Staff Reporters

Explore Holidays is offering a $400 per person saving on all Canadian-based ‘Personalised Touring’ programs booked for travel in April 2006.

The Hart of the matter. THANK you WA Business News for the Branding lunch last week.

Paul Taylor has been appointed as non-executive director for Lafayette Mining Limited, following the resignation of David Mahony.

Storms across the state’s wheat belt raised fears of crop damage, this week 10 years ago.

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

Sino Gold Ltd 22-Sep-05 Merrill lynch & Co. became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 6,940,000 ordinary shares (5.37%).

Wentworth Mutual Ltd 6-Oct-05 Thorney Holdings Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 30,000,000 ordinary shares (8.89%) to 163,333,334 ordinary shares (15.56%).

Kalgoorlie-Boulder Resources Limited 14-Oct-05 Wholly owned subsidiary, Kal Energy Pty Ltd, has entered into an agreement which, subject to its completion, will see it acquire a 75% working interest i

Owner retiring, long established. Buyer must be able to maintain service and standards, and Owner will stay on and asist a newcomer to the industry. Netting $365k and under management.

STOCKBROKING firm Euroz Securities has scored a recruiting coup with the appointment of Tim Andrew as head of industrial research.

Peter Wallace current head of corporate at Bell Potter Securities, has been appointed as a non-executive director at two local ASX-listed companies.

ABN AMRO Morgans Limited has moved offices to: Level 1, 197 Adelaide Terrace, PERTH WA 6000

October 19 Eldore Mining Proposed code: EDM Issue price: $0.25 Principal activities: gold exploration.

Prairie Downs Metals Ltd 7-Oct-05 Patersons Securities Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

Apex Minerals NL 6-Oct-05 Mark gareth Creasy increased its relevant interest from 14,586,830 ordinary shares (33.42%) to 25,586,830 ordinary shares (43.65%).

Oilex NL 11-Oct-05 2,650,000 ordinary shares are due to come out of escrow on 24 October 2005.

LOCAL medical device developer Go Medical Industries has been awarded a $2.06 million Federal Government AusIndustry grant to develop a treatment system for drug addictions.

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

Allied Gold Ltd 13-Oct-05 Agreement has been reached with Canadian-listed Simberi Gold Corporation for Allied to purchase the outstanding 12.5% free carried interest in the Simberi Oxide Gold Project.

Amazing growth figures and long contracts - good stock - premises for sale if required in a very pleasant location. One of the most profitable businesses to be in.

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%).