Barbeques Galore Receives Shareholder and Option Holder Approval

Barbeques Galore Limited (NASDAQ:BBQZ) today announced
that both shareholders and option holders approved the schemes of
arrangement at meetings held on Friday, October 14, 2005 at the
company's offices in Sydney, Australia. On Monday, October 17, the
Federal Court of Australia approved the schemes, and the transaction
is now effective.
   The company also said that the implementation date has been
brought forward to October 26, 2005, on which date payment will be
dispatched to shareholders and option holders.

   Barbeques Galore is the leading chain of specialty retail stores
devoted to sales of barbecues, backyard accents, fireside products and
related accessories. The company now owns and operates 68 stores in
the U.S. and 44 stores in Australia. In addition, it has six
franchised stores in the U.S. and 48 licensed stores in Australia.
Through its U.S. e-commerce Web site, www.bbqgalore.com, the company
sells an extensive line of barbecue and fireside products and related
accessories.