Staff Reporters

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.

NICK Tana’s Australian Fast Foods, which runs the Chicken Treat and Red Rooster food chains, has reported a strong 48 per cent increase in net profit to $5.6 million for the year to June 2005.

Joseph Cornelius has been appointed as managing director for Great Australian Resources Limited, following the resignation of Tony Gates.

INTENSE competition between Cazaly Resources and Rio Tinto has emerged over the Shovelanna iron ore deposit in the Pilbara after Cazaly lodged an exploration licence when Rio recently failed to renew

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

Paladin Resources Ltd 7-Oct-05 FMR Corp & FIL became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 20,842,900 ordinary shares (5.13%).

6-Oct-05 Cambrian Mining Plc increased its relevant interest from 5,307,681 ordinary shares (10.6%) to 6,065,971 ordinary shares (12.3%).

ZBB Energy Corporation 11-Oct-05 Has entered into letter of understanding agreement with Wharton Equity Partners, LLC and Wharton Energy Partners 1, LLC (collectively Wharton)for the acquisition by ZB

THE Lions Ear and Hearing Institute recently appointed Val Alder as chairperson to drive its research programs and help attract funding from research bodies and venture capitalists.

OFTEN referred to as an elevator speech, or a cocktail commercial, I named it a 30-second personal comm.-ercial because I felt you would understand it based on all the personal commercials you’ve seen

A failure to disclose a conflict of interest in Alinta has cost Bob Kucera his job.

STAGE 12, the last major release within the Northport Precinct Port Bouvard Residential Resort Estate, has been released to the public six months ahead of schedule.

Gary Jeffery has been appointed as an executive director for Tap Oil Limited, following the resignation of Ted Jacobsen.

October 17 Quickstep Holdings Code: QHL Issue price: $0.25 Principal activities: commercialisation of manufacturing technology with potential global applications in the rapidly growing composites sect

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

Alphawest Ltd 12-Oct-05 Optus Networks Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 16,440,831 ordinary shares (43.22%) to 19,322,703 ordinary shares (50.80%).

Carpathian Resources Limited 11-Oct-05 Has placed through its AIM broker, HB-corporate, 27,000,000 fully paid ordinary shares at a price of 3.125p (7.3 cents AUD) per share, to raise £843,750 ($1.96 m

Food Outlet Price $78,000 Nets $78,000. Purchaser fulfilled visa requirements, now returning to former industry. Roz Baker 9471 8163 0417 990 441 Fortune Business Marketing

LATEST drilling by Perth-based Kagara Zinc has enhanced the possibility of a dedicated copper production facility at its Balcooma project in north Queensland.

Geoff Rasmussen has been appointed as non-executive director for Focus Minerals Limited, following the resignation of Kate Hobbs.