Staff Reporters

The Environmental Protection Authority has released, for publiccomment, its Preliminary Position Statement No. 9 regarding

Annual General Meeting will be held at Level 8, 256 St Georges Terrace Perth at 10.00am on 23 November 2004.

Code: PRUOpening price: $0.18Principal activities: Gold exploration

Redbrook Nominees Pty Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 6,143,014 ordinary shares (8.36%).

Credit Suisse First Boston Australia Holdings Ltd increased its relevant interest from 5,44,704 ordinary shares (7.69%) to 7,022,326 ordinary shares (8.73%).

Sofcom Ltd increased its relevant interest from 8,904,465 ordinary shares (8.877%) to 10,154,465 ordinary shares (10.123%).

7,000,000 fully paid ordinary shares are due to come out of escrow on 17 October 2004.

Has acquired an option to purchase 100% of the Lady Dee Gold Project.

AGL has built a landfill gas extraction and generation site at Gosnells.

Annual General Meeting will be held at The Celtic Club, 48 Ord Street, West Perth at 10.30am on Thursday, 28 October 2004.

Heron Resources has undertaken a placement of eight million new shares at 25 cents each to raise $2 million.

Proposed code: CRKIssue price: $0.20Principal activities: Gold mining

Portfolio Partners Ltd increased its relevant interest from 3,064,249 ordinary shares (5.16%) to 4,350,336 ordinary shares (7.33%).

Evan Briers (left) and Horatio Alvarez (right) have joined Hawaiian.

Redsummer Pty Ltd decreased its relevant interest from 11,500,000 ordinary shares (11.26%) to  9,626,402 ordinary shares (9.42%).

Supply, Delivery and Installation of Five (5) Plotters Volante Systems            $143,936.55

On Wednesday October 27 the Australian Institute of Management in conjunction with the Department of Industry and Resources, will hold Building Successful Innovation Programs at t

Annual General Meeting will be held at the Banksia Room, Holiday Inn, 788 Hay Street, Perth, Western Australia on Thursday, 28 October 2004 commencing at 10:00 am

Western Power has added Harvey Collins and Mervyn Davies to its board.

Rand Mining NL became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of  1,881,000 ordinary shares (4.67%).

Acorn Capital Ltd increased its relevant interest from 5,756,673  ordinary shares (7.80%) to 7,417,945  ordinary shares (9.92%).

On 13 October 2004 3,450,000 fully paid ordinary shares and 3,450,000 options expiring 30 June 2007 exercisable at $0.20 will be released from escrow

Final agreement has been executed with Sons of Gwalia  to acquire the Cardinia, Raeside and Mertondale gold projects in the Leonora area, in the Eastern Goldfields region of Weste

AVON Resources is no more.

Annual General Meeting will be held at The Hilton, Mill Street, Perth at 10.00 am on Thursday, 11 November 2004,

15,000,000 shares were issued to clients of Montagu Stockbrokers Pty Ltd raising $3.3 million.

The Perth Convention Exhibition Centre, or what its managers are now dubbing The Perth Centre, is set for a busy August.

Proposed code: ESSIssue price: $0.25

Perpetual Trustees Australia Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of  8,199,002 ordinary shares (5.97%).