CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time which is 10 hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) The fire broke out at the property on Bellbird Court around 11.20am on Tuesday One resident suffered burns and was taken to Fiona Stanley Hospital by ambulance "The whole place went up and my dad got burnt The cause of the fire is being treated as suspicious and Arson Squad officers are urging anyone with any information to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or via www.crimestopperswa.com.au son plead guilty to corruptionAlex MitchellAAP1 Min Read29 Apr 2025Updated29 Apr 2025Ex-CFMEU NSW secretary Darren Greenfield has pleaded guilty to two corruption charges (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS) Credit: AAPA former CFMEU state secretary and his son have pleaded guilty to long-standing corruption charges had been accused of accepting bribes from a building company for preferential treatment from the union and access to contracts On Tuesday at the Downing Centre Local Court the senior Greenfield pleaded guilty to two counts of receiving or soliciting a corrupting benefit with two other counts of the same charge withdrawn Get the first look at the digital newspaper curated daily stories and breaking headlines delivered to your inbox Get the NewsletterBy continuing you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy.His son pleaded guilty to one count of receiving or soliciting a corrupting benefit along with another count of wilfully or corruptly making a false declaration Both have had their bail extended before being sentenced on May 26 The charges were first brought in 2021 and became the subject of intense interest last year after an investigation into alleged union corruption by Nine newspapers Darren Greenfield’s employment with the CFMEU was terminated the same day it went into administration Credit: Asanka Ratnayake/Getty ImagesThe CFMEU’s construction arm was put into administration after a move against union leadership by the Albanese government following the allegations Darren Greenfield’s employment with the CFMEU was terminated on the same day after Michael had resigned as the union’s NSW branch assistant secretary several weeks earlier amid media scrutiny Latest EditionEdition Edition 5 May 20255 May 2025All-powerful Anthony Albanese says give me some R.E.S.P.E.C.T Monday - Friday 9am-12pm / 2pm-6pm GMT + 1 All financial news and data tailored to specific country editions Frontier's Casey Bestler competes in No. 1 singles against Greenfield at the Davis Street Courts Friday. STAFF PHOTO/THOMAS JOHNSTON Greenfield's Palmer King competes in No. 1 singles against Frontier at the Davis Street Courts Friday. STAFF PHOTO/THOMAS JOHNSTON Greenfield's Shane Toomey competes in No. 2 singles against Frontier at the Davis Street Courts Friday. STAFF PHOTO/THOMAS JOHNSTON Frontier's Brayden Reipold competes in No. 2 singles against Greenfield at the Davis Street Courts Friday. STAFF PHOTO/THOMAS JOHNSTON Greenfield's Devonne Brown serves in No. 3 singles against Frontier at the Davis Street Courts Friday. STAFF PHOTO/THOMAS JOHNSTON Frontier's Oliver Brown returns a volley against Greenfield at the Davis Street Courts Friday. STAFF PHOTO/THOMAS JOHNSTON Greenfield's Noah Chambers returns a volley in No. 1 doubles against Frontier at the Davis Street Courts Friday. STAFF PHOTO/THOMAS JOHNSTON Frontier's Noah Nichols returns a volley in No. 1 doubles against Greenfield at the Davis Street Courts Friday. STAFF PHOTO/THOMAS JOHNSTON Frontier's Xavier Fripp returns a shot in No. 1 doubles against Greenfield at the Davis Street Courts Friday. STAFF PHOTO/THOMAS JOHNSTON Greenfield's Ben Russell returns a shot in No. 1 doubles against Frontier at the Davis Street Courts Friday. STAFF PHOTO/THOMAS JOHNSTON The Frontier boys tennis team keeps adding tallies to the win column. Taking on Greenfield at the Davis Street Courts on Friday, the Redhawks took two of the singles matches and swept doubles to walk away with a 4-1 victory and improve to 9-1 on the season. Brayden Reipold picked up a 6-1, 6-3 victory in No. 2 singles while Oliver Brown walked away with a 6-4, 6-0 triumph in No. 3 singles for Frontier. Xavier Fripp and Noah Nichols pulled away with a 6-0, 6-1 win in No. 1 doubles while Liam Wells and Matt Sibley earned a 6-2, 6-0 win in No. 2 doubles for the Redhawks. Palmer King had the lone win of the day for the Green Wave, picking up a 6-2, 6-3 victory in No. 1 singles. Franklin Tech 7, Pathfinder 0 — Have a week, Hannah Gilbert. The senior recorded her third-straight no-hitter on Friday, striking out 17 — to go over 600 strikeouts for her career — while drilling a two-run home run in the first, a double in the third and a triple in the plate as the Eagles hit the 10 win mark with a victory in Palmer. Kylee Gamache recorded a pair of hits and RBIs, Lindsey Taylor had two hits including a double and an RBI, Abi Dobias tallied a hit and an RBI while Gianna DiSciullo, Shelby O’Leary and Ava Worden each hit safely for Franklin Tech. Greenfield 27, Northampton 0 (5) — MacKenzie Paulin struck out 11 while adding a single, a double, a home run and five RBIs as the plate as the Green Wave scored 12 in the second and eight in the third to take down the Blue Devils at Vets Field Friday. Gloria McDonald homered and drove in two, Anna Bucala tallied three hits and five RBIs, Grace Laurie finished with four hits including a triple to go along with two RBIs, Olivia Lemay had four hits including a double, Sarah McCloud doubled, tripled and drove in two, Kayden Viencek doubled twice, singled and drove in a run, Carson Farrell singled, doubled and drove in two while Sophia Rotkiewicz added two hits and an RBI for Greenfield, which finished with 24 hits in the victory. Athol 1, Lenox 0 — Logan Cormier kept the Millionaire bats at bay throughout, throwing a complete game shutout while striking out 13, not surrendering a walk and scattering just three hits as the Bears pulled out an independent victory in Athol Friday. “It’s always nice to win a game when your bats don’t show up,” Athol coach Josh Talbot said. “Logan was in control today and the boys were great behind him. He had four pitches working today and was able to go the distance without running his pitch count up.” The Bears’ lone run came in the first inning. Cormier, Eli Wein and Dom St. Andre had hits in the win. Pioneer 6, Greenfield 1 — A five-run third inning powered the Panthers to a 12th-straight victory following a Suburban League West triumph over the Green Wave in Northfield on Friday. Ethan Quinn went the distance on the mound for Pioneer, striking out eight, walking four and giving up just two hits. At the plate, Quinn singled, doubled and drove in two. Ethan Mauthe knocked a pair of hits and drove in two runs, Brody Welcome singled and drove in a run, Braeden Tsipenyuk cracked two hits while Evan Tsipenyuk and Ben Werner hit safely for the Panthers. Conner Bergeron and Luca Siano had the hits for Greenfield, with Caleb Thomas striking out five on the mound in the loss. Frontier 7, Easthampton 5 — The Redhawks led 7-1 after four before the Eagles cut it down to 7-5 in the seventh. Catcher Kaden James switched to the mound and earned the save for Frontier to deliver it a Suburban League West victory on Friday in Easthampton. Ben Caron singled and doubled, Braeden Dion doubled, Henry Drinker singled twice while Brady Poreda, Austin D’Urso and Porter Hall each hit safely for the Redhawks. Mount Everett 7, Franklin Tech 1 — George Gutierrez singled, doubled and drove in a run for Tech, who dropped an independent contest to Mount Everett on Friday in Turners. Brody Hicks added a base hit while Gavin Crossman pitched well in the loss for Franklin Tech. McCann Tech 15, Mahar 1 (5) — Matt Vitello tallied a pair of hits for the Senators, who fell to the Hornets in Orange Friday. SICS 3, Turners 2 — Olivia Wolbach won 6-0, 6-1 in No. 1 singles for the Thunder, who fell to the Bulldogs in Turners Friday. Springfield Central 3, Frontier 1 — The Redhawks rallied to win the third set, but the Golden Eagles proved to be too much in a four-set victory on Friday evening. Set scores were 25-18, 25-21, 21-25, 25-17. Tegan Dexter (10 digs) and Will Reading combined for 13 kills, Tavo Vincent-Warner dished out 20 assists and added four aces and Nate Rivera put down six kills. By using this site, you agree with our use of cookies to personalize your experience, measure ads and monitor how our site works to improve it for our users CFMG Capital has completed a $50-million acquisition of a 178.1ha site at Stern Road, Bellmere, in the new growth corridor of Waraba, west of Caboolture. The Queensland-based property group wants to build a 720-lot masterplanned community dubbed Ambury that would cover 30 per cent of the site.  The remainder of the site would be allocated to infrastructure and open space, including parkland. The developer expects approval for its plans this year. The new project would join CFMG’s 750-lot project in the area, which it acquired in 2023 for about $30 million. The new plans bring its pipeline to more than 2200 lots. Meanwhile, ID_Land has secured a 210ha site in the Waraba area in a multi-year deal to build 3000 homes for a project end value of $1 billion. The site at Old North Road, Rocksberg, has increased ID_Land’s national pipeline to more than $4.5 billion and 10,000 lots. Half are in the City of Moreton Bay, where Rocksberg and Waraba are located. Oliver Hume chief economist Matt Bell said south-east Queensland had recorded a very strong 2024 in price and sales volumes. “Although in the December quarter sales dipped slightly, 2024 total sales were up 38 per cent over 2023 levels and only 7 per cent below the peak post-Covid year of 2021,” he said.  “At the same time, median lot prices rose by 16 per cent and dollar per square metre rates rose by 12 per cent. “The fundamental drivers of interest rates and population growth are expected to remain supportive of continued strong performance.” CFMG Capital general manager Andrew Thomson (pictured top) said that for many years “the majority of Brisbane’s growth has been focussed on the Logan and Ipswich areas but we will see this northern corridor come into its own over the next decade”. “There is already a large amount of infrastructure here, and with easy access to Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast, it has the potential to be south-east Queensland’s next great city. “We have invested more than $80 million in the region ... and will spend that again over the next decade bringing Ambury to life.” ID_Land managing director Matthew Belford said the Rocksberg site was one of the most significant opportunities in the country and would be their anchor project for the next decade. “As the group’s biggest acquisition in our 16-year history, these deals underscore our national expansion ambitions, which now includes NSW and South Australia to go with our Victorian and Queensland operations,” Belford said. “The Rocksberg site was one of the best opportunities that has come to market in many years.” Firefighters were called to a house on Times Circuit in Greenfields just after 1am after reports a boat and a house were on fire. It took crews around an hour to extinguish the blaze. They also prevented the fire from spreading to nearby properties. Then, just before 6.30am on Wednesday, a 40ft boat went up in flames about 100 metres off Estuary Road in Dawesville. Authorities confirmed the vessel was derelict and no one was on board. A smoke alert was issued for nearby residents, but the smoke has since cleared. Crews are now waiting for the fire to completely go out before they will tow it to shore. 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Perich and brother Ron are behind the scheme.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Periches own the Leppington Pastoral Company which was founded by Kolombo and Julia Perich in 1951 as a small farm with 25 milking cows The dairy empire now boasts 2000 cows and is one of the largest dairy facilities in Australia.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrue to its name Greenfields wants to redevelop a 3ha vacant site in the Tranche 22 Employment Area which has been earmarked for industrial and employment opportunities.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesigned by Nettleton Tribe the studio development would have three production soundstages for filming office areas and multi-deck carparking.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe site close to the Oran Park Town development.