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Koch gets down to business

Sunrise host and business expert David “Kochie” Koch says WA “punches above its weight” when it comes to innovation. The leaders will be discussing the future of the resources workforce. “I’m looking forward to delving into how they’re re-engineering their businesses for this global environment,” Koch said.

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2023 Australian Rowing Championships

The 2023 Australian Rowing Championships were held from March 27th through to April 2nd at Champion Lakes, Perth with events including the Australian Open Rowing Championships, the Australian Schools Rowing Championships and the coveted King’s and Queen’s Cups Interstate Regatta. Principal Partner Hancock Prospecting was delighted that the Championships were held in its home state of WA, with dairy partner Bannister Downs Dairy also joining as an official sponsor of the Rowing Championships.

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The 2023 Gold Coast Volleyslam Beach Volleyball Festival

Volleyball Australia Patron Mrs. Gina Rinehart was courtside with President Craig Carracher at the Gold Coast Volleyslam Beach Volleyball Festival. An iconic beach volleyball event set on the Gold Coasts stunning Coolangatta Beach. A celebration of the very best beach volleyball activities bringing together the full range of competition from Schools to state representation, the Australian Championships and international beach volleyball.

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BANNISTER DOWNS DAIRY MEDIA RELEASE | Sunday, 2nd April 2023

Excited to be entering into markets in the Eastern States in the coming months and sharing
BANNISTER DOWNS milk, cream and flavoured milks across more of Australia, particularly after
having been voted Australia’s Favourite Milk at the Australian Grand Dairy Awards in 2022 which
saw enquiries come from every corner of the country. More details will be available on the website
very soon with regards to locations and retail partners.
Excited to be entering into markets in the Eastern States in the coming months and sharing BANNISTER DOWNS milk, cream and flavoured milks across more of Australia, particularly after having been voted Australia’s Favourite Milk at the Australian Grand Dairy Awards in 2022 which saw enquiries come from every corner of the country. More details will be available on the website very soon with regards to locations and retail partners.

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At the forefront of technological revolution

From autonomous vehicles and artificial intelligence to safer and more efficient mining equipment, advancements in resources technology are essential to progress in the field. Hancock Prospecting Group Operations CEO Gerhard Veldsman said from day one Roy Hill Executive Chairman Gina Rinehart had encouraged a culture of innovative thinking and the use of leading technologies across the miner’s iron ore operation. “Roy Hill is powered by smart people, using data-driven insights with integrated technology and systems to ensure safer operations, higher productivity and predictable execution,” he said. “Not only are we helping to develop and integrate advanced technologies and capabilities that keep our people safe but we are also making our business more efficient, and demonstrating Roy Hill’s progressive and forward-thinking approach.

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Thank You Western Australia | Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe

Thank you to each and every one of the artists for their artworks and efforts. It has been a global exhibition during a time of global strife with artists from Ukraine to the USA, Japan to Mexico and South Africa to the Czech Republic. It’s really exciting to see the crowds back at Cottesloe this year. I would like to thank Mrs Rinehart for Hancock Prospecting and Roy Hill coming on board as Principal Sponsors of the exhibition. This follows Mrs Rinehart and her company’s previous support as Principal Sponsor, giving us significant financial support when we needed it most to make the free to the public exhibition possible” said David Handley, Founding CEO & Artistic Director of Sculpture by the Sea.

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Tour winners crowned in Wollongong

Queensland pair Bryce Poland and Christopher Blake have won their first Australian Beach Volleyball Tour title, while a pair of Chinese Olympians also claimed victory in Wollongong. More than 100 teams took part in Wollongong as part of the third stop of the Australian Beach Volleyball Tour. “It feels unbelievable, it’s probably one of the best feelings of my life,” said Blake. “We only started playing together in January but we gel really well on the court and we’ve got a good coach who always gives us good strategies and helps us a lot.” Poland said that after so many matches against their final opponents, they were getting closer and closer to today’s result.

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Raising of $22m nets gold mine

Catalyst Metals has raised $22 million in an oversubscribed placement to support its WA gold consolidation play. Catalyst, 25 per cent owned by Gina Rinehart and St Barbara, already owns the producing Henty goldmine in Tasmania and has been building acreage over Victoria’s Bendigo gold centre as part of a focus on historically high-grade goldfields.

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Farewell Warrego

WARREGO Energy has today left the Australian Securities Exchange after its takeover by the private Hancock Energy. It is the energy division of Hancock Prospecting, the mining giant controlled by Gina Rinehart, which paid 36c per share to Warrego’s shareholders so it could secure 50% of the West Erregulla gas field to send to its mines.

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$1.5bn Arafura rare earths project set to start in weeks

NT RARE earths hopeful Arafura Rare Earths Limited has flagged the start of early construction works on the $1.5bn project “in coming weeks”. The forecast is contained in a statement to the Australian Stock Exchange posted last week.An Arafura spokesman confirmed the early works would begin shortly.” This is an important next step in delivery of the Nolan’s Project and we are pleased to have reached this point in early-2023.” It has been a significant few months in the life of the project with Korean car maker Hyundai signing a binding sevenyear contract to supply NdPr in November and the following month Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting invested $60m into the company.

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