Staff Reporters

16-Sep-05 Has completed the acquisition of ALSTOM’s transportation operations in Australia and New Zealand for $267.5 million

General Meeting be held at Conference Room, Ground Floor, EIR Centre, 1 Sarich Way, Technology Park, Bentley, Western Australia at 10.00 a.m. WST on Monday, 17 October 2005.

Price $165,000 (replacement value) Fantastic location. Turnover $8,000pw. 5 Days only. Long lease. Owner wants a quick sale. For further information, contact.

ONE-TIME Austal managing director Robert McKinnon has been appointed director of Victorian-based broking and financial services company, OAMPS.

Brian McGillivray has been appointed as joint company secretary for Energy Investments Limited

THE Harriet joint venture participants at the Agincourt platform have announced the discovery of oil from drilling at the Artreus-1 exploration well.

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

13-Sep-05 Credit Suisse First Boston Australia Ltd increased its relevant interest from 147,319,768 ordinary shares (95.40%) to 150,089,645 ordinary shares (97.19%)

13-Sep-05 Has executed a new Secured Promissory Note and Payment Agreement with Regalen, Inc in relation to the US$3.0 million instalment for the acquisition of the GPI family of immune-enhancing vacc

16-Sep-05 Secured a $350,000 second major repair task to gates on Darwin’s most prestigious marina.

ATO General interest charge (GIC) rates eneral interest charge (GIC) rates announced for the current financial year. Revised to include rates for the second quarter of the 2005-06 income year.

Price $230,000 Long established printing business specialising in raised printing, foiling and embossed.

TOP rating FM radio station Mix 94.5 has relaunched its brand in a move it claims better reflects its positioning in the market.

Helen Glasson has joined Hogan Media Services as account manager.

Safe Effect Technologies Limited has appointed Ken Johnsen as chief executive officer.

September 28 Quickstep Holdings Proposed code: QHL Issue price: $0.25 Principal activities: commercialisation of manufacturing technology with potential global applications in the rapidly growing comp

5-Sep-05 Matthews Capital Partners Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of7,228,675 ordinary shares (6.69%).

10-Sep-05 Resource Capital Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 2,000,001 ordinary shares (5.29%).

9-Sep-05 Thorney Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 269,460,425 ordinary shares (63.97%) to 281,095,291 ordinary shares (66.73%)

15-Sep-05 Announced settlement of acquisition of Uranium Rights from Tanami Gold NL and Tanami Exploration NL; acquisition from Paladin Resources Ltd of a 90% interest in the Siccus Joint JV and acqui

General Meeting will be held on Wednesday, 12 October 2005 at 11 am at the Holiday Inn City Centre, 788 Hay Street, Perth, Western Australia.

A Cash Bonanza – Gourmet Centre. Gourmet fresh foods incl. butcher, light meals & coffee. Busy, high income, suburban shopping centre alongside major supermarket. Weekly turnover $33,000 plus.

SENIOR federal Labor Party figures are the subject of damning allegations made by former leader Mark Latham in a book of diaries released this week.Mr Latham’s memoirs accuse the current leader Kim Be

Bunty Paramor has opened the Perth office of Scott Recruitment Services.

MELBOURNE-BASED Range River Gold will proceed with development of the Indee gold mine, near Port Hedland, with first production anticipated for early next year.

Proposed code: CTS Issue price: $0.20 Principal activities: nickel, gold, copper, uranium and chromite exploration.

5-Sep-05 AMP Ltd increased its relevant interest from 21,419,321 ordinary shares (5.05%) to 26,052,384 ordinary shares (6.4%)

15-Sep-05 771,407 Ordinary fully paid shares are due to be released from Voluntary Escrow on September 25, 2005.

15-Sep-05 Announced settlement of Sale of Deep Yellow’s interest in the Tanzanian prospecting licences

12-Sep-05 Has agreed to place 2.2 million shares at 60 cents each to raise $1.32 million.

Price $2,750,000. Perth based. World wide sales. Production will be ex-China from March 2006 which will halve present costs and make the product much more competitive in the export market.

ADVANCED Engine Components has announced the signing of an alliance agreement with Motive Energy, a supplier of fleet services for natural gas fuelled vehicles.Under the agreement, AEC will reconfigur