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA \u003ca data-mce-href=\"https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/oran-park-centre-shapes-up\" href=\"https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/oran-park-centre-shapes-up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eresidential project by Greenfields\u003c/a\u003e in the region has delivered more than 4000 homes according the development application to Camden Council made by Urban Co.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGreenfields said “the landmark project aims to expand Sydney’s screen production capacity and address a critical shortage of studio space has an estimated cost of around $32 million.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn total the development has an estimated cost of about $127 million according to the five development applications submitted for the site.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first stage includes the development of a helipad area and other infrastructure works security gatehouses and checkpoint facilities.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo operate 24 hours the studios would be capable of hosting large audiences.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeak use would be during the filming of TV shows before live audiences earning the nickname “Aussiewood”.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA plethora of Hollywood productions including George Miller’s \u003cem\u003eFuriosa\u003c/em\u003e Taika Waititi-directed Marvel movie \u003cem\u003eThor: Love and Thunder\u003c/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eElvis \u003c/em\u003ebiopic were filmed here during that time.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDevelopers have been lining up movie-related real estate across the country in the wake of the surge.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the Gold Coast Lendlease’s third residential building in the Collins Wharf precinct of Victoria Harbour.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 28-storey building at 971 Collins Street in Melbourne’s Docklands will deliver 312 homes in a mix of one two and three-bedroom apartments as well as townhouses and penthouses.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to Lendlease the project has already secured more than 50 per cent in presales.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHickory is the construction contractor—it completed the precinct’s first development in 2019 and is also working on LendLease’s second tower Regatta.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Ancora Hickory is implementing several technical construction methods including various piling techniques and precast concrete solutions that enable a parallel-track construction program.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe building’s facade designed by architect Warren and Mahoney uses a three-stage design incorporating double-glazed glass and textured precast concrete with Reckli and brick finishes.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe structural design transitions from a solid podium base to lighter upper levels “reflecting a maritime theme” aligned with the Collins Wharf design objectives.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAncora will connect to the neighbouring Regatta development via a podium allowing resident access to shared amenities.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesigned as an all-electric building that includes electric vehicle infrastructure the development is targeting a 5 Star Green Star certification Completion is expected in 2027.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRegatta including build-to-rent and build-to-sell units.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eExtensive wharf works including remediation of pre-existing wharf piles installation of raker piles and construction of the extension to Australia Walk are also part of the project.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTechnical challenges include constructing on the finger wharf and co-ordinating extensive above-wharf road reserve and public parkland works.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Collins Wharf precinct will ultimately comprise six residential buildings of more than 1800 homes surrounded by over 5000sq m of parks and community space.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLendlease is developing the parkland concurrently with the residential components including the extension of Australian Walk that forms part of the City of Melbourne’s Greenline project.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLendlease executive director of development Adam Williams said Collins Wharf “is fast becoming a sought-after address .. which took just a handful of hours to emerge on Saturday night the Coalition’s failure to sway voters has come under intense scrutiny.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIts lack of policies around property that resonated with voters has been a large part of that criticism.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmong those policies was a $5-billion infrastructure program to unlock up to 500,000 new homes was greeted with no small amount of scepticism.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Coalition also campaigned on its previously revealed plan to allow first home buyers to draw down on their superannuation giving access to up to $50,000 to help fund mortgage deposits.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile that proposal had won some support it got the thumbs down from many of Australia’s top economists who said the measure could prove highly inflationary among other issues.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSimilarly its plan to allow mortgage interest for first home buyers to be tax-deductible was roundly criticised for its likely inflationary and regressive effects.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt has also been pointed out that the Coalition’s rejection of the Green’s policies around housing supply affordable housing and help for renters did it no favours.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe ALP went to the polls spruiking an extension of schemes introduced during its previous term including a $10-billion promise for its first-home buyers’ scheme to encourage 100,000 more homes.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt also had its Help to Buy shared equity scheme under which the Government pays up to 40 per cent of the house price to point to.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf it was these policies per se or the lack of detail and depth to the Coalition’s the nation's ready for the Albanese government to act.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is clear been endorsed to follow through on its policies and fix the crisis that is crippling the Australian property sector.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Urban Taskforce Australia chief executive\u0026nbsp;Tom\u0026nbsp;Forrest has pointed out it is time for the Federal Government to get back to work.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Housing affordability and housing supply featured large during the campaign,” Forrest said.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The key now is for the Government to strike while the iron’s hot.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“If legislation is needed to support the delivery of Labor’s $10-billion 100,000 new homes commitment—then pass it through the parliament now and get on with it.”\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe states have made many changes to how they enable home development The Federal Government’s support of that is crucial to its success material supply assistance or any other factor that affects getting homes out of the ground.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis has been a pivotal election Then Cities for Total Fan Immersion\",\"slug\":\"billionaire-arsenal-rams-denver-nuggets-sports-anchored-precincts\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-04-30T00:00+10:00\",\"tags\":[],\"summary\":\"Why your next home might be stadium-adjacent; sports are the hook now a major entertainment industry precinct could be added to the mix Plans have been filed with Camden Council for what has been described as a world-class production studio for film and television The Periches own the Leppington Pastoral Company The dairy empire now boasts 2000 cows and is one of the largest dairy facilities in Australia which has been earmarked for industrial and employment opportunities A residential project by Greenfields in the region has delivered more than 4000 homes according the development application to Camden Council made by Urban Co Greenfields said “the landmark project aims to expand Sydney’s screen production capacity helping NSW remain a competitive destination for both international and local film projects” has an estimated cost of around $32 million according to the five development applications submitted for the site The first stage includes the development of a helipad area and other infrastructure works security gatehouses and checkpoint facilities the studios would be capable of hosting large audiences Peak use would be during the filming of TV shows before live audiences It predicted this would take place for about eight weeks a year Australia’s film and television industries have punched above their weight internationally Taika Waititi-directed Marvel movie Thor: Love and Thunder Developers have been lining up movie-related real estate across the country in the wake of the surge Share via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this article Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe Union leaders have used the annual May Day rally meant to celebrate the struggles of the labour movement to back corrupt CFMEU NSW leader Darren Greenfield just days after he admitted to taking thousands of dollars in bribes from a boss in return for favourable union treatment International Transport Workers Federation coordinator Paul McAleer an ex-Maritime Union of Australia secretary now representing hundreds of thousands of wharfies in the Asia Pacific told a rally of 1000 workers on Thursday that Greenfield was “fearless” and he would stand by him “forever” SaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy link Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. 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Read MoreCFMEUIndustrial relationsBuilding Bad Executive EducationPowered byLatest In WorkplaceFetching latest articles Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time The former NSW secretary of the CFMEU should be pursued for criminal charges after more than $3 million of union members’ money was transferred to pay legal fees for him and his son also recommended the CFMEU start legal action to recover the “astonishing” sum of up to $890,000 paid to Darren Greenfield and his son Michael for the defence of their bribery charges Former NSW CFMEU secretary Darren Greenfield.Credit: James Brickwood was ordered by union administrator Mark Irving after the NSW branch transferred $3.15 million to law firm McGirr and Associates in July 2024 two days after the Albanese government forced the CFMEU into administration “It is common ground that the [money] was intended to cover the further legal expenses being incurred by [Greenfield] and his son,” Watson wrote in his report The report found at the same time $500,000 was put aside to defend the administration the Greenfields were receiving this kind of specifically preferential treatment,” said Watson “Darren Greenfield knew that important funds were being paid for his benefit when they could have been used elsewhere for the benefit of the members,” the report found The Greenfields were charged with criminal corruption offences in September 2021 This masthead has previously reported Darren Greenfield allegedly accepted money in return for union backing of a construction company Watson noted in his report that both Darren and Michael Greenfield maintained their innocence A lengthy investigation by this masthead in 2024 revealed allegations of corruption and that the CFMEU more broadly had been infiltrated by organised crime to give an unlimited indemnity to the Greenfields in respect of their legal expenses,” Watson wrote the [alleged] contraventions … warrant his prosecution on criminal charges for recklessly failing to discharge his duties in good faith and using his position dishonestly with the intention of directly gaining advantage for him and his son.” Irving has recovered all but $43,000 from McGirr for the NSW branch Watson also recommended civil charges be brought against the Greenfields the CFMEU’s former NSW branch president Rita Mallia and