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The Age
10 hours ago
- General
- The Age
This habitat is more diverse than a rainforest. Yet people drive over it
Last month the Victorian Conservation Regulator said Powercor's vegetation management and maintenance activities in 2023 and 2024 had impacted habitat with high conservation values in south-west Victoria. In a statement, the regulator said Powercor's enforceable undertaking committed the company to improving its environmental performance and repairing previous damage. Powercor will have to remediate 32 sites and report on its progress until the undertaking ends in 2028. The conservation regulator said Powercor had cooperated throughout the investigation. Powercor service delivery and vegetation management general manager James Walker said the company's work to keep the electricity network safe meant its teams regularly needed to quickly access sites in parks, grasslands and other sensitive areas, including along roadways. But Walker said Powercor had identified how it could better preserve the environment. 'We will be improving how we identify and protect flora and fauna, enhancing staff training and remediating impacted sites,' he said. But there's hope, despite the enormous damage inflicted on these sensitive habitats since European settlement. Landcare groups, researchers and private landowners are rehabilitating grasslands, harvesting and germinating native seeds and replanting Indigenous grasses and wildflowers in places where they have disappeared. The roads at Woorndoo, between Warrnambool and Ararat in western Victoria, still have healthy tracts of kangaroo and wallaby grasses and other grass species. Native grasses also thrive in a four-hectare tract of public land called the Woorndoo Common, which erupts in colour with chocolate lilies, everlasting daisies, geraniums and sun orchids in spring. Now, the grasses are a light tan colour with the stubby green shoots of native flowers between the tussocks. But Woorndoo Chatsworth Landcare Group chair Susan Bosch said the area would undergo its annual transformation after winter. 'If you come back at the end of October it will be a sea of colour,' she said. The Glenelg Hopkins Catchment Management Authority is working with La Trobe University and Regional Roads Victoria to replant native grasses on roadsides in the Victorian volcanic plains region in south-west Victoria. Stevenson said the project involved 'scalping' weed-dominated roadsides after controlled burns and replanting the areas with native grasses. She said the replanting project had already delivered results, with animals found at some sites, including the striped legless lizard, which is listed as endangered by the Victorian government. The grasslands' rehabilitation initiative also involves working with farmers who have remnant native grasses on their land. Controlled burns conducted by the Country Fire Authority have also been crucial in preserving remnant grasslands and controlling weeds. Stevenson said 60 per cent of grasslands' biomass – the total quantity of the living organisms – was below ground. 'A lot of species need that disturbance regime from fire. So they come back when we get the first rain,' Stevenson said. 'Without CFA brigades doing burns we would definitely be losing these grasslands.' Melbourne University honorary fellow John Delpratt said Indigenous people had managed the grassy plains for food and hunting before Europeans arrived. 'Then the sheep and cattle came in and that very rapidly degraded that vegetation system because we now had large flocks of hard hoofed animals,' he said. 'The vegetation had grown for a very long time with soft-footed animals.' Delpratt said exotic species of grass and fertilisers resulted in the grass areas becoming highly modified. Arthur Rylah Institute director James Todd said that due to historic land clearing the best examples of grasslands in Victoria's south-west now occurred on narrow strips of public land along roadsides and train lines and pockets of private land. He said the state government was working to increase protection of native grasslands of the Victorian volcanic plains in the south-west from 2 per cent to 20 per cent of what remained of the critically endangered ecosystem. Grassy Plains Network facilitator and grasslands expert Adrian Marshall said the diverse ecosystems had once provided habitat for many medium-sized creatures, including potoroos, bilbies and bandicoots. 'They would have been everywhere,' he said. 'There would have been amazing sweeping plains, ephemeral wetlands and tree-lined creeks.'
