Staff Reporters

Proposed code: CDT, Issue price: $0.20, Principal activities: gold exploration, Corporate: Michael Ivey (executive chairman & managing director), Campbell Ansell (non-executive director), Michael Ashf

AMPOLEX, the target of a $1.5 billion takeover by Mobil, may face legal action if it tries to sell its stake in the Gorgon gas field off the Western Australian coast.

The continuing popularity of equity release products – including reverse mortgages and home reversion schemes – has prompted ASIC to release new information to help consumers understand the products a

LR Global Fund became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 13,000,000 ordinary shares (5.34%)

Dundee Corpoartion increased its relevant interest from 20,292,266 ordinary shares (5.98%) to 26,297,365 ordinary shares (7.55%)

Barrick Gold Corporation increased its relevant interest from 51,627,639 ordinary shares (37.75%) to 55,557,991 ordinary shares (40.63%)

Has signed has signed an offtake agreement for the Gambian project ’s entire zircon & rutile production a world market prices. The offtake party is 50% project partner Astron Ltd.

Announced a placement of 650,000 fully paid ordinary shares in the Company at a price of $2.00 per share, raising $1,300,000.00.

ENGINEERING services group Calibre has opened a Queensland office as part of its expansion program, appointing Paul Bartlett to run the new operation.

Highly profitable niche supplier and manufacturer of essential products to the building industry and private business. The company has developed a very loyal client base in WA over the past 30 years.

Proposed code: GEM, Issue price: $0.20, Principal activities: diamond exploration, Corporate: Monty House (chairman); Les Field (technical director); Anthony Short (non-executive director); Peter Hwan

ARAFURA Resources chief financial officer George Bauk made the decision to establish a charity after he was given overwhelming support by the Telethon Speech and Hearing Centre to help his son, Bodi,

R.C. Doak ceased to be a substantial shareholder

Equity Trustees Ltd as RE for SGH Prof Investor Smaller Companies Trust became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 5,486,624 ordinary shares (5.896%)

Rockfield Investments Ltd changed its relevant interest from 63,890,128 ordinary shares (25.22%) to 81,555,158 ordinary shares (20.2%)

Shareholder Share Purchase Plan that was recently offered to all Arafura shareholders has raised A$5.58 million dollars

Is to divest NSW gold assets via a trade sale or separate IPO.

HOT on the heels from the superannuation scandal surrounding his former pharmacy employees, Police and Justice Minister John Dorazio’s financial dealings are in the spotlight again.

MARK Ashley (above) will join Perth-headquartered resources explorer Apex Minerals NL as chief executive officer and managing director to steer it through a $7 million expansion phase.

Proposed code: EDE, Issue price: $0.20, Principal activities: alternate energy exploration, Corporate: Gregory Howard Solomon (executive chairman), Gregory Joseph Egan (executive director), Douglas Ho

Andy Peppercorn has been appointed as general manager construction at Pindan. Mr Peppercorn comes to Pindan having spent two years with BGC Construction.

Meeting minutes for the CRM workshop held in Sydney on 18 Jan 2006 http://ato.gov.au/distributor.asp?doc=/content/71860.htm Published: April 7 2006

M&G Investment Management Ltd M&G Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 23,633,525 ordinary shares (9.69%)

FMR Corp increased its relevant interest from 4,176,141 ordinary shares (6.03%) to 7,176,471 ordinary shares (10.29%)

UBS Nominees Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 9,893,145 ordinary shares (7.46%) to 11,407,158 ordinary shares (8.60%)

1,688,954 Ordinary fully paid shares are due to be released from Voluntary Escrow on April 26, 2006.

General Meeting will be held at 10.00am on 8 May 2006 at The Celtic Club, 48 Ord Street, West Perth,

THE Peel region is going wild with the recent opening of the $2.5 million Peel Zoo on seven acres of leasehold land in the Murray River Estate at Ravenswood.

Superbly presented 80 seat coffee lounge in rapidly expanding area. Turnover has been steadily increasing (14.6% increase in first 7 weeks 2006). Recently refurbished. Very well documented.

Proposed code: ICV, Issue price: $0.20, Principal activities: biotechnology, Corporate: Dr Tracy Mynott (director), Samuel Willis (director), David McAuliffe (director), Dr Patrizia Washer (director),

SOUTH Perth-based Prime Solar Pty Ltd has announced plans to establish a manufacturing facility in Germany to produce 680MW per annum silicon wafers with an estimated project cost of $700 million.

Major Sam Cochran from the Memphis Police Department in the US to speak at the UWA Extension’s Crisis Intervention seminar on mental illness, May 12 at the UWA Campus.