assistant secretary Rob Kera for breaching their financial management responsibilities to the union “The union is entitled to recover several hundreds of thousands of dollars from [the quartet] for the damage which they caused,” Watson wrote A CFMEU spokesperson confirmed that Mark Irving had received Watson’s report “He will provide the report to those affected before deciding whether to refer the matter to the Fair Work Commission and the police for prosecution,” the spokesperson said Start the day with a summary of the day’s most important and interesting stories, analysis and insights. Sign up for our Morning Edition newsletter. The former NSW secretary of the CFMEU should be pursued for criminal charges after more than $3 million of union members\\u2019 money was transferred to pay legal fees for him and his son, a report has found. Anti-corruption expert Geoffrey Watson, SC, also recommended the CFMEU start legal action to recover the \\u201Castonishing\\u201D sum of up to $890,000 paid to Darren Greenfield and his son Michael for the defence of their bribery charges. The 41-page report, released on Thursday, was ordered by union administrator Mark Irving, KC, after the NSW branch transferred $3.15 million to law firm McGirr and Associates in July 2024, two days after the Albanese government forced the CFMEU into administration. \\u201CIt is common ground that the [money] was intended to cover the further legal expenses being incurred by [Greenfield] and his son,\\u201D Watson wrote in his report. The report found at the same time $500,000 was put aside to defend the administration. \\u201CIt is remarkable that, at this time of apparent crisis, the Greenfields were receiving this kind of specifically preferential treatment,\\u201D said Watson. \\u201CDarren Greenfield knew that important funds were being paid for his benefit, when they could have been used elsewhere for the benefit of the members,\\u201D the report found. The Greenfields were charged with criminal in September 2021. This masthead has previously reported Darren Greenfield allegedly accepted money in return for union backing of a construction company. Watson noted in his report that both Darren and Michael Greenfield maintained their innocence. by this masthead in 2024 revealed allegations of corruption and that the CFMEU more broadly had been infiltrated by organised crime. \\u201CThe NSW divisional branch resolved, in effect, to give an unlimited indemnity to the Greenfields in respect of their legal expenses,\\u201D Watson wrote. \\u201CIn the instance of Darren Greenfield, the [alleged] contraventions \\u2026 warrant his prosecution on criminal charges for recklessly failing to discharge his duties in good faith and using his position dishonestly with the intention of directly gaining advantage for him and his son.\\u201D Of the $3.15 million, Irving has recovered all but $43,000 from McGirr for the NSW branch. Watson also recommended civil charges be brought against the Greenfields, the CFMEU\\u2019s former NSW branch president Rita Mallia, and assistant secretary Rob Kera for breaching their financial management responsibilities to the union. \\u201CThe union is entitled to recover several hundreds of thousands of dollars from [the quartet] for the damage which they caused,\\u201D Watson wrote. A CFMEU spokesperson confirmed that Mark Irving had received Watson\\u2019s report. \\u201CHe will provide the report to those affected before deciding whether to refer the matter to the Fair Work Commission and the police for prosecution,\\u201D the spokesperson said. Start the day with a summary of the day\\u2019s most important and interesting stories, analysis and insights. . Former CFMEU leaders Darren and Michael Greenfield have flagged they will plead guilty to some charges in the long-running case against them for allegedly receiving bribes from an employer told the Sydney Local Court on Tuesday “there’s been a resolution” in the case and that they were negotiating a statement of facts with the Commonwealth “We’re confident that will happen,” he said Ousted CFMEU NSW secretary Darren Greenfield and his son and former deputy received almost $1 million in union members’ money over three years in regular payments that had no clear lines of approval The investigator for the CFMEU administration is looking into $30,000 a month in so far unaccounted payments that the NSW branch transferred directly to the accounts of former secretary and assistant secretary Darren and Michael Greenfield from 2021 to 2023 sources familiar with the inquiries confirmed Read MoreCFMEUIndustrial relations Executive EducationPowered byLatest In WorkplaceFetching latest articles The Fair Work Commission has launched two investigations into the CFMEU and its New South Wales and South Australian officials including over allegations of credit card misuse unapproved salary increases and the questionable transfer of $4 million in members’ money FWC general manager Murray Furlong confirmed he had started a formal investigation into the union’s NSW branch and its senior officials over the transfer of $3.2 million to ex-secretary Darren Greenfield and his son Michael Greenfield last year and a further $895,000 in the three years prior This article has been clarified to specify that Watson recommended the CFMEU NSW could seek to recover $44,000 from McGirr Copper is emerging as a key growth driver in the mining sector as capital allocation strategies shift with greenfield projects offering some of the most attractive investment opportunities According to Wood Mackenzie’s latest analysis major mining companies are increasing capital expenditure in response to growing competition for investment shifting away from shareholder payouts and buybacks This trend is particularly relevant for the Australian market where mining giants like BHP and Rio Tinto are making crucial decisions about their future investment strategies The report outlines three key factors behind this pivot: increasing non-discretionary capital expenditure and the growing demand for copper as part of diversification strategies “Our analysis suggests that valuation multiples are not responding to higher payout ratios and buybacks are no longer delivering strong returns making the pivot to growth more appealing,” Wood Mackenzie head of corporate for metals and mining James Whiteside said “Diversified companies seeking relevance through big payouts aren’t being rewarded but the read across from copper miners is investing in production growth pays.” Wood Mackenzie forecasts that major copper companies will accelerate their reinvestment efforts over the next three years on aggregate surpassing 100 per cent of their operating cashflows The divergence in strategy is particularly evident among Australia’s top miners with Rio Tinto increasing investments in Oyu Tolgoi The company enjoyed a significant boost to copper production in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2024 due to strong progress made at the Oyu Tolgoi underground copper mine in Mongolia Q4 2024 saw 202,000 tonnes (t) of copper produced across Rio’s operations BHP is eyeing greenfield copper projects with an aim to spend up to $US25 million ($40 million) of exploration expenditure on Cobre’s Kitlanya East and West copper projects in Botswana “Miners are entering a new era of capital discipline,” Whiteside said “The market’s response to these differing approaches will influence the long-term capital allocation decisions of major mining companies “Firms that can effectively balance growth investments with shareholder returns are likely to emerge as the winners in this changing landscape.” Subscribe to Australian Resources & Investment and receive the latest news on commodity prices Australian Resources & Investment is this country’s premier mining journal dedicated to providing readers with cutting-edge insights into resource developments in Australia and from Australian companies operating around the world © document.write(new Date().getFullYear()) All Rights Reserved Australian Resource and Investment is a registered trademark of Prime Creative Media Auric Mining (ASX:AWJ) has begun a 142,000-tonne milling campaign at the Greenfields Mill with ore processes from the Jeffreys Find Gold Mine in Western Australia The campaign is expected to run for seven weeks and is scheduled to be completed near the end of January 2025.  which has a market capitalisation of $45.33 million says prior to starting the campaign 54,000 tonnes of gold were on the run-of-mine (ROM) pad at Greenfields.  more than 85,000 tonnes are also on the Jeffreys Find Mine’s site ROM pad awaiting transport to the mill.  Greenfields will be conducting a weekly gold pour during the campaign with all gold to be refined and sold at The Perth Mint.  Managing Director Mark English says it wont be long before gold is at The Perth Mint ready for sale.  “All the ore going through the mill is high-grade ore,” he says.  “We expect this campaign to produce the highest number of ounces for the year NML have entirely switched their efforts onto getting the required amount of tonnes to the mill and haulage is taking place around the clock “With gold to be sold shortly it won’t be long before the first cash will be paid to Auric Cash disbursements will continue for us into the New Year With a very solid gold price we couldn’t possibly be selling gold at a better time.” The joint venture with BML Ventures is on target to complete the processing of 30,000 tonnes of ore at Greenfields from the second stage of the project.  Both companies will split cash proceeds on a 50:50 basis.  Auric Mining is a Western Australian gold explorer and developer focused on gold discoveries in the Widgiemooltha District.  Write to Aaliyah Rogan at Mining.com.au    Unico Silver makes ‘multiple new discoveries’ at Cerro Leon Unico Silver (ASX:USL) says the final results from phase-two diamond drilling at.. 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While Krones’ subsidiary Steinecker is responsible for the brewhouse, fermentation and storage cellars, and the requisite utility systems, Krones is supplying the entire bottling technology. “Maisel is setting new standards in terms of efficiency and sustainability with this ultra-modern brewery. As a longstanding partner, we are delighted to contribute with our technology to ensuring that ‘Bayreuther Hell’ can be produced even more energy-efficiently,” said Thomas Ricker, Chief Sales Officer of Krones AG. Construction work is already in full swing. The first systems for the brewhouse will be delivered at the end of 2025. The bottling technology will follow in mid-2026, before the first bottles leave the brewery at the end of the year. The blaze broke out at the property on Arkansas Way around 11.30am on Tuesday, October 8. Firefighters managed to extinguish the blaze before tragically finding the body of the elderly woman, believed to be the resident of the home. Her death is not being treated as suspicious and Arson Squad officers will prepare a report for the Coroner. It was an extra-inning thriller in South Deerfield on Thursday between the Frontier and Greenfield softball teams.  The Green Wave held a 5-4 lead going into the bottom of the seventh, but Delaney Fifield ripped a double to score Skyler Steele to tie the game and force extras.  Neither team scored in the eighth and after Raine Wonsey kept Greenfield off the board in the top of the ninth, Frontier took advantage.  Fifield opened the inning by putting the ball in play and making it to second on an error. Olivia Machon came to the plate and cracked a hit into the left-center gap, scoring Fifield to lift Frontier to a 6-5 extra-inning victory.  The hit completed a big comeback for the Redhawks, which trailed 5-0 going into the bottom of the sixth when Steele and Fifield hit back-to-back home runs before Sophia Pinardi drove in a run with a base hit to help Frontier cut into the lead.  Ashley Taylor added a hit while Wonsey struck out seven in nine innings work in the circle.  MacKenzie Paulin went the distance in the circle for the Wave, striking out 14 while adding a single, a double and an RBI at the plate. Gloria McDonald singled, homered and drove in two, Bianca Reynolds hit a home run and knocked in a pair of runs, Anna Bucala, Olivia Lemay and Sarah McCloud each recorded two hits while Meghan Collins and Grace Laurie both hit safely for Greenfield.  Franklin Tech 4, Mohawk Trail 0 — Hannah Gilbert is on fire in the circle for the Eagles.  The senior allowed just one hit — which came in the eighth inning — on April 25 against Northampton, threw a five-inning no hitter against Athol on Tuesday and on Thursday, Gilbert threw her second straight no-hitter by striking out 14 to lead Tech to a Franklin County League East victory in Turners.  