Staff Reporters

Precious Metals Australia Ltd 30-Sep-05 Citicorp Nominees Pty. Ltd. became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 5,570,000 ordinary shares (illegible%).

Tianshan Goldfields Ltd 12-Oct-05 Westpac Nominees Ltd increased its relevant interest from 8,800,000 ordinary shares (7.86%) to 10,828,371 ordinary shares (11.95%).

Equatorial Mining Limited 13-Oct-05 Federal Court of Australia made orders to convene a meeting of shareholders to approve a scheme of arrangement under which shares in Equatorial not already controll

Ashburton Minerals Ltd 13-Oct-05, Sale of Wirralie Mines Pty Ltd and the sale of the Yandan tenements has been successfully completed.

Boutique law firm Maxim Litigation Consultants has appointed Andrew Cheung as an associate of the practice.

Sailing aboard Star Flyer (right) is an experience to be savoured, like a fine champagne – slowly, almost subliminally.

I WOULD like to take this opportunity to distinguish pSivida from the types of problems in moving to foreign exchanges as highlighted by Tim Treadgold in Briefcase (WA Business News, October 13).

The administrators of Western Metals Limited have appointed David Steinepreis, Hugh Warner and Gary Steinepreis as directors, to replace David Benham, Ian Gould, Geoffrey Wedlock and David Fowler.

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

Apex Minerals NL 5-Oct-05 Macquarie Bank Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

Apex Minerals NL 6-Oct-05 Stephen Stone changed his relevant interest from 4,155,001 ordinary shares (10.87%) to 4,690,001 ordinary shares (8.00%).

Home Building Society Limited 14-Oct-05 Documentation despatched in respect of the proposed merger with StateWest Credit Society Ltd.

Coffee Shop Offers invited Great location, smart fit out and business improves all the time. Owners leaving Perth. Nets $120,000 + 5 p/t staff. Easy to run.

THE Lions Eye Institute has appointed Rudolf Brunovs, a partner at prominent chartered accounting firm Ernst & Young to its board.

ALBANY sandalwood oil and cosmetics company, Mt Romance, has completed its first major export deal with an independent overseas marketing organisation to sell its products throughout the continent.

BUSINESS may be cranking up but the limitations and/or failures of the company's ageing computer hardware and software systems are becoming more apparent and inc-reasingly costly in a number of ways.

November 3 Automotive Holdings Group Proposed code: AHE Issue price: $1.00

Niagra Mining Ltd 7-Oct-05 Pine Valley Enterprises Pty.Ltd. became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 6,705,845 ordinary shares (5.4%).

Independence Group Ltd 10-Oct-05 MIR Investment Management Ltd increased its relevant interest from 7,338,080 ordinary shares (6.79%) to 9,380,930 ordinary shares (8.64%).

Westmag Ltd 13-Oct-05 Has formed an exploration alliance with AngloGold Ashanti to undertake regional gold prospectivety assessments and project opportunity reviews from Eastern Europe to Iran.

Mineral Securities Ltd 14-Oct-05 Has entered into an agreement to acquire an interest in Platmin Limited for US$4.7 million.

Partnership opportunity. Owner semi-retiring, in same business for 23 years will stay on for 12 months or more for a buy out and to assure success.

ABOUT 2,000 Perth commuters have started trialling Transperth's new ticketing system, SmartRider, ahead of next year's full roll-out.

Craig Burton has resigned as director for Golden Gate Petroleum Limited. The company appointed company secretary Mark Freeman to the board.

Rusina Mining NL has appointed non-executive director Rodger Johnston as chairman, replacing Gordon Getley, who remains as a non-executive director.

October 11 Vital Metals Code: VML Issue price: $0.20 First day's close: $0.19

Lake Argyle-Bow River Diamonds Proposed code: LAD Issue price: $0.20 Principal activities: diamond exploration.

Alphawest Ltd 11-Oct-05 Optus Networks Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 15,667,171 ordinary shares (41.19%) to 16,440,831 ordinary shares (43.22%).

QPSX Ltd 02/09-12/10/05 Paul Farrelly decreased its relevant interest from 41,354,465 ordinary shares (20.98%) to 38,354,465 ordinary shares (19.46%).

Price $435,000 Outstanding cafe seating 31 inside and 61 in alfresco area. Prominent position on main street in major southwest tourist town. Ross Scott 9481 4422 Goodwin Mitchell O'Hehir

CURRENT deputy director general of the Department of Planning and Infrastructure, Paul Frewer, will be the acting director general of the new State Government Department of Water.

CARILLON City has won the Property Council's Blue Max Award for shopping centre marketing. Carillon City marketing manager Leili Marshall won the award for 2005 for her entry ‘Flirting with Fashion'.