Staff Reporters

Alchemia Limited’s offer period has been extended. The offer is now scheduled to close at 7.00 pm (Brisbane time) on 9 June 2006.

Annual General Meeting will be held at the Offices of William Buck, Chartered Accountants, Level 2, 215 Spring Street, Melbourne, on May 31 at 9.30am

Announce that it will make a sophisticated investor placement of 35,000,000 shares at 4.25 cents each to clients of Kirke Securities Limited to raise $1.48 million in new capital.

ASX code: IGC, Issue price: $0.26, First days close: $0.23, Principal activities: gold exploration, Corporate: Tony Sage (executive chairman), Nap Mayer (non-executive director), Charles Mostert (non-

Broadcast sent on May 1 2006 to all tax agents announcing that the Commissioner has given individual, partnership and trust clients more time to lodge 2005 income tax returns, annual GST returns and a

Michael Soucik, formerly with Euroz Securities, has joined Patersons Securities as associate director corporate finance.

IN order to keep inflation in check, the Reserve Bank of Australia has increased official interest rates for the first time in 14 months.

Macquarie Bank Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 13,545,089 ordinary shares (5.01%)

Greenwich Resources plc increased its relevant interest from 73,067,264 ordinary shares (90.60%) to 73,960,999 ordinary shares (91.71%)

Atacama Copper Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 124,458,842 ordinary shares (91.01%) to 131,244,952 ordinary shares (95.97%)

In the matter Westgold Resources NL v St Barbara Mines and Ors, the matter has been listed for trial in the Supreme Court of Western Australia from 6 to 17 November 2006 inclusive.

Annual General Meeting will be held at Narrabeen Room, Level 30 Citigroup Centre, 2 Park Street, Sydney, Tuesday, 30 May 2006 at 11.00am

Strong commercial trade, fully under management, property presents very well. Profit of $1m ebitda. Radar Luttrell: 9534 4870 Joseph Charles Learmonth Duffy Business Brokers

Proposed code: ABY, Issue price: $1.95, Principal activities: copper producer, Corporate: Debu Bhattacharya (chairman), Sanjay Loyalka (CEO & managing director), Kanaga Dharmananda (independent non-ex

Greg Dellar has joined public affairs consultancy, Hawker Britton, as a senior associate. Mr Dellar was previously general manager office of major projects at the Department of Industry and Resources.

Local Government Managers Australia (LGMA) is holding its annual national congress and business expo, May 21 to 24 at the Perth Convention Exhibition Centre.

SUBIACO-BASED rent-roll specialist Wentworth Mutual Ltd has extended its acquisition strategy by branching into travel, acquiring Queensland travel agency, Cruise & Travel Pty Ltd.

The Western Australian Trade Enquiry Service is operated by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia (CCI) with the support of the WA Government's Department of I

Wallbay Pty Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 1,034,180 ordinary shares (5.09%)

Alchemia Ltd increased its relevant interest from 35,770,026 ordinary shares (28.43%) to 40,990,268 ordinary shares (32.58%)

New Frontier Investment Ltd decreased its relevant interest from 9,755,352 ordinary shares (7.65%) to 5,755,352 ordinary shares (4.51%)

Extraordinary General Meeting will be held at the Company’s registered offices located on Ground Floor, 441 St.Kilda Road, Melbourne, Victoria, 3004 at 11:00 am on Tuesday, 6 June 2006.

Has signed an agreement for the private placement of up to 8.5 million shares by June 15 at $0.215.

ASX code: MBT, Issue price: NA, First days close: NA, Principal activities: production of biodiesel, Corporate: Dario Amara (non-executive chairman), Tan Sri Razak Ramli (non-executive deputy chairman

Information about the closure of the fuel sales grants scheme on July 12006., http://ato.gov.au/distributor.asp?doc=/content/72337.htm, Published: May 3 2006

Change Corporation has appointed Fabian Le Gay Brereton as senior manager. Previously with UnisysWest, Mr Le Gay Brereton managed the company’s development team.

BEACONSFIELD miners Brant Webb and Todd Russell were rescued after two weeks trapped in a small steel cage one kilometre underground.

Level 1, 33 Ord Street, WEST PERTH, WA 6005 Ph: (08) 9420 9300, Fax: (08) 9481 2690

Romano Sala Tenna ceased to be a substantial shareholder

Futuris Corporation Ltd / Vickner Pty Ltd and its associates increased its relevant interest from 107,962,180 ordinary shares (28.674%) to 112,920,106 ordinary shares (29.991%)

JPMorgan Chase & Co. and its affiliates increased its relevant interest from 22,556,886 ordinary shares (5.87%) to 38,156,886 ordinary shares (8.71%) - Amended

Advise that 9,552,000 fully ordinary paid shares will be released from escrow on 12 May 2006.