Staff Reporters

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

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd 13-Oct-05, Has signed additional sales agreements representing an aggregate of 7.5 million tonnes per annum with four Chinese steel mills.

Marketing communication firm The Hub has appointed former Harvey Beef brand marketing coordinator Amanda Stinson as marketing coordinator.

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.

CMA Corporation Limited has appointed Michael Keenan as general manager of its metals division, T&T Metals Trading.

November 1 Central Petroleum Proposed code: CTP Issue price: $0.20 Principal activities: oil and gas exploration.

Kimberley Diamond Company NL 4-Oct-05 Commonwealth Bank of Australia became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 14,234,898 ordinary shares (5.35%).

Heron Resources Ltd 12-Oct-05 MBM Corporation Pty.Ltd & Chaos Investments Pty.Ltd increased its relevant interest from 17,541,700 ordinary shares (10.82%) to 17,641,700 ordinary shares (10.87%).

Redport Ltd 12-Oct-05 Will evaluate the Kintyre East Uranium Project via a joint venture with Kalgoorlie-Boulder Resources Limited.

Price $198,000 Special licence included with est. turnover of $204,000 plant and machinery $81,400. Uncomplicated and regular business, seasonal and easy to expand.

PERTH-BASED Midwest Corp has moved closer to developing its $1.5 billion Weld Range and Koolanooka iron ore projects by signing an historic joint venture with Chinese steel giant Sinosteel Corp.The ag

EVERY major hotel market in Australia has recorded record yield growth for the second successive quarter.

Franjo Bozic has resigned as a non-executive director for Rand Mining NL.

Minerals explorer Forrestania Gold completed resource estimates at its Maggie Hays nickel deposit in Western Australia.

Gemstar Diamonds Proposed code: GEM Issue price: $0.20 Principal activities: diamond exploration.

Agincourt Resources Ltd 5-Oct-05 Commonwealth Bank of Australia changed its relevant interest from 7,490,204 ordinary shares (10.5%) to 7,703,705 ordinary shares (9.09%).

Jubilee Mines Ltd 10-Oct-05 Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd decreased its relevant interest from 9,306,865 ordinary shares (7.3%) to 8,034,782 ordinary shares (6.28%).

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.

NORTHERN Star Resources has recorded the highest gold grade drilling results ever taken from epithermal-style mineralisation in the East Kimberley region.

Ray Muskett will now be a non-executive rather than an executive director for Falcon Minerals Limited.

JOYCE Corporation has announced that its 49 per cent-owned furniture business, Bedshed, will expand into Queensland after it signed an agreement to acquire the Mattress Discounters business.

Automotive Holdings Group Proposed code: AHE Issue price: $1.00 Principal activities: diversified automotive retail and logistics.

West Australian Newspapers Holdings Ltd. 5-Oct-05. Concorde Capital Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 10,502,855 ordinary shares (5.02%).

Mount Gibson Iron Ltd. 3-Oct-05. Acorn Capital Ltd decreased its relevant interest from 26,816,286 ordinary shares (7.31%) to 22,666,286 ordinary shares (6.07%)

Aspen Group. 3-Oct-05. Advise that the proposed acquisition of an industrial property for the Aspen Diversified Property Fund ("Aspen Diversified") will not proceed.

Clough Ltd. Annual General Meeting to be held at The Argyle Ballroom Parmelia Hilton Hotel Mill Street, Perth on on November 9 at 10am.

Wavenet International Ltd. Annual General Meeting to be held at The Celtic Club, 48 Ord Street, West Perth on November 4 at 9.00am.