Staff Reporters

Lodged response to ASX query

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has commenced legal proceedings in relation to a number of companies within the Westpoint Group, as part of an investigation into the affairs of t

Frank Konstek has formally reassumed the position as managing director of Workplace Relations & Management Consultants Pty Ltd (WRMC).

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).

Ventrade Asia Pty Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

Sylvania Resources Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 2,000,000 ordinary shares (5.5%).

Will seek approval to raise $2 million through the placement of approximately 45 million shares at $0.045 per share.

Has signed a Mines Operating Agreement with Abacus Consolidated Resources and Holdings Inc. through its subsidiaries and in joint venture with Philsaga Mining Corporation.

Annual General Meeting will be held at The Pilbara Room, Level C, Sheraton Perth Hotel, 207 Adelaide Terrace, Perth, on 22 December 2005 commencing at 10.00am.

Amanda Kramer from Wise Winery near Meelup has been named Australia's Young Winemaker of the Year.m Ms Kramer beat nine other finalists to win the highly respected Wine Society award and was the only

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.

GIRALIA Resources NL reported strong intersections from infill and step-out diamond core drilling of the Mixy lode at the company's 100 per cent owned Snake Well gold project, 150 kilometres north-eas

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Merrill Lynch & Co became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 25,656,623 ordinary shares (9.82%) - amended notice

MIR Investment Management Ltd increased its relevant interest from 9,380,930 ordinary shares (8.64%) to 10,627,584 ordinary shares (9.77%).

2,022,020 fully paid ordinary shares will be released from escrow on 5 December 2005.

Lodged response to ASX query

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.

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.

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

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.