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Glasgow Times
04-07-2025
- Health
- Glasgow Times
Duke of Edinburgh becomes fellow of Royal Society of Edinburgh
Edward was formally inducted as an Honorary Fellow of the charity, described as 'Scotland's National Academy' at a ceremony on Thursday. He was given the honour in recognition of his long-standing public service and commitment to creating opportunities for young people. The Duke is patron of more than 70 charities and organisations across the arts, sport and education, including Northern Ballet, the British Paralympic Association, the National Youth Theatre, and the National Youth Orchestras of Scotland. The Duke with Professor Peter Kennedy, who received an RSE Royal Medal (Neil Hanna/PA) He also leads The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Foundation, where he has served as chairman of trustees since 2015. The Duke, who was in Scotland during royal week, was inducted by the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) president, Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli. In his address to the RSE Fellows and members of the Young Academy of Scotland on Thursday, the Duke said: 'I thank the Fellows of The Royal Society of Edinburgh for this great honour of inducting me into your society to join your ranks. 'I am proud to join and recognise this institution's rich history and its unwavering commitment to the advancement of knowledge for good, and it has been wonderful to learn about the breadth of this work today.' The RSE, which has more than 1,800 fellows, supports, and mobilises expertise from across academia, business, and public service for the benefit of Scotland and the wider world. Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli said: 'His Royal Highness has demonstrated a lifelong commitment to the health and happiness of young people across such a wide range of areas of our society and latterly has taken on the leadership of the Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Foundation. 'Today's celebration continues an unbroken and vital connection between Scotland's National Academy and the Royal Family, one which I am deeply proud to pay tribute to today.' After his own induction the Duke presented an RSE Royal Medal to Professor Peter Kennedy, Burton Chair of Neurology at the University of Glasgow. Edward is also Honorary Senior Research Fellow in the Institute of Infection, Immunity, and Inflammation at the University of Glasgow. The Royal Medal is the RSE's highest recognition of achievement with only 52 having been presented since their inception in 2000. Professor Kennedy was awarded the medal for his contribution in distinguishing the major human brain cell types, paving the way to significant diseases and infections, as well as identification of a novel therapy for African trypanosomiasis, known as sleeping sickness. The Duke of Edinburgh said he is 'delighted' that the society has recognised the work of Prof Kennedy. He said: 'It is a great honour and privilege to be able to present him a RSE Royal Medal in recognition of his important work.'
Western Telegraph
04-07-2025
- Health
- Western Telegraph
Duke of Edinburgh becomes fellow of Royal Society of Edinburgh
Edward was formally inducted as an Honorary Fellow of the charity, described as 'Scotland's National Academy' at a ceremony on Thursday. He was given the honour in recognition of his long-standing public service and commitment to creating opportunities for young people. The Duke is patron of more than 70 charities and organisations across the arts, sport and education, including Northern Ballet, the British Paralympic Association, the National Youth Theatre, and the National Youth Orchestras of Scotland. The Duke with Professor Peter Kennedy, who received an RSE Royal Medal (Neil Hanna/PA) He also leads The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Foundation, where he has served as chairman of trustees since 2015. The Duke, who was in Scotland during royal week, was inducted by the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) president, Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli. In his address to the RSE Fellows and members of the Young Academy of Scotland on Thursday, the Duke said: 'I thank the Fellows of The Royal Society of Edinburgh for this great honour of inducting me into your society to join your ranks. 'I am proud to join and recognise this institution's rich history and its unwavering commitment to the advancement of knowledge for good, and it has been wonderful to learn about the breadth of this work today.' The RSE, which has more than 1,800 fellows, supports, and mobilises expertise from across academia, business, and public service for the benefit of Scotland and the wider world. Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli said: 'His Royal Highness has demonstrated a lifelong commitment to the health and happiness of young people across such a wide range of areas of our society and latterly has taken on the leadership of the Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Foundation. 'Today's celebration continues an unbroken and vital connection between Scotland's National Academy and the Royal Family, one which I am deeply proud to pay tribute to today.' After his own induction the Duke presented an RSE Royal Medal to Professor Peter Kennedy, Burton Chair of Neurology at the University of Glasgow. Edward is also Honorary Senior Research Fellow in the Institute of Infection, Immunity, and Inflammation at the University of Glasgow. The Royal Medal is the RSE's highest recognition of achievement with only 52 having been presented since their inception in 2000. Professor Kennedy was awarded the medal for his contribution in distinguishing the major human brain cell types, paving the way to significant diseases and infections, as well as identification of a novel therapy for African trypanosomiasis, known as sleeping sickness. The Duke of Edinburgh said he is 'delighted' that the society has recognised the work of Prof Kennedy. He said: 'It is a great honour and privilege to be able to present him a RSE Royal Medal in recognition of his important work.'
