Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number:7551R
Ballarat Goldfields N.L.
23 February 2007

                             BALLARAT GOLDFIELDS NL 
                                  ACN 006245441
                                  Appendix 3Y

                      Change of Director's Interest Notice


Information or documents not available now must be given to ASX as soon as
available. Information and documents given to ASX become ASX's property and may
be made public.

Introduced 30/9/2001.

Name of entity BALLARAT GOLDFIELDS NL
ABN 50 006 245 441


We (the entity) give ASX the following information under listing rule 3.19A.2
and as agent for the director for the purposes of section 205G of the
Corporations Act.

Name of Director                           Mike Etheridge

Date of last notice                        18 September 2006


Part 1 - Change of director's relevant interests in securities

In the case of a trust, this includes interests in the trust made available by
the responsible entity of the trust


Note: In the case of a company, interests which come within paragraph (i) of the
definition of "notifiable interest of a director" should be disclosed in this
part.

Direct or indirect interest                   DIRECT
Nature of indirect interest                   Mike Etheridge
(including registered holder)
Note: Provide details of the circumstances
giving rise to the relevant interest.
Date of change                                22 February 2007
No. of securities held prior to change        500,000 Fully Paid Ordinary Shares
                                              1,000,000 Options
Class                                         Fully Paid Ordinary Shares
Number acquired                                                      1,000,000
Number disposed                                                      1,000,000
Value/Consideration                           Acquired - Exercise of 1,000,000
                                              options, at 1/3 at 12 cents; 1/3
                                              at 13 cents and 1/3 at 15 cents.
Note: If consideration is non-cash, provide   Disposal - 31 cents
details and estimated valuation
No. of securities held after change           500,000 Fully Paid Ordinary Shares
Nature of change                              Acquired - Exercise of options
Example: on-market trade, off-market trade,   Disposal - On-market trade
exercise of options, issue of securities
under dividend reinvestment plan,
participation in buy-back


Part 2 - Change of director's interests in contracts


Note: In the case of a company, interests which come within paragraph (ii) of
the definition of "notifiable interest of a director" should be disclosed in
this part.

Detail of contract
Nature of interest
Name of registered holder
(if issued securities)
Date of change
No. and class of securities to which interest related prior to change
Note: Details are only required for a contract in relation to which the interest
has changed
Interest acquired
Interest disposed
Value/Consideration
Note: If consideration is non-cash, provide details and an estimated valuation
Interest after change




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