Staff Reporters

Burdekin Pacific Ltd Date not advised Mr. Kent Paul Scarborough & Worldwide Home Loans Pty Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 45,524,379 ordinary shares (7.2%).

Salus Technologies Ltd 19-Sep-05 Ascent Capital P.L & Directors - G.

Northern Gold NL 23-Sep-05 Canandian GBS Gold International Inc intends to make a takeover offer of $2.38 and one GBS share for every 14 NNG shares.

Northern Gold NL 23-Sep-05 Is purchasing Harmony Gold Mining Company Ltd’s 50% interest in the Burnside JV for a consideration of A$24 million.

Strategic Minerals Corporation NL Extraordinary General Meeting will be held at The Celtic Club, 48 Ord Street, West Perth, Western Australia on Monday 24th October 2005 at 10.00 am.

This measure replaces the foreign dividend account.

Four wheel drive Fabrication / Manufacturing Offers invited Excellent plant, well organised under manage-ment. Plenty of scope and space to expand.

South West chapter for Property Council: THE Property Council of Australia has announced the launch of a South West chapter to represent its growing member base.

Grange Resources Limited has appointed Mark Smith as company secretary and chief financial officer, following the resignation of Alec Pismiris

BURNS treatment developer Clinical Cell Culture has opened its new sales and marketing office in Florida, established in preparation for the launch of C3’s ReCell product in North and South America.

October 20 Incremental Petroleum Proposed code: IPM Issue price: $1.00 Principal activities: oil exploration and production.

Probionics Ltd Not Advised Link Traders (Aust) Pty. Ltd. became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 7,520,952 ordinary shares (5.99%).

Fast Scout Ltd 21-Sep-05 Ambreen Chaudhri decreased its relevant interest from 71,192,514 ordinary shares (69.42%) to 50,026,700 ordinary shares (48.78%).

Namakwa Diamond Company NL 19-Sep-05 Has secured a 6-month option to evaluate and potentially acquire a group of large-scale diamond deposits located in the heart of one of Brazil’s most prolific diam

A1 Minerals Ltd Annual General Meeting of shareholders will be held at the Nedlands Dalkeith Bowling Club, Jutland Parade,Dalkeith on Wednesday 19 October 2005 at 3.30pm.

Gallery Gold Ltd 23-Sep-05 Has placed 74.3 million fully paid ordinary shares at 30 cents each to clients of Euroz Securities Ltd. The placement will raise $22.29m.

THE Rotary Club plans to send five people from Perth to Malaysia for a month in January next year.

CLIVE Peeters, the Victorian-based electrical retailing group that recently acquired Rick Hart, has successfully listed on the Australian Stock Exchange.

Ethanol fuel debate: HIGHER oil prices have prompted the Federal Government to consider creating an ethanol-petrol blended fuel market.

ALL the way from London comes Wagamama, a Japanese noodle restaurant chain that will open shortly on Roberts Road, Subiaco.

Robert Butchart has been appointed as a director for Sherlock Bay Nickel Corporation Limited.

September 21 Elemental Minerals Code: ELM Issue price: $0.20 First day’s close: $0.24 Principal activities: gold and base metal exploration.

Kagara Zinc Ltd 20-Sep-05 AMP Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

Queste Communications Ltd 14-Sep-05 Bell IXL Investments Ltd increased its relevant interest from 5,550,314 ordinary shares (18.88%) to 5,865,727 ordinary shares (19.95%).

Macmahon Holdings Ltd 23-Sep-05 Announced a placement to institutional investors of 57.2 million shares at $0.47 per share to raise $26.9m.

Namakwa Diamond Company NL 19-Sep-05 Has secured a 6-month option to evaluate and potentially acquire a group of large-scale diamond deposits located in the heart of one of Brazil’s most prolific diam

Mount Burgess Mining NL Annual General Meeting to be held at Sandalwood/Sheoak Conference Room, Ground Floor, Hol-iday Inn City Centre, Hay Street, Perth, Western Australia at 10.30 a.m.

GST and the arbitration process for long-term non-reviewable contracts – questions and answers.

Coffee Muffins. Price $195,000 Urgent sale! Very busy location. Would nett couple working 5 days per week minimum $110,000pa. Full training.

DEVELOPMENT of the Perth Basin’s oil and gas fields has proceeded in fits and starts over the past 30 years.

Cell Aquaculture has appointed Quenton Leach as an alternate director for Perryman Leach.

A NUMBER of Western Aust-ralian-based listed companies have taken advantage of buoyant times on the Australian Stock Exchange by raising additional capital.