ABC News
17-06-2025
- Sport
- ABC News
Free-to-air AFL and cricket could disappear from parts of SA and NSW
Regional residents in parts of South Australia and New South Wales could lose access to Seven Network channels on their TVs from next month, after negotiations with WIN Network broke down. WIN announced it would cease broadcasting 7, 7mate, and 7two into the South Australian markets of Mount Gambier, in the south-east, and Loxton in the Riverland, as well as Griffith in New South Wales' Riverina from July 1. It would mean that audiences in those broadcast areas would be unable to watch free-to-air sports, including football and test cricket, except through streaming services. WIN Network said the decision followed Seven West Media's decision not to renew its broadcast agreement. "While we are disappointed with Seven West Media's decision, we respect their right to pursue their commercial strategies," chief executive Andrew Lancaster said. WIN Network said no jobs were expected to be lost, with local operations and staff to remain in Mount Gambier, Berri and Griffith. Potential blow for locals Riverland Adelaide Crows supporter group vice-president Peter Kennedy said he "couldn't believe" the announcement. "Hopefully, something can happen that makes it so it doesn't take place," he said. "It just seems crazy to me." He said, while some members of the club had used streaming services to watch games, older fans would struggle. Mr Kennedy said he knew of people who didn't know what 7plus was or how to use it and others with no wi-fi connections. "It's going to be challenging for them, to say the least," he said. The Mayor of Griffith City Council, Doug Curran, said access to free-to-air sporting games could inspire people to take up the sport, particularly young Australians. "You only have to go to some of our sporting ovals on the weekend and see all the youth and even some of the adults that play sport," he said. "A lot of that is on the back of seeing some of the superstars playing on TV. "This is taking away from that enjoyment, from that ability for our youth to see what they might become in the future." Mr Curran said he was also concerned that paying for a subscription to access sporting games on streaming services like Kayo would put more pressure on family budgets. "It puts more pressure on, and free-to-air seems to continue to let us down moving forward," Mr Curran said. Hopes negotiations continue A spokesperson for Seven said the network was "disappointed" it had not reached an agreement with WIN. "The communities living in the Riverland and Griffith are incredibly important to Seven and, pleasingly, they will continue to have access to all of our content, including the AFL and cricket, via our live and free streaming platform, 7plus," they said. The network says it is happy to continue negotiations with WIN to broadcast into those markets. Mr Kennedy said if an agreement could not be reached, there would be pushback from the community. "I just hope that they have had all the conversations they can and should have, that they've both been reasonable, and they're both trying to find a solution, rather than just shutting it down," he said. Seven West Media recently acquired a number of regional licences from Southern Cross Austereo, including Tasmania, Darwin, Spencer Gulf, Broken Hill, Mt Isa and remote, central and eastern Australia. The Seven spokesperson said the deal was a sign of the network's "ongoing commitment to regional markets", with the acquisition expected to be completed by June 30.
