Staff Reporters

Has completed its placement of 4,000,000 fully paid ordinary shares to institutional and sophisticated investors at a price of 25 cents each raising $1,000,000.

PROPERTY developer Port Bouvard Ltd has announced an interim fully franked dividend of 40 cents a share, up 300 per cent on the payout for the company’s shareholders this time last year.

THE City of Perth has appointed Robert Mianich as its new director of corporate services, with responsiblility for the city’s financial services, information services, human resources and corporate su

Proposed code: DMA Issue price: $0.20 Principal activities: exploration for gold, uranium, nickel and iron.

AMP Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 22,556,886 ordinary shares (5.87%)

Abbotsleigh Pty Ltd changed its relevant interest from 82,302,773 ordinary shares (37.77%) to 82,302,773 ordinary shares (36.04%).

Together with Echelon Resources Ltd are to enter into an exclusive Memorandum of Understanding with BHP Billiton Iron Ore Pty Ltd in relation to the purchase by BHP Billiton of ore produced from Caza

Has signed an agreement with Placer Dome Australia covering the farm-out of NGM’s North Telfer Project in WA.

Australia’s largest scientific research organisation, CSIRO, has awarded an annual medal for research excellence to the Petroleum Resources division’s Fluid History Analysis (FHA) team.

DIVERSIFIED exploration company AusQuest is set to fast-track its iron ore interests in the Pilbara following an agreement with mining giant Rio Tinto aimed at progressing an iron ore development at t

Proposed code: PEH Principal activities: retailer (08) 9311 6000 Note: refer to Foodland Associated Limited Scheme Booklet dated September 20 2005.

HMC Investors LLC, Philip Falcone, Raymond Harbert, & each of the HMC entities became a substantial shareholder with arelevant interest of 2,700,000 ordinary shares (6.36%).

Mbm Corporation Pty Ltd & Chaos Investments Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 17,741,700 ordinary shares (10.93%) to 17,991,700 ordinary shares (11.02%).

Completed a $12.5 million placement to institutional and professional investors together with a $28.1 million non-renounceable rights issue raising $40.6 million.

Lodged response to ASX query

Has agreed to place 11,430,000 shares, at an issue price of 13.5 cents, raising $1,543,000 working capital for the company.

THE long-running bid by CI Resources Ltd for unlisted Christmas Island phosphate miner Phosphate Resources Ltd has hit a major hurdle, failing to win Federal Court approval for its proposed scheme

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

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

Westpac Banking Corporation ceased to be a substantial shareholder

Anglo Gaelic Investmments Pty Ltd, Lion Nathan Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 20,000,000 ordinary shares (33.9%).

Credit Suisse First Boston Australia Ltd increased its relevant interest from 12,221,611 ordinary shares (11.56%) to 13,445,110 ordinary shares (12.56%).

Has entered into an agreement with Mithril Resources to explore for nickel sulphide mineralisation within Arafura ’s (100%) Exploration Licence 9725 and 10136 in the NT.

Has been awarded with Aker Kvaerner the $45M contract by Woodside Energy to install the platform topside module for the proposed Angel gas field.

Copy of the paper presented to the APPEA Taxation and Finance Conference held 22-23 September 2005.

WOODSIDE’S oil production off the North West Cape will receive a boost following the approval by Woodside Energy Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Woodside Petroleum Ltd, of $US300 million in capital

Proposed code: GEM Issue price: $0.20 Principal activities: diamond exploration.

AEGON UK plc held in the name of Chase Nominees Ltd became a notifiable shareholder with a relevant interest of 2,512,922 ordinary shares (3.03%).

Commonwealth Bank of Australia increased its relevant interest from 3,641,616 ordinary shares (7.87%) to 4,223,498 ordinary shares (8.93%).

Announced a $5.8 million rights issue,to be fully underwritten at no cost by its parent company,Kimberley Diamond Company NL.

Acquisition of iron ore tenements from Heron Resources will not proceed.