Staff Reporters

9-Sep-05 Challenger Financial Services Group Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 5,733,318 ordinary shares (5.25%).

14/06-07/09/05 Coffey International Ltd changed its relevant interest from 48,501,813 ordinary shares (51.1412%) to 129,816,669 ordinary shares (51.89%)

15-Sep-05 Has entered into a Heads of Agreement to form a Joint Venture with Uranium Oil & Gas Ltd ("UOG") to explore the Bungalow Well Uranium Project

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.

8-Sep-05 AMP Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 7,913,284 ordinary shares (7.02%)

14-Sep-05 452 CAPITAL PTY Ltd decreased its relevant interest from 15,709,434 ordinary shares (11.38%) to 15,334,434 ordinary shares (8.44%).

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%).

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

BUSINESS AND TRADE

The Australia-Indonesia Business Council recently appointed a new committee, consisting of Ross Taylor (chairman), Colin Brown (vice chairman), Michael Henderson (honorary secretary), Ken Venables (tr

Great business, almost fully under management, providing a service to some of the better known companies in Australia. Steady history and improving profits annually.

TIANSHAN Goldfields has announced that it has secured firm expressions of interest from institutional and professional investors to raise $4 million in a share placement and $1.5 million in a mezzanin

Climax Mining Ltd 2-Sep-05 Genus Dynamic Gold Fund ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

Equinox Minerals Limited 25-Aug-05 Acorn Capital Ltd changed its substantial shareholding from 10,230,674 ordinary shares (9.26%) to 11,930,674 ordinary shares (7.53%).

Antares Energy Ltd 07-Sep-05 Has agreed in principle to participate in the drilling of a deep gas prospect in Wharton County, Texas to earn a 25% working interest.

Jubilee Mines NL 09-Sep-05 Lodged response to ASX query

Sphere Investments Ltd General Meeting will be held at BDO, Level 8, 256 St Georges Terrace, Perth, Western Australia on 10 October 2005 at 10.00 am

GREAT Southern Plantations non-executive chairman David Griffiths has purchased 130,000 shares in the company, worth $458,000.