Gilbert added an RBI double in the third and followed it up with a two-run blast in the fifth to give the Eagles a 3-0 lead. Shelby O’Leary drove in a run in the sixth to add to the Tech lead. Sandra Johnson knocked three hits, Lindsey Taylor doubled and tripled while Cordelia Guerin added a base hit in the win for Franklin Tech.  Grace Stevens struck out three while Abby Moffatt and Emmalee Inman made a number of big plays in the field for Mohawk Trail.  Pioneer 16, Mahar 3 (6) — The Panthers scored six runs in both the third and the fifth to take down the Senators in a Franklin County League East contest in Northfield Thursday.  Turners 12, Wahconah 0 (6) — Make it six wins in a row for the Thunder, who knocked off the Warriors in a Franklin County League West contest in Dalton Thursday.  Mia Marigliano smashed two home runs, singled twice and drove in five runs, Marilyn Abarua and Autumn Thornton each knocked two hits, Maddie Dietz singled and drove in two, Ameliya Galbraith singled and knocked in a run while Addison Talbot and McKenzie Stafford each hit safely for Turners.  Madi Liimatainen struck out 13 and added a trio of base hits and an RBI at the plate in the win.  Hopkins 22, Athol 0 — The Bears fell to the Golden Hawks in a Franklin County League East contest in Athol on Thursday.  Hopkins 5, Greenfield 3 — The Green Wave put three on the board in the top of the first but Golden Hawk Tucker Russell shut them down the rest of the way, with Hopkins scoring one in the third and four in the fifth to take down Greenfield in a Suburban League West contest in Hadley Thursday.  Logan Moore pitched six innings for the Wave, striking out five. Moore also tallied two hits and an RBI, Luca Siano drilled two hits while Chase Zraunig and Caleb Thomas each hit safely for Greenfield.  Athol 3, Duggan 0 — The Bears got back in the win column following a 25-13, 25-14, 26-24 sweep over the Jayhawks in Springfield on Thursday.  Sci-Tech 3, Frontier 0 — Tavo Vincent-Warner distributed 18 assists in the Redhawks’ 25-23, 25-23, 25-19 loss in Springfield Thursday.  Tegan Dexter tallied eight kills and seven digs, Nate Rivera recorded five kills and five digs while Will Reading added five kills for Frontier.  Palmer 5, Greenfield 0 — Amy Mihailicenco had a close 5-7, 6-2, 7-5 loss in No. 1 singles for the Green Wave, who fell to the Panthers at the Davis Street Courts Thursday.  Police confirming on Wednesday, a 48-year-old Barragup woman has also been charged with the alleged murder of Joshua Standring. Karen Marie Conley appeared in the Perth Magistrates Court today. It is understood Ms Conley was the alleged victim's girlfriend. Mr Standring was allegedly assaulted at a home on Renison Drive about 1.45am on Sunday. Despite the efforts of police and paramedics the 41-year-old could not be saved. Shane Edward Peirce, 54, and Ross Edward Weir, 51, both from Barragup, have each been charged with his alleged murder. They appeared in the Perth Magistrates Court on Tuesday and were remanded in custody to appear in the Stirling Gardens Magistrates Court on October 30. Ms Conley was remanded in custody and will also appear in the Stirling Gardens Magistrates Court on October 30. GREENFIELD — Only a week before they will be put to a special City Council vote on Thursday, the Planning Board voted unanimously to not recommend four proposed zoning amendments that would regulate accessory dwelling units, or ADUs. Residents, in a roughly 45-minute public comment period, expressed a range of opinions on the proposals, with some speaking strongly in opposition and others in support. If approved by City Council this week, the proposed amendments — brought forth through a citizen’s petition from residents Al Norman, Joan Marie Jackson and Mitchell Speight — would mandate that the Greenfield Housing Authority provide deed-restrictive rental housing vouchers for ADUs, to the extent that they are available. The vouchers would be for low-income households to limit rental costs to 30% of the household’s income or less. The amendments also would alter the city’s ordinance to consider units that exist within a principal dwelling as ADUs, limit the number of ADUs allowable on a single-family lot to only one and mandate that any ADU that requires a special permit be brought before the Planning Board for a site plan review. “Presently, homeowners can subsidize their existing one-family [home] to up to three apartments by right. These are not ADUs. The provision has proved to be a sound policy over time and it shouldn’t get changed,” Susan Worgaftik, coordinator of the advocacy organization Housing Greenfield, said in opposition of the proposed amendment to redefine ADUs. “We should maintain our present definition of ADU as a structure in addition to the primary dwelling.” Worgaftik also spoke against the proposed amendment to limit the number of ADUs allowable on a single-family lot to one, noting that under the city’s current law, a special permit is needed to build more than one ADU on a single-family property. Some in the audience argued that the amendments would prevent developers from buying single-family lots and maximizing their profits by building and renting ADUs. “Constituents that we talk to are concerned about the expansion of developer deregulation. The conflict is between investor profits versus affordable housing,” Jackson said. “The new state mandate has changed from in-law apartments to investor profits. The old model of ADUs has been turned upside down. ADUs no longer must be owner-occupied. They can be built by right without any notice to the neighbors or abutters. This opens the door for absentee landlords and real estate investors.” After deliberations, the Planning Board voted unanimously to negatively recommend each of the four proposed zoning amendments. Board members agreed that the Greenfield Housing Authority’s spending is not under the Planning Board’s purview and that altering the definition of an ADU to include internal units would too heavily infringe on property owners’ rights to convert their single-family homes into duplexes. “This [amendment] interferes with the buyer’s right for the residents to build inside their residences,” Planning Board member Victor Moschella said. “That’s not considered an ADU right now. This is the whole thing about if you have a primary home and you want to cut it down, make two homes inside of it, you have the right to do that.” Moschella added that the proposed regulation limiting ADU construction to one unit per single-family lot is unreasonable, as construction of more than one unit is already restricted by the special permit process. He also argued against the claim that ADU provisions would attract housing developers who wish to turn a profit. “The first [ADU] is protected but anything after that is required to go through the special permit process. This gets rid of it. People should be able to do what they want with their properties … and there’s a mechanism for the citizens to speak out against it [through the special permit process],” Moschella said. “The issue in town is housing. We need to make housing as easy to build as possible. Investors and outside people coming and buying and creating ADUs — I don’t buy that.” The proposed amendments will be further discussed and put to a full City Council vote at the May 8 meeting. Anthony Cammalleri can be reached at acammalleri@recorder.com or 413-930-4429. Firefighters were called to 88 Phillips St. in Greenfield at around 5:30 p.m. for a reported garage fire. Fire Chief Robert Strahan said firefighters saw a “well-involved” fire in the garage, with the fire extending into the house and up the side of the home. STAFF PHOTO/CHRIS LARABEE A fire at 88 Phillips St. damaged a home and garage Thursday evening. Firefighters knocked down the blaze in about 15 minutes, according to Greenfield Fire Chief Robert Strahan. STAFF PHOTO/CHRIS LARABEE A fire at 88 Phillips St. in Greenfield damaged a home and garage Thursday evening. Firefighters knocked down the blaze in about 15 minutes, according to Greenfield Fire Chief Robert Strahan. STAFF PHOTO/CHRIS LARABEE GREENFIELD — No injuries were reported Thursday evening after a fire that started in a garage spread to the house next to it on Phillips Street. Firefighters were called to 88 Phillips St. at around 5:30 p.m. for a reported garage fire. Fire Chief Robert Strahan said initial crews saw heavy smoke conditions, which initiated a first alarm, calling in mutual aid from surrounding towns. Firefighters saw a “well-involved” fire in the garage, he said, with the fire extending into the house and up the side of the home. “Crews were able to knock down the bulk of the fire in the garage and then went in and were able to knock the fire inside the building down,” Strahan said. “There is some extensive damage to the second and first floors of the building and the garage sustained major damage.” Strahan said there was a family in the house who escaped with no injuries, but he was unsure how many people were in the home. He added the habitability of the home was “to be determined.” Nicholas DiMatteo, a neighbor of the home, said he was in his backyard with a friend when he noticed the smoke. Within a few minutes, he added, the fire began to spread, which caused him to bring his hose over to try to extinguish it. “No smoke, then smoke — bam, just like that,” DiMatteo said. “His hose was melted, we ran mine over the fence and were trying to do our best and it escalated like that. … Probably within three minutes, that whole thing was involved. Then things escalated as we all retreated back to a safe distance.” Strahan credited firefighters from his department, as well as South Deerfield, Bernardston and Turners Falls, for their work in extinguishing the fire quickly before more damage could occur. “Crews arrived very quickly and were able to start extinguishing very quickly,” Strahan said, “and it was out in about 15 minutes.” Chris Larabee can be reached at clarabee@recorder.com. The city of Greenfield has made history by passing this resolution, and I look forward to it becoming an ordinance. Transgender and gender diverse people do nothing to affect your life negatively, so instead of writing letters in opposition of something you know nothing about, why don’t you learn and grow and be a better human? Penalising overseas-owned builders from building homes in Australia would make the Albanese government’s goal of 1.2 million homes harder to achieve. The spectre of a government crackdown on land banking by foreign developers could spook the market and lead to a fall-off in new housing development, according to key industry players. Treasurer Jim Chalmers sparked concerns when he announced in his budget speech that the government was “easing pressure on the housing market by banning foreign investors from buying established homes, and cracking down on foreign land banking as well”. This has raised concerns among offshore home builders, which have dramatically increased their presence in Australia and make up a key part of the country’s housing operators. Large Japanese companies ranging from NEX Building Group to Sumitomo Forestry, which has a majority stake in top home builder Metricon, could be discouraged, along with industry stalwarts like Singapore-backed AVJennings. Local development heavyweights including Lendlease and Stockland, which rely on offshore players for capital partnerships to back housing projects, are also craving clarity about the government’s intentions. Housing Industry Association chief economist Tim Reardon lashed out at the government for blaming investors, foreigners and foreign investors for the housing shortage. He argued that it was driven by government policies and called out the benefits of overseas players in the local housing market. “One in 10 detached houses built in Australia is built by an overseas-owned builder,” he said. “These global home builders bring to Australia an investment in leading edge building technologies and products. Penalising these businesses and making it harder for them to build new homes in Australia can only lead to fewer new homes being built.” Mr Reardon said that global builders were responsible for building thousands of ‘‘spec homes’’ every year, where they buy greenfields land and build a home that is then sold. “Prohibiting them from purchasing land adds further complexity and costs to delivering a new home to market,” he said. “The underlying cause of the shortage of housing is too much government involvement in the market, and the solution to increasing supply is less government red tape.” Mr Reardon questioned whether large Japanese companies would keep funding the local industry