Staff Reporters

Vital Metals Limited has changed its registered office address to: Level 1, 45 Ventnor Avenue WEST PERTH WA 6005

Price $240,000 Net profit $147,000. This retail business returns a massive 61% ROI to a husband/wife or father son team.

Howard regrets immigration stand. Opposition leader John Howard's comments on Asian immigration in 1988 resur-faced to haunt him, this week 10 years ago.

December 9 Capital Intelligence Limited Proposed code: CPT Issue price: $0.20 Principal activities: home trader.

Platinum Australia Ltd 24-Oct-05 Newsmith Global Opportunities Hedge Fund LP increased its relevant interest from 18,750,000 ordinary shares (15.06%) to 24,850,000 ordinary shares (17.33%).

Westralian Gas & Power Ltd 26-Oct-05 The company has today applied to ASX to have 2,466,000 shares released from escrow.

HarvestRoad Ltd 24-Oct-05 DeVry Inc.

THE Note was intrigued by another great milestone achieved by Perth, city of lights.

John Stephenson has been appointed as chairman for Fast Scout Limited. Farooq Khan has resigned as chairman but remains a director of the company.

Cafe/Restaurant Price $275,000 Excellent business. Turnover $1 million pa. Six days per week. Heaps of potential. Genuine buyers only please. Jan Gunnink 9486 1000 Gunnink & Co Business Brokers.

October 31 Talisman Mining Proposed code: TLM Issue price: $0.20 Corporate: Ian Macpherson (non-executive chairman); Steven Elliott (managing director); Michael Hannington (non-executive director).

Precious Metals Australia Ltd 30-Sep-05 Westpac Custodian Nominees Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 3,423,603 ordinary shares (5.3%).

Halcyon Group Ltd 21-Oct-05 Recently announced private placement has been completed, following receipt of gross proceeds of approximately $241,300, and the issue of 18,561,541 fully paid shares.

Traka Resources Ltd 26-Oct-05 An Option Agreement has been entered into with Independence Group NL ("IGO") on the Ravensthorpe Nickel Project.

Annual General Meeting to be held at Suite 3, 51-55 City Road, Southbank, Victoria on Wednesday 23 November 2005 at 11.00am

A NEW consumer guide to be launched and distributed in Perth next year hopes to challenge Sensis as an information resource.

Vital Metals Limited has appointed Oscar Aamodt as company secretary, following the resignation of Ross Arancini

Growing business specialising in plastic fabrication and welding, with emerging plastic and rubber sales division.

Industrial products. The fully managed company has experienced steady growth for the past 18 years, with 2005 sales of $7 million.

November 28 Odyssey Energy Proposed code: ODY Issue price: $0.20 Principal activities: gas production. Coporate: Ian Middlemass (chairman); Mark O'Clery (director); Mark Pearce (director).

Fortescue Metals Group 19/09-25/10/05 HMC Investors LLC increased its relevant interest from 16,144,780 ordinary shares (7.41%) to 18,754,512 ordinary shares (8.61%).

Essa Australia Ltd 26-Oct-05 24 million shares are covered until 27 October 2005, when the escrow period expires.

View Resources Ltd 24-Oct-05 Announce the conditional purchase of the gold mining rights to the Venus deposit from Audax Resources Ltd.

ASG Group managing director and CEO Geoff Lewis has paid nearly $280,000 for just less than 550,000 shares in the company to take his holding to more than 18.5 million shares.

Paul Cole has jointly established Cole Mortgages and Wealth after 26 years at Westpac Banking Corporation. He will be providing mortgage and finance solutions to personal clients.

Price $500,000 Includes all plant and equipment and stock. Excellent business netting. $200,000pa. Would suit most fastidious buyer. Impeccable accounts and bookwork.

October 25 Code: EDM Issue price: $0.25 First day's close: $0.29 Principal activities: gold exploration.Corporate: Ian Daymond (chairman); Timothy Collver (chief executive); Samuel Willis (non-executi

Caspian Oil & Gas Ltd 23-Sep-05 Colin John Carson, Cadden Nominees Pty Ltd & Hargrave Holdings Pty Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

Olea Australis Ltd 21-Sep-05 Bri-Tech Pty Ltd - The Peet Family Trust changed its relevant interest from not advised (dilution) ordinary shares (%) to 11,925,748 ordinary shares (4.42%).

QRSciences Ltd 28-Oct-05 Has entered into a term sheet to acquire up to 27.4% of US-based Spectrum San Diego Incorporated with an option to purchase the remainder of Spectrum's common stock up until D

Annual General Meeting to be held at Level 8, Exchange Plaza, 2 The Esplanade, Perth, on 25 November 2005 at 1.30pm

THERE is some information in the disclosure statement issued by StateWest that I believe suggests Home Building Society is the same kind of entity as a mutual like StateWest. It is not.