Staff Reporters

Currie & Brown (Australia) has appointed Mark Hampson and John Boase as national directors.

Level 6, 256 Adelaide Terrace, PERTH, WA 6000 PO Box Y3008, 26 St George’s Terrace, PERTH, WA 6832 Ph: (08) 9218 8111, Fax: (08) 9218 8662

Commonwealth Bank of Australia ceased to be a substantial shareholder

Anthony Barton & Associates increased its relevant interest from 12,000,000 ordinary shares (7.2%) to 14,000,000 ordinary shares (8.4%)

UBS Nominees Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 12,333,000 ordinary shares (6.53%) to 14,532,306 ordinary shares (7.69%)

Offers have closed fully subscribed.

775,000 ordinary fully paid shares will be released from escrow on the 1 April 2006

Has completed the acquisition of its joint venture partner, BBR International Ltd, share of the business it controls in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

A General Meeting will be held at Avatar Industries Ltd, Level 11, 225 St George’s Terrace, Perth, Western Australia on Wednesday 26 April 2006 at 11.30am.)

CAREER woman and musician Bourby Webster is proof that successfully balancing work and other parts of life can be done.

Excellent growth. Very high gross profit margin. Export potential just being realised. On track to show EBIT $600,000 plus in current financial year.

Proposed code: RGP, Issue price: $0.20, Principal activities: distilled water, Corporate: Leon Ivory (non-executive chairman); Henry Heng (managing director); Edmund Teo (executive director); Murray S

Laura Yau and Liane Olzcyk have been appointed to the account management team at Westcare Print.

Jeffrey, What would be your first recommendation to a company whose sales are decreasing? WHEN sales go down, all kinds of hell breaks loose, and all kinds of fingers get pointed.

ABC Learning Centres Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 22,232,446 ordinary shares (19.8%)

Oasis Energy Investments Pty Ltd changed its relevant interest from 119,643,400 ordinary shares (33.1%) to 131,559,648 ordinary shares (20.4%)

Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd decreased its relevant interest from 11,633,835 ordinary shares (7.37%) to 9,839,461 ordinary shares (6.23%)

Has executed a Heads of Agreement with all the shareholders of Robust, which owns significant gold/copper exploration interests in Fiji.

General Meeting will be held at BDO, Level 8, 256 St Georges Terrace, Perth, Western Australia on Wednesday 19 April 2006 at 10.00 am

Calls for the liberalisation of liquor licensing laws have been heeded by the state government, which this week announced sweeping changes to the way alcohol will be sold in Western Australia.

THE City of Belmont will be selling all of its land within The Springs precinct Rivervale to LandCorp.

With a special facility liquor licence, a long lease and situated in a high visibility location in a rapidly growing area in Perth’s western suburbs, this exceptionally well presented restaurant / win

Proposed code: LBT, Issue price: $0.20 , Principal activities: development of technology for use in the automation of microbiology laboratory processing, Corporate: Lusia Guthrie (managing director),

Antofagasta has increased its cash takeover offer for Tethyan Copper Company Ltd to $1.40 per share, up from its original offer of $1.20 per share.

Chabad House of Caulfield Pty Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder

Saudi Iron and Steel Company became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 10,300,000 ordinary shares (12.9%)

Commonwealth Bank of Australia increased its relevant interest from 28,019,631 ordinary shares (10.52%) to 32,679,476 ordinary shares (12.27%)

$1,000,000 placement finalised

400,000 ordinary fully paid shares will be released from escrow on the 30 March 2006

Aspen Parks Property Fund has acquired Horseshoe Lagoon, Moama, NSW for $8.5 million (excluding costs).

General meeting will be held at The Sutherland Room, City West Function Centre, City West Centre, 45 Plaistowe Mews, West Perth, Western Australia at 1.00pm WST on Monday, 24 April 2006.

Rob Di Carlo has joined St George Bank Ltd as senior manager international trade finance WA.