Staff Reporters

LAST week I asked you what it took to be a great salesperson. I asked you questions, and then gave examples of both right and wrong ways to approach and capture the customer.

OVERWHELMING demand for shares in Alinta spin-off Alinta Infrastructure Holdings has prompted the initial public offering to close three days early.Originally scheduled to close on September 23, the o

Montague Stockbrokers has appointed former Hartleys senior executive and ASIC regional commissioner Jamie Ogilvie as chief executive officer.

Ronald Dewhurst has been appointed as a non-executive director for Orchard Petroleum Limited.

Bateman Grundmann Wilson (BGW) Architects has an enviable background in health architecture, having been involved in major health projects in Perth and the state of Western Australia over the last 30

West Australian Newspapers Holdings Ltd 12-Sep-05 Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

7-Sep-05 Emerson Exploration Australia Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 3,010,000 ordinary shares (8.44%) to 3,510,000 ordinary shares (9.84%)

16-Sep-05 Due diligence has been completed in respect of the proposed merger with StateWest Credit Society

14-Sep-05 Lodged response to ASX query

12-Sep-05 Former Portman chairman George Jones and/or his nominee have agreed to invest $2 million in Gindalbie, subject to shareholder approval, through a share placement of 22.2 million shares at 9

Price $1.72m Supplier of industrial workwear to construction, industrial markets and government sectors. Specialist in the industry. Murray Brown 9481 4422

The Western Australian Trade Enquiry Service is operated by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia (CCI) with the support of the WA Government's Department of I

FOR those who like their country investment opportunities to come with a hint of notoriety, there's a Great Southern winery and vineyard just for you.

SMR has changed its South West office address to: 16 Dorset Street BUSSELTON WA 6280 Ph: (08) 9754 6151, Fax: (08) 9754 4655

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

7-Sep-05 Wariwck Robert Grigor became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 1,255,000 ordinary shares (8.36%).

9-Sep-05 Thorney Pty Ltd changed its relevant interest from 2,191,816 ordinary shares (11.1%) to 8,071,152 ordinary shares (10.1%)

15-Sep-05 Announced completion of the agreement to acquire Mining Lease 38/009, announced in July 2005, from Deep Yellow Ltd

A General Meeting will be held at Swan Foyer, The Old Swan Brewery, 173 Mounts Bay Road Perth at 10.00am on 2 October 2005

Action Supermarkets and Theodosios Kailis, of the Kailis and France Group were last week presented with the Australian Seafood Industry Awards ‘Seafood Business of the Year' and the ‘Seafood Industry

THE Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics has forecast Australia's commodity exports to rise by 19 per cent in 2005-06 to around $117 billion.

Australian diamond producer Kimberley Diamond Company NL has promoted Arran Gracie to the position of investor relations manager.

PERTH technology company PIVoD Group believes it will be able to resolve a dispute with the Australian Taxation Office before the matter reaches a scheduled Federal Court hearing next week.The tax off

Dion Guagliardo has joined boutique financial planning firm and life insurance broker John Coombes and Company as a senior financial planner, to assist with the company's expansion.

Malcolm Burne has resigned as a director for Central Asia Gold Limited.

TPC approves bank merger.

Kings Minerals NL 01-Sep-05 Commonwealth Bank of Australia ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

Goldstar Resources NL 31-Aug-05 Kingsgate Consolidated Ltd increased its substantial shareholding from 5,451,613 ordinary shares (9.3%) to 16,759,217 ordinary shares (19.72%)

NeuroDiscovery Ltd 6-Sep-05 Has entered into a significant revenue contract with GSK's UK Neurology & GastroIntestinal Centre of Excellence for Drug Discovery (N&GI CEDD) for the provision of electrop

Iluka Resources Ltd 05-Sep-05 Has reached an agreement to sell the Nardell Colliery mining leases, held by Iluka's 93.3% owned subsidiary Ashton Coal Interests Pty Ltd , to Xstrata Coal Pty Ltd.

Structural Monitoring Systems 07-Sep-05 Has placed 5,833,333 shares at 12 cents each to institutional clients of Sydney-based firm KTM Capital.

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