Sydney Morning Herald
10 hours ago
- General
- Sydney Morning Herald
This habitat is more diverse than a rainforest. Yet people drive over it
Last month the Victorian Conservation Regulator said Powercor's vegetation management and maintenance activities in 2023 and 2024 had impacted habitat with high conservation values in south-west Victoria. In a statement, the regulator said Powercor's enforceable undertaking committed the company to improving its environmental performance and repairing previous damage. Powercor will have to remediate 32 sites and report on its progress until the undertaking ends in 2028. The conservation regulator said Powercor had cooperated throughout the investigation. Powercor service delivery and vegetation management general manager James Walker said the company's work to keep the electricity network safe meant its teams regularly needed to quickly access sites in parks, grasslands and other sensitive areas, including along roadways. But Walker said Powercor had identified how it could better preserve the environment. 'We will be improving how we identify and protect flora and fauna, enhancing staff training and remediating impacted sites,' he said. But there's hope, despite the enormous damage inflicted on these sensitive habitats since European settlement. Landcare groups, researchers and private landowners are rehabilitating grasslands, harvesting and germinating native seeds and replanting Indigenous grasses and wildflowers in places where they have disappeared. The roads at Woorndoo, between Warrnambool and Ararat in western Victoria, still have healthy tracts of kangaroo and wallaby grasses and other grass species. Native grasses also thrive in a four-hectare tract of public land called the Woorndoo Common, which erupts in colour with chocolate lilies, everlasting daisies, geraniums and sun orchids in spring. Now, the grasses are a light tan colour with the stubby green shoots of native flowers between the tussocks. But Woorndoo Chatsworth Landcare Group chair Susan Bosch said the area would undergo its annual transformation after winter. 'If you come back at the end of October it will be a sea of colour,' she said. The Glenelg Hopkins Catchment Management Authority is working with La Trobe University and Regional Roads Victoria to replant native grasses on roadsides in the Victorian volcanic plains region in south-west Victoria. Stevenson said the project involved 'scalping' weed-dominated roadsides after controlled burns and replanting the areas with native grasses. She said the replanting project had already delivered results, with animals found at some sites, including the striped legless lizard, which is listed as endangered by the Victorian government. The grasslands' rehabilitation initiative also involves working with farmers who have remnant native grasses on their land. Controlled burns conducted by the Country Fire Authority have also been crucial in preserving remnant grasslands and controlling weeds. Stevenson said 60 per cent of grasslands' biomass – the total quantity of the living organisms – was below ground. 'A lot of species need that disturbance regime from fire. So they come back when we get the first rain,' Stevenson said. 'Without CFA brigades doing burns we would definitely be losing these grasslands.' Melbourne University honorary fellow John Delpratt said Indigenous people had managed the grassy plains for food and hunting before Europeans arrived. 'Then the sheep and cattle came in and that very rapidly degraded that vegetation system because we now had large flocks of hard hoofed animals,' he said. 'The vegetation had grown for a very long time with soft-footed animals.' Delpratt said exotic species of grass and fertilisers resulted in the grass areas becoming highly modified. Arthur Rylah Institute director James Todd said that due to historic land clearing the best examples of grasslands in Victoria's south-west now occurred on narrow strips of public land along roadsides and train lines and pockets of private land. He said the state government was working to increase protection of native grasslands of the Victorian volcanic plains in the south-west from 2 per cent to 20 per cent of what remained of the critically endangered ecosystem. Grassy Plains Network facilitator and grasslands expert Adrian Marshall said the diverse ecosystems had once provided habitat for many medium-sized creatures, including potoroos, bilbies and bandicoots. 'They would have been everywhere,' he said. 'There would have been amazing sweeping plains, ephemeral wetlands and tree-lined creeks.'
Bloomberg
16-06-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
NANO Nuclear CEO: We're in a Nuclear Renaissance
President Trump is making nuclear energy a key priority for America's energy policy as AI growth triggers high demand. James Walker, the CEO of NANO Nuclear joined Bloomberg Open Interest to talk about what he calls the dawn of a "nuclear renaissance." (Source: Bloomberg)
Yahoo
10-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Ares Strategic Mining Inc. Purchases Equipment and Makes Arrangements as Part of Utah Operation Ramp Up
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA - June 10, 2025 (NEWMEDIAWIRE) - Ares Strategic Mining Inc. ("Ares" or the "Company") (CSE: ARS) is pleased to announce the issuance of common stock for services rendered to the Company by various arm's length and non-arm's length parties (the "Share Settlement"), as part of the anticipated ramp up for Ares' Utah operations. The Company plans to issue 652,426 common shares of the Company ("Common Shares") to settle approximately $193,316.25 owed to the various arm's length and non-arm's length parties. The Share Settlement is subject to CSE ("Exchange") approval. As part of arrangements being made to accelerate development of the Company in the coming months, Ares has purchased a Kubota Excavator from Evolution Construction. Kubota Excavator from Evolution Construction Ares also solicited the services of Craven Capital, Golden Ratio LLC, and Prospero International LLC, responsible for the institutional investment within the Company that is supporting its current ramp up efforts. Included in this settlement are also the Company CFO, opting for shares for services rendered. The Common Shares issued pursuant to the Share Settlement will be subject to a four month hold period. The Share Settlement is subject to the submission of final documentation and final approval of the Exchange. James Walker, CEO of Ares, said, "We are very grateful for the contributions made by individuals in the past few months to help the