX code: UOG, Issue price: $0.20, First days close: $0.175, Principal activities: mineral exploration, Corporate: Dr Zhukov (Zeke) Pervan (chairman), William Edwin Bannister (managing director), John

Proposed code: IDM, Issue price: $0.20, Principal activities: mineral exploration, Corporate: Jeremy Shervington (non-executive chairman), Michael Brickell (deputy chairman), Philip Garratt (executive

•Caspian Oil & Gas Ltd - Chief financial officer Graeme Parsons has been appointed as an executive director following the retirement of Alexander Becker.

This fact sheet provides information about the excise treatment of biodiesel for manufacturers. http://ato.gov.au/distributor.asp?doc=/content/74398.htm Published: October 13 2006

Hartley Phillips ATF The Hartley Phillips Investment Trust became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 2,518,811 ordinary shares (5.00%).

Hunter Hall Investment Management Ltd, Hunter Hall International Ltd, Hampshire Assets and Services Pty Ltd, Peter James Hall decreased its relevant interest from 25,797,456 ordinary shares (18.81%) t

Annual General Meeting will be held at Theatrette,QV.1 Conference Centre,Level 2,250 St George ’s Terrace,Perth on Tuesday,28 November 2006,commencing at 2:00 pm (WST).

Annual General Meeting will be held at the Parmelia Hilton, 14 Mill Street, Perth, at 11.00am on Friday, 17 November 2006.

Annual General Meeting will be held at the University Club of Western Australia Pty Ltd at the University of WA, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, on Thursday, 23 November 2006 at 9:00am.

Annual General Meeting will be held at offices of the Company at 75 Collingwood Street, Osborne Park, Western Australia on Friday, 24 November 2006 at 2.30pm

Amcom Telecommunications Ltd has signalled its desire to be a major player in a likely consolidation of the junior telco sector, securing a further $30 million from major shareholder Futuris Corporati

Retail success in mid-sized centre with two major retail outlets as drawcards. Business also operates a very successful retail banking section.

Proposed code: MNM, Issue price: $0.20, Principal activities: gold and copper exploration, Corporate: Martin Blakeman (chairman), Stephen de Belle (managing director), Peter Anderton (executive direct

Gage Roads Brewing Co has appointed Nick Hayler as national marketing manager.

The Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation is the principal fundraising body for PMH and provides the hospital with vital medical equipment and specialist services, as well as implementing capital pro

FMR Corp ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

Wesfarmers Ltd increased its relevant interest from 54,121,735 ordinary shares (36.54%) to 55,838,531 ordinary shares (37.7%).

Has entered In to a conditional agreement to acquire a 74% interest in the Vanamin Vanadium Project, a vanadiferous magnetite-hosted deposit located near Brits, North West Province, South Africa

Annual General Meeting will be held at the Parmelia Hilton on 17 November at 9.00am

Annual General Meeting will be held at Mezzanine Level, BGC Centre, 28 The Esplanade, Perth, on Thursday 23 November 2006 at 12.30 PM

Annual General Meeting will be held at the Celtic Club, 48 Ord Street, West Perth on 15 November 2006 commencing at 1.15pm

Annual General Meeting will be held at University Club of Western Australia Pty Ltd, at the University of WA, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Western Australia on Thursday, 23 November 2006 at 10.30am.

Kimberley Diamond Company NL director Graeme Hutton has increased his direct and indirect interest in the company by acquiring 9,032,432 shares at a value of $8.6 million.

IN building Verifone from $30 million to $600 million to dominate the global market of clearing credit card transactions, Hatim Tyabji said his key leadership/ management tool was a small booklet that

Proposed code: SWK, Issue price: $0.20, Principal activities: mineral drilling, Proposed corporate: Andrew Simpson (chairman), Kent Swick (managing director), Randal Swick (non-executive director), Mi

Kwinana Industries Council has appointed Renae Hibben, formerly corporate affairs adviser for Woodside Energy, as communication officer.

This fact sheet provides information about the excise treatment of wine fortification. http://ato.gov.au/distributor.asp?doc=/content/79840.htm Published: October 17 2006

Ganeesha Nominees Pty Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 21,397,154 ordinary shares (17.49%).

Blueknight Corporation Pty Ltd, Genteel Nominees Pty Ltd, David Paganin changed its relevant interest from 40,833,334 ordinary shares (16.265%) to 67,375,001 ordinary shares (11.88%).