Staff Reporters

Zylotech Ltd 17-Oct-05 Vagg Investment Management Services Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 150,590,956 ordinary shares (7.15%).

NiQuest Ltd 21-Oct-05 Is to make a placement of 4,327,000 fully paid shares of 35 cents to raise $1,514,450.

Strike Oil Ltd 18-Oct-05 Has entered into a Farmin Agreement with Advent Energy Ltd whereby Advent will be earning an interest in both PELA 71 and PELA 96 operated by Strike Oil.

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AS the excitement about Melbourne Cup builds, Tooheys has launched a very Australian ‘afternoon off’ petition, which it intends taking to Canberra for a half-day public holiday for the race that stops

Australian Mines Limited has appointed company secretary Brett Young as an executive director. Keith Liddell resigned as chairman and director for the company.

Claire Linley has been appointed as managing director of The Novita Group (P/L) E Port Consulting business.

November 14 Little World Beverages Limited Proposed code: LWB Principal activities: brewery for premium beers.

Foodland Associated Ltd 13-Oct-05 Deutsche Bank AG became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 6,034,066 ordinary shares (5.12%).

Korab Resources Ltd 14-Oct-05 Mulloway Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 3,664,284 ordinary shares (8.14%) to 4,213,385 ordinary shares (9.36%).

Cell Aquaculture Ltd 20-Oct-05 An agreement has been signed with Taskalhart Pty Ltd to undertake business opportunities in the South West of the US.

Repcol Ltd 19-Oct-05 Transpacific has entered into a three-year contract to acquire inventory debt and 90% of charged off forward flow debt from GE Money.

INTEREST rates are firmly on the agenda for business around the country ahead of the Reserve Bank’s board meeting next week, after higher price data released this week confirmed the effects of a highe

Ron Buckey has been appointed by Tourism Council WA as chief executive.

Alexander Becker has resigned as a non-executive director for Perseus Mining Limited.

October 18 Resource Finance and Investments Proposed code: RFI Issue price: $0.20 Principal activities: gold and base metals exploration.

Segue Resources Proposed code: SEG Issue price: $0.50 Principal activities: tungsten and tin exploration.

Vital Metals Ltd 30-Sep-05 Stanley Allan Macdonald became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 8,000,000 ordinary shares (11.42%).

Terra Gold Mining Ltd 14-Oct-05 GBS Gold Australia Pty Ltd decreased its relevant interest from 361,339,735 ordinary shares (85.78%) to 356,050,000 ordinary shares (84.53%).

Oilex NL 21-Oct-05 Has signed Alliance Agreements with Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation Ltd, GAIL (India) Ltd and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd and its affiliate Prize Petroleum Company Ltd

Austal Ltd 17-Oct-05 US Navy has announced the award of a $223M construction contract for the Austal designed Littoral Combat Ship project.

MT Gibson Iron directors Craig Readhead and Ian Macliver have pocketed $158,400 and $165,000 worth of shares respectively through the exercise of company options, acco-rding to Australian Stock Exchan

SuperSorb Environmental NL has changed its registered office address to: 30 Graham Street ALBANY WA 6330 Ph: (08) 9842 1955, Fax: (08) 9842 1644

Bunnings has appointed Andrew Iannello-Evans as the state trade business manager for Western Australia and South Australia.

November 8 Richfield International Proposed code: RIS Issue price: $0.20 Principal activities: owner operator of bulk carrier vessels and provision of a wide range of services for the shipping industr

Drillsearch Energy Ltd 12-Oct-05 David Scanlen became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 20,000,000 ordinary shares (6.03%).

Dwyka Diamonds Ltd 17-Oct-05 FMR Corp increased its relevant interest from 6,885,753 ordinary shares (8.86%) to 7,770,686 ordinary shares (9.99%).

Cazaly Resources Ltd 17-Oct-05 11,150,000 fully paid ordinary shares will be released from escrow on 31 October 2005.

Incremental Petroleum Ltd 18-Oct-05 Settlement of acquisition of Selmo oilfield assets was completed.

IF anyone knows the problems associated with developing laterite nickel mines, it is Minara Resources CEO Peter Johnston.

Andrew Boon San Teo has resigned as an alternate director for Korab Resources Limited.

October 11 Vital Metals Code: VML Issue price: $0.20 First day’s close: $0.19 Principal activities: tungsten molybdenum exploration.