if they were limited to only minority stakes to skirt any crackdown. He said leading builders contacted the HIA in the wake of the budget speech to express their concerns. “Last night, I had three of the 10 largest home builders in the country ring and yell at me about it,” he said. He said offshore builders could help fix the housing crisis and were not the problem. ­ “The Japanese-owned businesses are highly vertically integrated. They bring with them management skills as well as prefabrication engineering products. They are the solution to the productivity problem. So why are you forcing them out?” he said. Mr Reardon warned that the tough line taken by state and federal governments was feeding into the housing shortage. “Since 2015, a range of punitive taxes have been imposed on foreign investors by state and federal governments. The consequence of this is that these investors have withdrawn from the Australian market, and this is a key reason why the volume of apartments commencing construction is now almost half of what it was in 2016,“ he added. The HIA economist warned that penalising overseas-owned builders from building homes in Australia would make the Albanese government’s goal of 1.2 million homes harder. “Foreign investors build new homes. They don’t live in them and cannot take them out of the country,“ he said. Master Builders Australia chief executive Denita Wawn sad the federal government had made a range of “sensible, modest measures” to make inroads in tackling labour shortages, infrastructure and modern methods of construction. “Unfortunately, the very businesses who are expected to solve the housing crisis have been left disappointed this evening with minimal support to bring down business costs, incentivise growth and reduce regulatory barriers,“ she said. Property Council president Carmel Hourigan called for a focus on the supply side of the housing debate. “The focus should be on supply,” she said. “We need more homes to house a growing population, but we are only building homes half as fast as we were in 1995.” Ms Hourigan, who is also Charter Hall Office chief executive, overseeing a $27bn portfolio backed by local and international investors, called for lower taxes on the sector, noting commercial projects were also being held up. “We need a simpler, smaller property tax take, removal of surcharges on foreign institutional investors and we need planning reforms to get all property projects that support communities, including commercial and industrial assets, built with minimum delay,” she said. Ms Hourigan praised the federal government’s National Housing Accord for driving a wave of east coast state planning reforms that would not have been otherwise possible, but noted problems in getting industrial projects started. “The absence of last-mile infrastructure is making the delivery of new homes, industrial and commercial assets, and schools and hospitals slower and more costly than it needs to be,” she said. The PCA president said that multi-year delays were common across the country, significantly slowing the delivery of new assets and increasing costs. While there was progress with both sides of federal politics backing funding to unlock the last mile, she said that more must be done. “There needs to be an increase in funding and a concerted effort from state planning ministers to urge utilities and agencies to unlock the final stages of water, power and sewerage infrastructure,” she said. Ms Hourigan also noted the problems promote by building costs rising over 30 per cent since March 2020. “Welcome big builds and the energy transition also mean generous government contracts crowd out workers who would otherwise build new industrial hubs, commercial centres and homes,” she said. “BuildSkills Australia says we need 90,000 more construction workers by 2029 simply to help build the homes we need,” Ms Hourigan said. She said that the property sector urgently needed skilled workers to deliver critical infrastructure and projects and warned that government investment in training and TAFE wouldn’t be enough to meet housing targets, major state infrastructure projects and rising green energy demands. “Construction trades are not in the top 10 occupations for either permanent or temporary migration. We need to prioritise skilled construction workers. Australia must compete for global construction talent,” Ms Hourigan said. realcommercial.com.au is owned and operated by ASX-listed REA Group Ltd (REA:ASX) © REA Group Ltd By accessing or using our platform, you agree to our Terms of Use. Penalising overseas-owned builders from building homes in Australia would make the Albanese government’s goal of 1.2 million homes harder to achieve The spectre of a government crackdown on land banking by foreign developers could spook the market and lead to a fall-off in new housing development Treasurer Jim Chalmers sparked concerns when he announced in his budget speech that the government was “easing pressure on the housing market by banning foreign investors from buying established homes and cracking down on foreign land banking as well” This has raised concerns among offshore home builders which have dramatically increased their presence in Australia and make up a key part of the country’s housing operators Large Japanese companies ranging from NEX Building Group to Sumitomo Forestry which has a majority stake in top home builder Metricon along with industry stalwarts like Singapore-backed AVJennings Local development heavyweights including Lendlease and Stockland which rely on offshore players for capital partnerships to back housing projects are also craving clarity about the government’s intentions Housing Industry Association chief economist Tim Reardon lashed out at the government for blaming investors foreigners and foreign investors for the housing shortage He argued that it was driven by government policies and called out the benefits of overseas players in the local housing market “One in 10 detached houses built in Australia is built by an overseas-owned builder,” he said “These global home builders bring to Australia an investment in leading edge building technologies and products Penalising these businesses and making it harder for them to build new homes in Australia can only lead to fewer new homes being built.” Mr Reardon said that global builders were responsible for building thousands of ‘‘spec homes’’ every year where they buy greenfields land and build a home that is then sold “Prohibiting them from purchasing land adds further complexity and costs to delivering a new home to market,” he said “The underlying cause of the shortage of housing is too much government involvement in the market and the solution to increasing supply is less government red tape.” Mr Reardon questioned whether large Japanese companies would keep funding the local industry if they were limited to only minority stakes to skirt any crackdown He said leading builders contacted the HIA in the wake of the budget speech to express their concerns I had three of the 10 largest home builders in the country ring and yell at me about it,” he said He said offshore builders could help fix the housing crisis and were not the problem “The Japanese-owned businesses are highly vertically integrated They bring with them management skills as well as prefabrication engineering products They are the solution to the productivity problem Mr Reardon warned that the tough line taken by state and federal governments was feeding into the housing shortage a range of punitive taxes have been imposed on foreign investors by state and federal governments The consequence of this is that these investors have withdrawn from the Australian market and this is a key reason why the volume of apartments commencing construction is now almost half of what it was in 2016,“ he added The HIA economist warned that penalising overseas-owned builders from building homes in Australia would make the Albanese government’s goal of 1.2 million homes harder They don’t live in them and cannot take them out of the country,“ he said Master Builders Australia chief executive Denita Wawn sad the federal government had made a range of “sensible modest measures” to make inroads in tackling labour shortages infrastructure and modern methods of construction the very businesses who are expected to solve the housing crisis have been left disappointed this evening with minimal support to bring down business costs incentivise growth and reduce regulatory barriers,“ she said Property Council president Carmel Hourigan called for a focus on the supply side of the housing debate “We need more homes to house a growing population but we are only building homes half as fast as we were in 1995.” who is also Charter Hall Office chief executive overseeing a $27bn portfolio backed by local and international investors noting commercial projects were also being held up removal of surcharges on foreign institutional investors and we need planning reforms to get all property projects that support communities including commercial and industrial assets Ms Hourigan praised the federal government’s National Housing Accord for driving a wave of east coast state planning reforms that would not have been otherwise possible but noted problems in getting industrial projects started “The absence of last-mile infrastructure is making the delivery of new homes and schools and hospitals slower and more costly than it needs to be,” she said The PCA president said that multi-year delays were common across the country significantly slowing the delivery of new assets and increasing costs While there was progress with both sides of federal politics backing funding to unlock the last mile “There needs to be an increase in funding and a concerted effort from state planning ministers to urge utilities and agencies to unlock the final stages of water power and sewerage infrastructure,” she said Ms Hourigan also noted the problems promote by building costs rising over 30 per cent since March 2020 “Welcome big builds and the energy transition also mean generous government contracts crowd out workers who would otherwise build new industrial hubs “BuildSkills Australia says we need 90,000 more construction workers by 2029 simply to help build the homes we need,” Ms Hourigan said She said that the property sector urgently needed skilled workers to deliver critical infrastructure and projects and warned that government investment in training and TAFE wouldn’t be enough to meet housing targets major state infrastructure projects and rising green energy demands “Construction trades are not in the top 10 occupations for either permanent or temporary migration We need to prioritise skilled construction workers Australia must compete for global construction talent,” Ms Hourigan said Northfield’s town election is on Tuesday and there is a race for Selectboard I want to share some information about one of the candidates Barbara Brassor grew up in Northfield and graduated from PVRS Her brother and sister and niece and nephew still live in town and she and her husband Dave raised their two girls here They keep a garden and brought their girls through 4H and Barb continues to help the kids with 4H at their daughter’s dairy farm in Gill She spent many years working and volunteering in the community and has walked in Greenfield’s Relay for Life for 25 years to raise money for cancer research — a quiet act of care and commitment comes from a lifetime of showing up: in schools and through the relationships she’s built raising her family here Her widespread support is emblematic of her demonstrated care for the community but it is not the primary reason I believe Barb would be an excellent addition to the Selectboard Barb has spent 37 years working in town halls — first in Bernardston as town clerk for six years then in Northfield in various roles: town clerk She brings a wealth of knowledge about the history of Northfield’s municipal structure and finances along with a hands-on understanding of the nitty-gritty details and day-to-day operations of town government Her knowledge would be an invaluable addition to the board She has shown composure under duress and handled herself admirably in the face of harassment As someone who has experienced such behavior firsthand I admire her ability to keep her composure and willingness to be accountable to the people of Northfield would make Barb an excellent addition to the Selectboard Please join me in considering Barbara Brassor for a seat on the NorthfieldSelectBoard you agree with our use of cookies to personalize your experience measure ads and monitor how our site works to improve it for our users Gone are the days of customizing tech landscapes for individual customer