ABC News
16-06-2025
- Business
- ABC News
Free-to-air AFL and cricket could disappear from parts of SA and NSW
Regional residents in parts of South Australia and New South Wales could lose access to Seven Network channels on their TVs from next month, after negotiations with WIN Network broke down. WIN announced it would cease broadcasting 7, 7mate, and 7two into the South Australian markets of Mount Gambier, in the south-east, and Loxton in the Riverland, as well as Griffith in New South Wales' Riverina from July 1. It would mean that audiences in those broadcast areas would be unable to watch free-to-air sports, including football and test cricket, except through streaming services. WIN Network said the decision followed Seven West Media's decision not to renew its broadcast agreement. "While we are disappointed with Seven West Media's decision, we respect their right to pursue their commercial strategies," chief executive Andrew Lancaster said. WIN Network said no jobs were expected to be lost, with local operations and staff to remain in Mount Gambier, Berri and Griffith. Riverland Adelaide Crows supporter group vice-president Peter Kennedy said he "couldn't believe" the announcement. "It just seems crazy to me." He said, while some members of the club had used streaming services to watch games, older fans would struggle. Mr Kennedy said he knew of people who didn't know what 7plus was or how to use it and others with no wi-fi connections. "It's going to be challenging for them, to say the least," he said. The Mayor of Griffith City Council, Doug Curran, said access to free-to-air sporting games could inspire people to take up the sport, particularly young Australians. "You only have to go to some of our sporting ovals on the weekend and see all the youth and even some of the adults that play sport," he said. "A lot of that is on the back of seeing some of the superstars playing on TV. Mr Curran said he was also concerned that paying for a subscription to access sporting games on streaming services like Kayo would put more pressure on family budgets. "It puts more pressure on, and free-to-air seems to continue to let us down moving forward," Mr Curran said. A spokesperson for Seven said the network was "disappointed" it had not reached an agreement with WIN. "The communities living in the Riverland and Griffith are incredibly important to Seven and, pleasingly, they will continue to have access to all of our content, including the AFL and cricket, via our live and free streaming platform, 7plus," they said. The network says it is happy to continue negotiations with WIN to broadcast into those markets. Mr Kennedy said if an agreement could not be reached, there would be pushback from the community. "I just hope that they have had all the conversations they can and should have, that they've both been reasonable, and they're both trying to find a solution, rather than just shutting it down," he said. Seven West Media recently acquired a number of regional licences from Southern Cross Austereo, including Tasmania, Darwin, Spencer Gulf, Broken Hill, Mt Isa and remote, central and eastern Australia. The Seven spokesperson said the deal was a sign of the network's "ongoing commitment to regional markets", with the acquisition expected to be completed by June 30.
The Market Online
02-06-2025
- Business
- The Market Online
New study could unlock Vista Gold's Mt Todd Projects' full potential
By Peter Kennedy Vista Gold Corp. (TSX:VGZ) is generating renewed interest in its Mt Todd gold project in Australia by completing a new feasibility study that will dramatically reduce the cost of development. (Source: Resource World Magazine Inc.) The new feasibility study (FS), which is expected to be released in July 2025, will be an update on an earlier FS completed in 2022, with material project costs updated in 2024, demonstrating strong economics for development of 50,000 tonnes per day, nominally 17.5 million tonnes per annum operation. The 2024 study pegged the development cost at over $1.0 billion, a target that deterred major gold industry players who might have been mulling a joint venture interest. In December 2024, Vista launched a new Mt Todd feasibility study that aims to increase the reserve grade to 1 g/t gold using a higher cut-off grade and reduce the initial capex by 60% to about $400 million while achieving annual gold production ranging from 150,000 to 200,000 ounces from throughput rate of 15,000 tonnes per day or 5.2 million tonnes annually. By using contract mining, third-party power generation, and construction practices commonly used in Australia, the company believes there is an opportunity to maintain high capital efficiency at this project scale. 'We believe the release of the 15,000 tpd feasibility study results will be well-timed in the current gold cycle and serve as a catalyst to accelerate value creation,'' said Vista Gold President and CEO Fred Earnest. 