Staff Reporters

Sino Gold Ltd 22-Sep-05 Merrill lynch & Co. became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 6,940,000 ordinary shares (5.37%).

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%).

Manufacturing - Wholesale – Distribution.

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.

Cool or Cosy Ltd 13-Oct-05 Announce the acquisition of Blue Ridge WA Pty Ltd ("Blue Ridge"), a manufacturer of portable offices, homes and cabins, for a consideration of $250,000.

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

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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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%)

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.

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MIRVAC FINI recently exchanged contracts for 19 ‘executive terraced homes', collectively valued at more than $18 million, in the company's master planned community, The Peninsula at Burswood.