requirements, at least for Valvoline Global. The Lexington, Kentucky-based automotive services company has created a single point of entry that helps internal and external stakeholders meet their business requirements “It’s no longer just good enough to sell products; you have to sell products with IT services,” Valvoline Global director of Enterprise Architecture David Beach said “We’re now creating a standardized framework of how to do that.” Click the button below to load the content from YouTube “We’re really trying to flip the equation to stay standard and also be able to offer those services,” he said “We have to anticipate in advance to have standardized ways that we can connect or communicate with SAP S/4HANA.” That meant modernizing a bespoke environment without losing functionality “Our main objective to going to SAP S/4HANA was to return to greenfield,” Beach explained. “And we needed a tool set to manage that. This is where SAP Signavio came in.” SAP Signavio software provides a vendor-agnostic approach This enables Valvoline Global to manage business processes across all its enterprise systems “That’s the big thing with [SAP] Signavio,” Beach said “It’s going to allow us to consolidate all the data — from SAP systems EH&S systems — all coming together into a single business process and a single business process repository.” And individual business units no longer try solving problems only with solutions available within silos Now the company aligns each business process with the appropriate technology “We wanted to make sure we hit the 90 percent mark on matches of our business processes to standard SAP,” Beach said “[SAP] Signavio was a key piece to be able to govern that process.” when there is a justification to deviate from a standard process such as an upgrade that changes a business process the company relies on SAP Signavio Process Manager a modeling platform for business process management even though we might have custom processes we have a tie-in back to the SAP best practice,” Beach said And Valvoline Global’s newfound agility also helped drive adoption It was very important from an organizational perspective.” 1 business case” for Valvoline Global’s return to standard And he expects that to serve the company well as it continues to embrace artificial intelligence (AI): “SAP is coming up with AI strategies but that’s going to change more and more as time goes on we have a good handle on data,” Beach said “We’ve identified the innovators in the company and we have enabled them as sort of like the pilot.” That means Valvoline Global’s early adopters get full access to its AI tools to ensure this remains a business-led effort these trusted users report back about how they’re adopting AI helping Valvoline Global chart its path forward “It all comes down to the data… not just from SAP systems; it’s coming from all the systems across our business,” Beach said “[SAP] Signavio is going to be that conduit as the feeder to AI solutions in the future.” And, in addition to methodically managing business processes with SAP Signavio, Valvoline Global’s SAP S/4HANA journey includes SAP LeanIX solutions which help map the company’s digital transformation “[SAP] LeanIX has all the business capabilities so we have to prepare for things like M&As “Where I see the biggest value with AI,” Beach said “[is if] a customer comes in and has a requirement AI eventually can take that customer requirement and it will write the integrations itself.” That’s only possible with a predefined standardized framework it can also lead to greater ROI and faster development times — down from months to about a week “The big recommendation is to use tools like [SAP] Signavio and [SAP] LeanIX as vehicles to accomplish your business requirement,” Beach said “It’s one thing to be able to influence change This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page For MD and CEO Matt Painter’s thoughts on the Lighthorse gold discovery, please see our video on the KalGold Investor Hub at https://investorhub.kalgoldmining.com.au/link/mepb1P KalGold Managing Director Matt Painter said: “This is what we’ve been chasing at Pinjin Our systematic approach to exploration has paid off high-grade gold mineralisation at Lighthorse is located just 1 km west of our Kirgella Gift deposit beneath transported cover in an area of zero outcrop This is a 100% KalGold generated discovery that reinforces the exceptional growth potential at Pinjin The full extent of the emerging Lighthorse target is unconstrained at this stage but we have already identified mineralisation over a 600 m northwest-southeast strike length parallel to the local grain of the Laverton Tectonic Zone Additional gold mineralised trends associated with cross-cutting structures are also evident extending over 800 m and open to the northeast Follow up RC drilling is scheduled for March 2025 We also expect to follow up previously reported thick shallow gold intercepts at Wessex (ASX: KAL 09/10/24) next door to the Anglo Saxon Gold Mine (HAW) This is an incredibly exciting time at KalGold Recently announced discoveries by some of our neighbours together with this new Lighthorse discovery are cementing this south-eastern part of the Eastern Goldfields as a hot spot for exploration KalGold holds an extensive and strategic footprint within this incredible High-grade gold intercepts define the Lighthorse discovery at Pinjin Drilling in December 2024 successfully expanded upon an extensive earlier aircore program at Kirgella West (Figure 1) high-grade gold mineralisation beneath transported sediments (Table 1) Four of these five new holes returned significant gold intercepts with two of the drill holes ending in mineralisation with the rig unable to penetrate the fresh Gold mineralisation is open along strike and down dip Click here for the full ASX Release This article includes content from Kalgoorlie Gold Mining, licensed for the purpose of publishing on Investing News Australia. This article does not constitute financial product advice. It is your responsibility to perform proper due diligence before acting upon any information provided here. Please refer to our full disclaimer here Download the PDF here. Welcome to the Investing News Network's weekly look at the best-performing Canadian mining stocks on the TSX, TSXV and CSE starting with a round-up of Canadian and US news impacting the resource sector The Liberal Party of Canada and Prime Minister Mark Carney will form a minority government following their victory in Canada’s national election on Monday (April 28) just shy of the 172 required to form a majority meaning the Liberal government will have to work with the Bloc Québécois or the NDP The Conservative Party of Canada, led by Pierre Poilievre, won 144 seats. While the CPC was originally expected to win the election, the trade war and sovereignty threats from new US President Donald Trump turned the tide in favor of Carney Other election issues included the high cost of living Both parties came into the election with visions for Canada’s economy, which included energy and infrastructure corridors a commitment to energy production and a focus on resource nationalism Statistics Canada released February’s gross domestic product by industry figures on Wednesday (April 30) the resource sector’s January gains were largely erased by contractions in February Oil and gas extraction slipped by 2.8 percent while mining and quarrying contracted by 2.6 percent during the month Metal ore mining posted its second month of declines non-metallic mineral mining climbed by 2.7 percent including a 3.5 percent rise in potash mining The biggest gains came in the healthcare sector followed by transportation and warehousing the unemployment rate remained steady at 4.2 percent and the participation rate was unchanged at 62.6 percent downward revisions of 15,000 fewer jobs in February and 43,000 jobs in March than initially reported. Long-term unemployment also ticked up by 179,000 to 1.67 million in April While the number showed strength in the job market, many analysts expect these gains to be temporary, as the effects of US tariffs have yet to be felt in the economy The US government also announced on Wednesday that it signed a critical minerals deal with Ukraine the US will provide funding for Ukraine’s reconstruction in exchange for preferential access to the country’s natural resources which are critical to tech and military development and supply chains The gold price fell from recent highs, closing out Friday at US$3,233.98, down 2.56 percent over the week. The silver price was also down shedding 3.21 percent during the period to US$32.03 In base metals, the COMEX copper price fell 4.29 percent over the week to US$4.69 per pound. Meanwhile, the S&P GSCI (INDEXSP:SPGSCI) was down 3.17 percent to close at 520.19 So how did mining stocks perform against this backdrop Take a look at this week’s five best-performing Canadian mining stocks below Stock data for this article was retrieved at 3:30 p.m. EDT on Friday using TradingView's stock screener. Only companies trading on the TSX, TSXV and CSE with market capitalizations greater than C$10 million are included Companies within the non-energy minerals and energy minerals sectors were considered Weekly gain: 60 percentMarket cap: C$20.51 millionShare price: C$0.32 Lion Rock Resources is a gold and critical mineral exploration company focused on advancing its Volney gold-lithium-tin project in South Dakota The property is situated on 142 hectares of private land with surface and mineral rights in place The site hosts historic gold and tin mining operations dating back to the 1920s the site contains the Giant Volney pegmatite body from which 15 grab samples graded an average of 4.4 percent lithium oxide The most recent news from the project came on Thursday (May 1) when Lion Rock announced that it had started its 2025 exploration program including a high-resolution magnetic survey The company said that the program will target high-grade lithium and results will be used to refine drill targets and expand known mineralized zones The company also released its year-end 2024 financial report on Tuesday (April 29) Weekly gain: 42.86 percentMarket cap: C$14.27 millionShare price: C$1.30 Foremost Clean Energy is a uranium exploration company working to advance projects in the Athabasca Basin in Northern Saskatchewan its primary focus has been its Hatchet Lake property The site consists of nine mineral claims within two blocks covering an area of 10,2012 hectares and has seen exploration dating back to the 1960s Foremost announced in October 2024 that it had completed the first phase of an option agreement with Denison Mines (TSX:DML,NYSEAMERICAN:DNN) to acquire a 20 percent stake in 10 uranium properties in exchange for 1.37 million common shares Under the terms of the agreement Foremost can earn up to a 70 percent stake in the properties in exchange for meeting certain milestones within 36 months This Thursday, Foremost announced a new uranium discovery at Hatchet Lake from initial results of the company’s ongoing inaugural drill program the company said the discovery included multiple intervals of mineralization highlighting one grading 0.22 percent equivalent U3O8 over 0.9 meters including an intersection of 0.5 percent over 0.1 meters Weekly gain: 42.86 percentMarket cap: C$13.53 millionShare price: C$0.05 Baru Gold is a development company working to advance its Sangihe gold project in Indonesia The company holds a 70 percent stake in the 42,000 hectare project with the remaining 30 percent interest held by three Indonesia-based companies Baru Gold is progressing towards approval of its production operations plan, which was redesigned due to the significant macroeconomic shift and increase in the gold price since its last mineral resource estimate in May 2017 On February 14, the company published a technical report with an updated mineral resource estimate The mineral resource estimate demonstrated an indicated resource of 114,000 ounces of gold and 1.93 million ounces of silver from 3.15 million metric tons of ore with grades of 1.12 grams per metric ton (g/t) gold and 19.4 g/t silver The project also hosts an inferred resource of 91,000 ounces of gold and 1.08 million ounces of silver from 2.3 million metric tons of ore with grades of 1.22 g/t gold and 14.5 g/t silver The update marks a significant step towards government approval for production operations status with the only remaining requirement being the payment of taxes The most recent news came on April 2 when the company announced the closing of the first tranche of a private placement for C$336,321.88 Funding raised through the placement will be used in part for payment of land use taxes on