Staff Reporters

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%).

ASG Group Ltd 12-Oct-05 Together with its bid partner Computer Sciences Corporation has been appointed preferred tenderer for the provision of hardware and support services to the West Australian Gove

Alex Harrison has been appointed as business development executive for training provider MOXI / Skill + Learning.

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.

Price $343,000 First established in 1998, this busy food retail business offers an excellent range of Chicken/Doner/Falafel kebabs with gourmet extras to satisfy any appetite.

Bonaparte Diamond Mines NL. 3-Oct-05. Advise that the escrow period for 10,000 ordinary shares has expired.

Westmag Ltd. 5-Oct-05. Has signed an option agreement for the purchase of 100% of the San Francisco 5 gold project located in the Chala district of Peru.

Investment Company of the West Ltd. Annual General Meeting to be held at at 52 Ord Street, West Perth on November 7 at 9.00am.

Marengo Mining Ltd. 4-Oct-05.

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BioPharmica Limited has changed its phone and fax number to: Ph: (08) 9218 9422, Fax: (08) 9218 9433

Investment Company of the West Limited has changed its name to Prairie Downs Metals Limited.

GRD Minproc is a leading Australian engineering contracting business specialising in the design, engineering and const-ruction of mineral resource and waste-to-resources projects.

Quickstep Holdings. Proposed code: QHL.

iinet Ltd. 27-Sep-05. Challenger Financial Services Ltd increased its relevant interest from 5,733,318 ordinary shares to 7,114,318 ordinary shares

Continental Goldfields Ltd. 7-Oct-05.

Resonance Health Ltd. 4-Oct-05.

Oropa Ltd. Annual General Meeting to be held at Windsor Hotel, South Perth on Monday 31 October 2005 at 11.00am.

Price $220,000. This food court business has brilliant location and quality fitout. Providing quality food such as, pasta, rolls, salads, kebabs and carvery - counter sales only.

INVESTORS in the Australian Stock Exchange have watched more than half the gains made in the September quarter wash away in October.

Batavia Mining Limited has appointed Terry Smith as a non-executive director.

Midland Brick Company has merged two senior management positions and appointed Tom Guthrie to the new position of general manager: new residential, retail sales and marketing.

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

Blina Diamonds Ltd.4-Oct-05.JPMorgan Chase & Co. and its affiliates became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 7,954,783 ordinary shares (5.18%).

Premier Bionics Ltd. 4-Oct-05. Yamarna Goldfields Ltd increased its relevant interest from 2,633,250 ordinary shares (5.27%) to 3,183,250 ordinary shares (6.37%)

United Group Ltd. 30-Sep-05. Commonwealth Bank of Australia decreased its relevant interest from 8,281,345 ordinary shares (6.66%) to 7,001,474 ordinary shares (5.59%).