Staff Reporters

Announce the successful completion of a $3million capital raising.

Board Members 2005/2006 Dr Barry Fatovich – president Patricia Marshall – vice president Ian Swallow – treasurer Bill Coleman – secretary Stuart Clarke JP – board member Prof.

Proposed code: CPT Issue price: $0.20 Principal activities: home trader. Corporate: Mark Freeman (non-executive chairman); John Day (managing director); Jason Davis (executive director).

Jackson Gold Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

Tisia Nominees Pty Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 25,400,000 ordinary shares (9.39%).

Monarch Resources Ltd increased its relevant interest from 40,743,801 ordinary shares (19.9%) to 51,849,822 ordinary shares (25.4%).

Received a letter of intent for a contract as part of the Maari field development from OMV New Zealand Limited, on behalf of the Maari Joint Venture.

Advise that the Company has entered into an agreement with Mazzelli Holdings Limited, a subsidiary of Navigator Resources Ltd to sell the Perseverance gold exploration tenements held by the West Austr

THE dilemma of shopping, and the opportunity of a lifetime. Going shopping at the height of Christmas season is both maddening and frustrating. Maddening are the crowds.

Telstra Corporation Limited has notified the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission of an access dispute with Optus Mobile Pty Limited and Optus Networks Pty Limited, under Part XIC of the Tra

Price: $390,000 Moulds and ovens for small craft which can be adapted to many products. Strong links to the marine industry. Great distribution network and export markets. Plant $170,000.

Proposed code: CTP Issue price: $0.20 Principal activities: oil and gas exploration.Corporate: Henry Askins (non-executive chairman); John Heugh (managing director); Richard Faull (executive director

Eley Griffiths Group Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 5,657,091 ordinary shares (5.09%).

Bridges Ltd changed its relevant interest from 4,319,294 ordinary shares (7.87%) to 2,789,294 ordinary shares (5.02%).

Simon Mark Ashton changed its relevant interest from 7,500,000 ordinary shares (13.51%) to 7,531,250 ordinary shares (12.73%).

Name change to Redbank Mines (RBM) is expected to take effect on or about Friday 16 December 2005 when the Company expects to be reinstated to official quotation.

MARGARET River winemaker Palandri Ltd has told the AIM stock exchange in London that a subsidiary has launched a supplementary prospectus to raise $7.5 million for the purchase of a Great Southern vin

Announce that commitments have been received by its placement managers from sophisticated and experienced retail investor clients for the placement of 12 million new fully paid ordinary shares at $0.0

The Nationals WA leader Brendon Grylls has been appointed to a State Government taskforce that is being set up to investigate the viability of a biofuels industry in Western Australia.

Issuer code: TGB Issue price: $1.17 First day’s close: $1.23 Principal activities: distribution and hire of construction equipment to the construction, resources and infrastructure sectors.

LF Private Equity LS ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

S.C.S.H. Investments Pty Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 49,712,687 ordinary shares (8.04%).

MM&E Capital Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 16,169,340 ordinary shares (7.91%) to 17,427,448 ordinary shares (8.52%).

Advise that 6,879,166 ordinary fully paid shares will be released from escrow on December 31.

Response to ASX Query

Goldminer Gindalbie Gold NL intends to float a new company, Sally Malay Nickel NL after taking an option to buy the Sally Malay project from the Normandy group for $10 million.

ASIC has published its first assessment report about the market operated in Australia by Reuters Transaction Services Limited (RTSL).

Price: $520,000 Lenards Midland is one of the best Lenards franchises to come onto the market in Western Australia.

Proposed code: AZM Issue price: $0.20 Principal activities: gold exploration. Corporate: Malcolm MacPherson (chairman); Stephen Ross (managing director); Bernard Aylward (non-executive director).

452 Capital Pty Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 6,382,353 ordinary shares (5.168%).

Degor Enterprises Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 63,772,301 ordinary shares (36.38%) to 99,000,000 ordinary shares (45.19%).

DRD (Isle of Man) Ltd changed its relevant interest from 51,305,307 ordinary shares (45.33%) to 71,511,904 ordinary shares (39.52%).