the Sangihe property Weekly gain: 42.5 percentMarket cap: C$21.07 millionShare price: C$0.285 Taranis Resources is a copper explorer focused on advancing work at its Thor project in Southeast British Columbia The site has seen previous mining dating back to the early 1900s and hosts at least seven different epithermal zones. In a February mineral resource estimate update the company reported an indicated resource of 1.14 million metric tons of ore containing 27,400 ounces of gold 47.8 million pounds of lead and 77.9 million pounds of zinc The most recent news from the Thor project came on April 9, when Taranis provided an update on its 2024 deep drilling program The company finalized an alteration study of the drill holes and plans to use the results to improve targeting and lower costs for its 2025 drilling program Weekly gain: 41.18 percentMarket cap: C$38.02 millionShare price: C$0.12 Black Iron is an exploration and development company working to advance its Shymanivske iron project in Ukraine The 300 hectare property is located approximately 330 kilometers south-east of the capital of Kiev and is situated within the well-known iron ore mining district of KrivBass According to a March 2020 preliminary economic assessment project economics demonstrated an after-tax net present value of US$1.44 billion at a discount rate of 10 percent with an internal rate of return of 34.4 percent and a payback period of 3.3 years The included mineral resource estimate reported a measured and indicated resource of 645.8 million metric tons of ore with an average grade of 31.6 percent total iron and 18.8 percent magnetic iron Although Black Iron did not release any news this week the company’s share price gained alongside news of the US and Ukraine reaching a critical minerals agreement is used by senior companies with larger market caps Companies listed on the TSXV can graduate to the senior exchange As of February 2025 there were 1,572 companies listed on the TSXV Together the TSX and TSXV host around 40 percent of the world’s public mining companies There are a variety of different fees that companies must pay to list on the TSXV, and according to the exchange they can vary based on the transaction’s nature and complexity The listing fee alone will most likely cost between C$10,000 to C$70,000 Accounting and auditing fees could rack up between C$25,000 and C$100,000 while legal fees are expected to be over C$75,000 and an underwriters’ commission may hit up to 12 percent The exchange lists a handful of other fees and expenses companies can expect including but not limited to security commission and transfer agency fees investor relations costs and director and officer liability insurance These are all just for the initial listing There are ongoing expenses once companies are trading such as sustaining fees and additional listing fees plus the costs associated with filing regular reports Investors can trade on the TSXV the way they would trade stocks on any exchange This means they can use a stock broker or an individual investment account to buy and sell shares of TSXV-listed companies during the exchange's trading hours Article by Dean Belder; FAQs by Lauren Kelly Don't forget to follow us @INN_Resource for real-time updates hold no direct investment interest in any company mentioned in this article dropping to just over US$3,200 per ounce on the first day of May While the yellow metal remains historically high after a strong run this year its price has pulled back from last week's record-setting level of US$3,500 causing concern for some market participants many experts agree that this week's retreat isn't a reason to worry Gareth Soloway of VerifiedInvesting.com described it as "very normal," saying he remains bullish on gold in the mid to long term His technical analysis shows that the US$3,100 to US$3,140 area will be important to watch moving forward — in his view that's when bullish players should start re-entering the space Soloway also outlined gold's future price potential, saying he sees a potential path to US$7,000. Check out the full interview for more of his thoughts on gold Eyes are shifting to the US Federal Reserve's next meeting, set to run from May 6 to 7. It follows initial numbers showing that real GDP contracted by an annual rate of 0.3 percent in Q1 Trump has pressured Fed Chair Jerome Powell to cut interest rates sooner than later but CME Group's FedWatch tool shows the vast majority of market participants expect rates to stay flat Trump advisor Elon Musk also has his eye on the Fed. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday (April 30) he said the US$2.5 billion renovation of the central bank's headquarters could become a point of inquiry for the Department of Government Efficiency Calling the cost an "eyebrow raiser," Musk questioned where the money is being spent. The price of the project was initially set at US$1.9 billion in 2021 The US and Ukraine signed a much-anticipated minerals deal on Wednesday ending months of often-tense negotiations between the two countries the agreement will set up a reconstruction investment fund that will be split 50/50 between each party the deal is more equitable than previous versions The fund will be financed only by new licenses for critical materials, oil and gas; aside from that, Ukraine will not have to pay back wartime aid provided by the US While Ukraine had pushed for security guarantees from the US that component ultimately wasn't put in place the US may provide new assistance to Ukraine A total of 55 minerals are reportedly covered in the arrangement but more can be added in the future if there is consensus between the US and Ukraine Although the US will get preferential rights to mineral extraction Ukraine will have the final say on what is mined and where The agreement comes on the back of an increasing global focus on critical minerals many of which are key for new technology and important industries like defense It's worth noting that while Ukraine is home to a wide variety of these commodities, more geological data will be needed to determine commercial viability — for example there is no up-to-date information on the country's reserves of rare earths Want more YouTube content? Check out our expert market commentary playlist, which features interviews with key figures in the resource space. If there's someone you'd like to see us interview, please send an email to cmcleod@investingnews.com And don't forget to follow us @INN_Resource for real-time updates Editorial Disclosure: The Investing News Network does not guarantee the accuracy or thoroughness of the information reported in the interviews it conducts The opinions expressed in these interviews do not reflect the opinions of the Investing News Network and do not constitute investment advice All readers are encouraged to perform their own due diligence John Rubino, who writes a newsletter on Substack, explains the factors behind gold's "epic run," pointing to underlying elements like Basel III and BRICS demand although silver might be the better buy right now Don’t forget to follow us @INN_Resource for real-time updates Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer has been promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer of the company Viljoen will continue to report directly to Chief Executive Officer Tom Palmer This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250502352607/en/ Natascha Viljoen, President & COO of Newmont Corporation "This promotion is a recognition of Natascha's strong leadership as Chief Operating Officer since 2023 her commitment to safe operational delivery and deep connections with people both inside and outside the company," said Palmer passion and resolve will continue to be critical assets as we work to improve costs and productivity to deliver value to shareholders." "This new leadership role for Natascha which provides a balance of both strategic and operational focus Now that we have completed the rationalization of our portfolio following the Newcrest acquisition we want to ensure that our leadership team is in the best position to support our people throughout the company to safely deliver on our commitments now and in the future Natascha's new role is an important step in making that happen." Natascha served as the Chief Executive Officer of Anglo American Platinum the world's largest primary producer of platinum Natascha is a metallurgical engineer and holds a Bachelor of Engineering from North West University in South Africa and an Executive MBA from the University of Cape Town "I am honored and excited to have this opportunity to serve as President and Chief Operating Officer of Newmont a company whose values I share and whose people I respect," said Viljoen "I am looking forward to leading our efforts in this new capacity and to ensure that all of our stakeholders – our teams customers and shareholders – benefit from our world-class portfolio." Newmont is the world's leading gold company and a producer of copper, zinc, lead, and silver. The Company's world-class portfolio of assets, prospects and talent is anchored in favorable mining jurisdictions in Africa, Australia, Latin America & Caribbean, North America, and Papua New Guinea. Newmont is the only gold producer listed in the S&P 500 Index and is widely recognized for its principled environmental Newmont is an industry leader in value creation the Company has been publicly traded since 1925 At Newmont, our purpose is to create value and improve lives through sustainable and responsible mining. To learn more about Newmont's sustainability strategy and initiatives, go to www.newmont.com Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements This news release may contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 which are intended to be covered by the safe harbor created by such sections and other applicable laws Where a forward-looking statement expresses or implies an expectation or belief as to future events or results such expectation or belief is expressed in good faith and believed to have a reasonable basis which could cause actual results to differ materially from future results expressed projected or implied by the forward-looking statements Forward-looking statements in this news release include expectation regarding cost and productivity improvements and other statements regarding future events or results For a discussion of risks and other factors that might impact future looking statements see the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31 Securities and Exchange Commission on February 21 View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250502352607/en/ Media Contact – Global Shannon Brushe globalcommunications@newmont.com Investor Contact – Global Neil Backhouse investor.relations@newmont.com Investor Contact – Asia Pacific Natalie Worley apac.investor.relations@newmont.com News Provided by Business Wire via QuoteMedia North Bay Resources, Inc. (the " Company " or " North Bay ") (OTC: NBRI) is pleased to announce delivery of 344 lbs of gold concentrate to the Company's refinery partner Just Refiners Assay splits have been sent to ALS Geochemistry Reno Ore from the Company's Fran Gold Project was processed at the Company's Bishop Gold Mill The concentrate represents approximately 15 tons of gross ore processed Recent repairs to the Company's RakerClassifier and replacement of balls in the ball mill have been implemented to produce a finer grind targeting minus 150 mesh This grind has been determined to be optimal for recovery The concentrate is from the gravity only circuit with the flotation circuit currently under optimization and testing ( See Pic 1) The Company recently received settlement on its first concentrate shipment ( see Press Release dated April 7 The Company is testing and optimizing the flotation circuit at the Bishop Gold Mill The testing of the Clarkson-Feeders for titration of the 5 reagents utilized in the flotation process has been completed The staged implementation of the final order of reagents conditioning and residence time is being determined based on prior metallurgy work and existing equipment The flotation chemistry utilizes a conditioner Determination is now underway to identify whether performance will be improved through staged addition of conditioner gold and sulphides promoters followed by activator and frother or whether reagents will be combined in the single existing conditioning tank Prior design utilized the ball mill and classifier as entry points for the initial 3 reagents followed by activator and frother in the conditioning tank This eliminates the possibility of treating the ore in the crushing circuit and reagents now must be added post-gravity recovery in the conditioning