Staff Reporters

4-Nov-05 Ascent Capital Pty Ltd & directors D & G .Steinepreis & H.Warner increased its relevant interest from 3,378,333 ordinary shares (9.94%) to 3,826,488 ordinary shares (11.26%).

7-Nov-05 Has signed a Heads of Agreement with Branvest Pty Ltd to develop its 100%-owned Harts Range Garnet Project in the Northern Territory.

Meeting to be at the Fawkner Room, Rialto, on Collins, 495 Collins St, Melbourne, at 11.00 a.m. on 2 December 2005.

ORBITAL Corporation's 50:50 joint venture with Siemens VDO Automotive Corporation, Synerject, has signed a letter of intent with Bombardier Recreational Products US Inc.

AUSTRALIA'S wheat exporter is facing a month-long suspension from a US government credit program over the Iraq oil-for-food scandal.

Tookie Angus has joined the board at Crescent Gold as an independent director.

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

4-Nov-05 AMP Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 6,491,398 ordinary shares (5.15%).

10-Nov-05 Optus has decided to exercise its right under section 661A(1) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) to compulsorily acquire all remaining Alphawest shares.

11-Nov-05 Has secured contract to repair the infrastructure at Cullen Bay marina in Darwin.

Darren Lomman, a mechanical engineering student at the University of Western Australia, was announced 2005 Australian Young Biomedical Engineer of the Year at the inaugural Australian Biomedical Engin

A FOUNDER of Western Australia's biggest advertising agency and one of the industry's best known characters, Colin Mullins, passed away this week. Mr Mullins had been suffering from cancer.

THE University of Western Australia has announced the purchase of a robotic telescope currently being built in the US to be commissioned in Gingin next year.

Code: WRL Issue price: $0.20 Principal activities: platinum, base metals and gold exploration. Corporate: Adrian Griffin (director); Grant Button (director); Kevin Huntly (director).

10-Nov-05 Croesus Mining NL ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

3-Nov-05 MBM Corporation Pty Ltd & Chaos Investments Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 17,641,700 ordinary shares (10.87%) to 17,741,700 ordinary shares (10.93%).

11-Nov-05 Has signed additional sales agreements representing an aggregate of 8 million tonnes per annum with a further six steel mills.

Annual General Meeting to be held at The Celtic Club, 48 Ord Street, West Perth, on November 23 at 2.30pm.

USING its 15 per cent placement authority Allied Gold Limited has placed 7,580,000 shares at an issue price of $0.40 per share to DRDGOLD Limited.

THE Fremantle Dockers has signed up global electronics giant LG Electronics as its major sponsor with a three-year deal thought to be worth around $3.5 million.

Bruce Maluish has been appointed to the position of managing director of Matilda Minerals Limited. He was the former executive director – operations of the company.

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

12-Apr-05 Australian Heritage Group Pty Ltd (Minsec Small Cap Resources Fund A/C) became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 20,000,000 ordinary shares (7.27%).

10-Nov-05 Skafell Pty Ltd decreased its relevant interest from 12,444,614 ordinary shares (9.40%) to 11,213,264 ordinary shares (8.47%).

9-Nov-05 Lodged response to ASX query.

Proposed amendments will allow employee share scheme share or rights holders who have new shares or rights issued to them because of a corporate restructure to treat the new shares or rights as a cont

DIDASKO director and chairman Wesley Medford has bought 127,400,000 shares in the company worth $1,274,000.

Unlisted Mining Project Investors (MPI) and Finnish group Outokumpu discovered a “freakish” nickel deposit in the Silver Swan deposit, near Kalgoorlie.

4-Nov-05 Epona Ltd & Valonia Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

8-Nov-05 JP Morgan Chase & Co. increased his relevant interest from 4,045,600 ordinary shares (5.21%) to 6,670,00 ordinary shares (8.11%).

8-Nov-05 Has finalised an agreement to acquire a 50% equity interest in Celxcel Pty Ltd (“CXC”). bioMD will become the major shareholder and will appoint 2 executive directors to the Board of CXC.

Annual General Meeting to be held at 1st Flr 14 Outram Street West Perth, on 23 November 2005, at 10.00am.