'Mt Todd has tremendous leverage to gold. If prices were to go higher, it would be a tremendous thing for shareholders.' Earnest has been CEO since 2012 and a senior officer at Vista since 2006. (Source: Resource World Magazine Inc.) Vista has previously said its 100% owned Mt Todd project is positioned to be one of Australia's largest and lowest cost new gold producers. Located in Northern Territory, about 250 kilometres southeast of Darwin, Mt Todd contains more than 7.8 million ounces of gold resources in the measured and indicated categories. The project is in an area that the company has described as one of the world's most attractive mining jurisdictions. Former owner/operator Pegasus Gold built an 8.0 million tonnes per year flotation carbon-in-leach plant to improve recoveries from the Batman Deposit that were achieved by a heap leach operation. The plant was commissioned in November 1996 but was shut down in mid-1997 when the price of gold fell below US$300 an ounce. Vista Gold acquired Mt Todd in 2006 through a series of contracts with Pegasus Gold Australia, the Jawoyn Aboriginal Association Corp. (JAAC), the Northern Territory Government (NGT). The JAAC are the freehold owners of the surface land in the area of the Mt Todd project. Completion of the new 15,000 tonne per day feasibility study is key to creating long term value for shareholders. It aims to demonstrate an achievable path for project development through a joint venture partnership. However, the company believes the project could be advanced on a stand-alone basis under the right market conditions. (Source: Resource World Magazine Inc.) Speaking in an interview from his Colorado office, Earnest said the Mt Todd project has a lot going for it, including existing infrastructure that he believes will reduce the development risk and shorten the production timeline. They include paved roads to the mine site, connection to the electric grid and a natural gas pipeline to the site. 'Mt Todd is a permitted, ready-to-build development opportunity in the current environment of a strong gold market and diminishing major deposit discoveries,'' Earnest said. However, he said the company has had to grapple with the fact that major industry players tend to choose projects that offer immediate cash flow. 'Presently this suggests that producers view operational risk as being easier to overcome than development risk,'' he explained. However, it is worth noting that ready-to-build projects like Mt Todd are positioned as valuable assets in an environment of decreasing major gold discoveries. Since 2020, there have been only five major discoveries with a total of 17 million ounces of gold, according to S&P Gold Market Intelligence, August 8, 2024. Recent discoveries are scarce and smaller in size with an average of 3.5 million ounces compared to the 5.5-million-ounce average from 2010 to 2019. As a result, Earnest takes the view that scarcity of new discoveries will drive greater focus on optimizing existing projects and acquiring advanced stage projects. Watching the situation closely will be Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (WPM-TSX, WPM-NYSE) which agreed in December 2023, to spend $20 million to acquire a royalty interest in the Mt Todd project. Under the agreement, Wheaton pledged to acquire a royalty equal to 1.0% of gross revenue from the sale or disposition of minerals from the project, subject to certain adjustments. In return for the asset, Wheaton agreed to provide Vista with $20 million to advance Mt Todd and for general corporate purposes. The royalty is at a rate of 1.0% of gross revenue from the project if completion objectives for the project are achieved by April 1, 2028. Thereafter, the royalty shall increase annually at a rate of 0.13% to a maximum of 2.0%. Any annual increases after April 1, 2028 shall be reduced on a pro rata basis to the extent that Mt Todd has initiated operations but has yet to achieve agreed upon completion objectives. The Mt Todd project contains proven and probable reserves of 280.4 million tonnes with a grade of 0.77 g/t gold or 6.98 million ounces of gold. The measured and indicated resource stands at 299.1 million tonnes with a grade 0.82 g/t gold or 7.87 million ounces. That material is located in the Batman deposit, Heap Leach pad, and Quigley's deposit. Measured and indicated resources in the Batman Deposit currently stand at 7.36 million ounces of grade 0.82 g/t gold. The company has said it sees district-scale exploration potential on its 1,581 square kilometres of exploration licenses. It said prior drilling within the boundaries of its mining licenses identified four promising targets on the 24-kilometre Batman Driffield Trend with potential to add 1.8 million to 3.5 million gold ounces to the resource base. It is expected that the new feasibility study will be accompanied by a revised resource estimate that considers the higher cut-off grade. On May 28, 2025, the shares traded at US$1.22 on NYSE American in a 52-week range of US$1.30 and US$0.46. Resource World Magazine Inc. has prepared this editorial for general information purposes only and should not be considered a solicitation to buy or sell securities in the companies discussed herein. The information provided has been derived from sources believed to be reliable but cannot be guaranteed. This editorial does not take into account the readers investment criteria, investment expertise, financial condition, or financial goals of individual recipients and other concerns such as jurisdictional and/or legal restrictions that may exist for certain persons. Recipients should rely on their own due diligence and seek their own professional advice before investing. This is third-party provided content issued on behalf of Vista Gold Corp., please see full disclaimer here.