Company achieve its ambitions. Their choice to be compensated in shares demonstrates their belief in the Company's future and its ambitions, and we are confident that their belief will be rewarded." About Ares Strategic Mining Ares Strategic Mining Inc. is a mining company focused on the development of its fluorspar projects in the U.S. The Company aims to become a significant supplier of high-grade fluorspar to North American markets, supporting industries vital to modern technology and infrastructure. Lost Sheep Fluorspar Project Delta, Utah - 100% owned 5,982 acres 353 Claims - Located in the Spor Mountain area, Juab County, Utah, approximately 214 km south-west of Salt Lake City. - Fully Permitted including mining permits. - NI 43-101 Technical Report identified extensive high-grade fluorspar with low levels of impurities. - Mining plan approved by BLM First approved by Rex Rowley Area Manager, Bureau of Land Management 24th August 1992. Renewed by Paul B. Baker Minerals Program Manager, Bureau of Land Management 12th December 2016. ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF ARES STRATEGIC MINING INC. James WalkerChief Executive Officer and President For further information, please contact James Walker by email at jwalker@ DISCLOSURE AND FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS: Companies typically rely on comprehensive feasibility reports on mineral reserve estimates to reduce the risks and uncertainties associated with a production decision. Historically, situations where the issuer decides to put a mineral project into production without first establishing mineral reserves supported by a technical report and completing a feasibility study have a higher risk of economic or technical failure, though some industrial mineral ventures are relatively simple operations with low levels of investment and risk, where the operating entity has determined that a formal prefeasibility or feasibility study in conformance with NI 43-101 and 43-101 CP is not required for a production decision. Based on historical engineering work, geological reports, historical production data and current engineering work completed or in the process by Ares, the Company intends to move forward with the development of its Utah asset. Certain information in this news release may contain forward-looking statements that involve substantial known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements are often identified by terms such as "will", "may", "should", "anticipate", "expects" and similar expressions. All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this news release are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company's expectations include the failure to satisfy the conditions of the relevant securities exchange(s) and other risks detailed from time to time in the filings made by the Company with securities regulations. The reader is cautioned that assumptions used in the preparation of any forward-looking information may prove to be incorrect. Events or circumstances may cause actual results to differ materially from those predicted, as a result of numerous known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, many of which are beyond the control of the Company. The reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking information. Such information, although considered reasonable by management at the time of preparation, may prove to be incorrect and actual results may differ materially from those anticipated. Forward-looking statements contained in this news release are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement. The forward-looking statements contained in this news release are made as of the date of this news release and the Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise such information, except as required by applicable law. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Yahoo
04-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Lunchbox and UrbanPiper to go global with restaurant tech offerings
Lunchbox has collaborated with restaurant management platform UrbanPiper for the global expansion of technology offerings. The collaboration is set to broaden Lunchbox's core offerings, such as digital ordering, order aggregation, catering and delivery, to the worldwide delivery market. Lunchbox's order aggregation solution, which links third-party marketplaces directly to point-of-sale (POS) systems, provides restaurants with streamlined management for off-premise operations. UrbanPiper middleware platform supports more than 50,000 restaurant areas in 40 countries. It offers comprehensive integrations with delivery platforms, kitchen operations and POS systems. Through UrbanPiper's international infrastructure and integration network, Lunchbox can now offer a path to back the restaurant brands outside the US, eliminating the need for complex replatforming. The partnership also allows UrbanPiper to leverage Lunchbox's enterprise know-how and its US clients to expedite its growth into North America. Both companies aim to remove the requirement for disjointed systems by providing restaurants with a unified control point across international borders. UrbanPiper CEO and co-founder Saurabh Gupta stated: "The US is the most competitive restaurant tech market in the world. "We see a need for a single global contract for a lot of large enterprise brands globally with a comprehensive, all-in-one platform, and so we believe partnering with Lunchbox can help to enable us to do this." In March 2025, Lunchbox appointed James Walker, who had served on the company's board of directors since March 2024, as its new CEO. Walker stated: "The future of restaurant growth lies beyond the four walls. We're not just expanding internationally — we're setting a new standard for global off-premise infrastructure. UrbanPiper is the best partner for that mission." In 2024, US-based restaurant portfolio company BRIX Holdings entered a strategic partnership with Lunchbox to incorporate its suite of digital solutions across the brand portfolio. "Lunchbox and UrbanPiper to go global with restaurant tech offerings" was originally created and published by Verdict Food Service, a GlobalData owned brand. The information on this site has been included in good faith for general informational purposes only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely, and we give no representation, warranty or guarantee, whether express or implied as to its accuracy or completeness. You must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the content on our site. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