tank A determination is being made to mix all reagents in a single step or adding a second conditioning tank for two phase reagent mixing either collectors and then activator/frother or two dosage mixing of all reagents A final determination is expected shortly regarding the use of single or double conditioning tanks with full-scale implementation of the flotation circuit to follow All mechanical components are working and post-processing equipment including leaf-press and propane fired concentrate drying circuit are operational as well Previous metallurgy work has determined a 97% recovery may be achieved with a combined gravity and flotation circuit with Fran Gold ore (see Press Release dated December 16 Data re-compilation of the 104 drill holes from Fran Gold continues This now includes implementation of Leapfrog 3D modelling and resource estimate software inclusive of pit-shell design for purpose of producing a resource estimate The recent discovery of a bulk tonnage gold deposit at Fran ( see Press Release dated April 7 2025 ) including 149m (488 ft.) of 0.9 grams per tonne has resulted in high priority focus on the re-evaluation of the Fran deposit Past exploration and development at Fran Gold including over 18,000m (55,000ft.) of diamond drilling has shown large intercepts of mixed vein and disseminated gold The deposit area has been identified to be in excess of 1000m x 100m x 300m within a known strike length of 1700m The Fran Gold Project is next to Centerra Gold's Mt with Reserves of 264Mt grading 0.3 gram per tonne gold and 0.2% copper and proximate to Artemis Gold's Blackwater Mine with Proven and Probable Reserves of 334Mt grading 0.8 grams per tonne gold Milligan and the Blackwater Mine are two of the largest new copper/gold and gold mines respectively North Bay ResourceS INC info@northbay-resources.com northbay-resources.com X: @NorthBayRes YouTube: North Bay Resources - YouTube LinkedIn: North Bay Resources Inc | LinkedIn This news release may contain certain "Forward-Looking Statements" within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and applicable Canadian securities laws News Provided by GlobeNewswire via QuoteMedia Investing News Network websites or approved third-party tools use cookies. 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By continuing to browse the site, you agree to our use of cookies.  initial-scale=1\"}],[\"$\",\"meta\",\"1\",{\"charSet\":\"utf-8\"}],[\"$\",\"title\",\"2\",{\"children\":\"Cedar Woods Scoops Up 400-Home Geelong Greenfield Site | The Urban Developer\"}],[\"$\",\"meta\",\"3\",{\"name\":\"description\",\"content\":\"The developer says it is is positioning itself ahead of a supply shortfall in Victoria’s growing second city is often referred to as Victoria’s second city and was bought off market \u003c!--for $34.9 million --\u003efrom a private seller.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCedar Woods intends to create a residential subdivision with 400 lots and parkland 2026.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCedar Woods managing director Nathan Blackburne said the move made sense in light of predictions about the city’s housing market.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The Geelong housing market is forecast to enter a period of undersupply with a significant housing shortfall predicted,” Blackburne said.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“We are capitalising on the opportunity now to ensure we are ready to respond with affordable land supply in a subsector that is tipped to outperform in Victoria when it recovers.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In the interim we will progress planning approvals to ensure the project is market-ready when this occurs.”\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMuch of the estate is expected to comprise single-storey three and four-bedroom homes Further details are yet to be released.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCedar Woods hopes to have the site contribute to earnings by 2027.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"lJPH4RCSeHJvKESN7XzqP\"\u003e\u003cpicture\u003e\u003cimg src=\"//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/1c610jSR9bZkHqP0oPv5uy/675aa53d6f5463cca92c63a84c128fe1/nathan_blackburne_cedar_woods_md_mid_article_image.jpg\" alt=\"Cedar Woods managing director Nathan Blackburne said that positioning for a predicted undersupply of housing in Geelong near the Princes Highway and Avalon Airport.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCedar Woods which holds a national portfolio of residential communities and commercial assets has been developing communities since 1987.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“With our strong balance sheet Cedar Woods remains well positioned to continue our strategy of diversification The 18.6ha site on Plantation Road at Corio is often referred to as Victoria’s second city and was bought off market from a private seller Cedar Woods intends to create a residential subdivision with 400 lots and parkland Cedar Woods managing director Nathan Blackburne said the move made sense in light of predictions about the city’s housing market “The Geelong housing market is forecast to enter a period of undersupply with a significant housing shortfall predicted,” Blackburne said “We are capitalising on the opportunity now to ensure we are ready to respond with affordable land supply in a subsector that is tipped to outperform in Victoria when it recovers we will progress planning approvals to ensure the project is market-ready when this occurs.” Much of the estate is expected to comprise single-storey three and four-bedroom homes Cedar Woods hopes to have the site contribute to earnings by 2027 The undeveloped site is less than 10km from the Geelong CBD near the Princes Highway and Avalon Airport has been developing communities since 1987 strengthening our portfolio with quality products that can provide supply into a housing market where projected supply shortfalls are significant,” Blackburne said Queensland and South Australia for a pipeline of 10,000 lots Greenfield’s Amy Mihailicenco returns a volley against Mohawk Trail’s Ryah Pizzi at the Davis Street Courts in Greenfield Friday. STAFF PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ Mohawk Trail’s Ryah Pizzi returns a volley against Greenfield’s Amy Mihailicenco at the Davis Street Courts in Greenfield Friday. STAFF PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ Mohawk Trail’s Anneke Whitsett returns a volley to Greenfield’s Izzy Semomelli at the Davis Street Courts in Greenfield Friday. STAFF PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ Greenfield’s Izzy Semomelli returns a volley against Mohawk Trail’s Anneke Whitsett at the Davis Street Courts in Greenfield Friday. STAFF PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ It was a successful day for the Greenfield girls tennis team against Mohawk Trail on Friday.  The Green Wave earned a sweep in singles and won the lone doubles match that was contested to earn a 5-0 sweep at the Davis Street Courts.  Amy Mihailicenco picked up a 6-1, 6-4 win over Mohawk Trail’s Ryah Pizzi at No. 1 singles, Izzy Semonelli walked away with a 6-0, 6-0 win  No. 2 singles and Karinna Kostov earned a 6-3, 6-1 victory in No. 3 singles for the Wave.  Lizzy Derivolkova and Destiney Rodriguez added a 6-0, 6-1 win in No. 1 doubles for Greenfield, and the Wave also earned a forfeit win at No. 2. Athol 3, Greenfield 2 — Logan Cormier was on his game on the mound for the Bears on Friday, striking out nine and allowing just one hit in 6 2/3 innings of work, helping Athol earn an independent win over the Green Wave at Vets Field.  Cormier singled and doubled while Ethan Heuer drilled three hits and drove in two runs for the Bears.  Luca Siano had the lone hit for Greenfield while Caleb Thomas racked up 10 punchouts in the loss.  Westfield Tech 6, Franklin Tech 1 — Hunter Donahue and Nick Prasol hit safely for the Eagles in a road loss in Westfield on Friday.  Brody Hicks struck out three while Gavin Crossman pitched three innings for Franklin Tech.  Pioneer 14, Turners 0 (6) — Ethan Mauthe (two RBIs), Evan Tsipenyuk (three RBIs) and Jackson Glazier (four RBIs) each hit a home run for the Panthers, which earned an independent victory in Turners on Friday.  Jackson Campbell and Ethan Quinn both singled and drove in a run, Alex McClelland and Braeden Tsipenyuk each doubled while Glazier struck out four and McClelland struck out six in the win.  Jackson Cogswell doubled while Kainen Stevens and Liam Kerivan each hit safely for Turners.  Sci-Tech 3, Athol 0 — The Bears suffered a 25-22, 25-15, 25-19 loss to the Cybercats on Friday.  PVCICS 5, Turners 0 — The Thunder were unable to earn a victory against the Dragons on Friday in Turners.  Greenfield’s Chase Zraunig slides safely into home, beating Granby catcher Gavin Kennedy to the plate during the Green Wave’s 10-0 win over the Rams on Monday afternoon in Granby. STAFF PHOTO/GARRETT COTE Granby’s Brandon Carillon watches a ball in the dirt during the Rams’ loss to Greenfield on Monday afternoon in Granby. STAFF PHOTO/GARRETT COTE Greenfield’s Chase Zraunig, left, attempts a slide to beat Granby catcher Gavin Kennedy, right, to the place during the Green Wave’s 10-0 win over the Rams on Monday afternoon in Granby. STAFF PHOTO/GARRETT COTE Granby’s Gavin Moreno (10) throws a pitch during the Rams’ loss to Greenfield on Monday afternoon in Granby. STAFF PHOTO/GARRETT COTE Greenfield’s Nico Siano (2) singles to left field to bring home a run during the Green Wave’s 10-0 win over Granby on Monday afternoon in Granby. STAFF PHOTO/GARRETT COTE Granby’s Brodie Funk (2) fouls tips a pitch into Greenfield catcher Luca Siano’s mitt during the Rams’ loss to the Green Wave on Monday afternoon in Granby. STAFF PHOTO/GARRETT COTE Granby’s Joseph Barrett (7) fouls one back and over the fence during the Rams’ loss to Greenfield on Monday afternoon in Granby. STAFF PHOTO/GARRETT COTE Greenfield’s Conner Bergeron (5) throws a pitch during the Green Wave’s 10-0 win over Granby on Monday afternoon in Granby. STAFF PHOTO/GARRETT COTE Greenfield’s Arthur Fitzpatrick (14) catches a pop fly in short right-center field during the Green Wave’s 10-0 win over Granby on Monday afternoon in Granby. STAFF PHOTO/GARRETT COTE Greenfield’s Caleb Thomas (12) hits a ground ball to the left side of the infield during the Green Wave’s 10-0 win over Granby on Monday afternoon in Granby. STAFF PHOTO/GARRETT COTE GRANBY — It was the Conner Bergeron show on Monday afternoon as the eighth-grader led the Greenfield baseball team past Granby, 10-0, at the Granby Baseball Diamond in a five-inning affair. Bergeron threw a one-hitter for the Green Wave—the Rams’ second-to-last batter of the game punched a single to right field to spoil the no-no—and pounded two hits for five RBIs at the plate as Greenfield halted a two-game skid and improved to 6-4 this season. “We had a young kid for his first time out, he threw very well,” Green Wave head coach Tom Suchanek said. “Threw a one-hitter, threw 50 pitches for his first outing… he’s certainly got a lot of potential ahead of him. [He’s a] good kid too.” Bergeron worked quickly on the mound and it suited him as the right-hander struck out six Granby batters and did not allow a walk. Greenfield’s hurler also provided most of its offense as the victors only scrapped together three hits. Bergeron (single, double) and Nico Siano (single) earned all the base knocks for the Green Wave. “We didn’t hit the ball well but, unfortunately, [Granby] had walks and wild pitches and that came back and bit them,” Suchanek said. Caleb Thomas and Bryce Hammond each contributed an RBI for Greenfield, to go along with Bergeron’s five. The Rams were their own worst enemy on Monday as just four of Green Wave’s 10 total runs were earned. Granby committed three errors, while nine Greenfield batters got on via base-on-balls, as the Rams fell to 1-9 in the loss. “I just told them that we got to keep our heads up,” Granby head coach James Woods said. “There’s some things that I see that we’re really improving on and still some things that we have to continue to work on. Where we were at the very beginning of the year, even though the result wasn’t there being 10-0, I just thought that overall our pitchers have been better, at times our fielding has been better, just not so much today in the few innings where we had some miscues. “Their pitcher, Bergeron, was really good,” Woods added. “He was plus-counts, he was able to really pound the zone early, get us in minus-counts and then he took advantage of that. He was really all-around the plate, of course we didn’t get a hit ‘til the fifth, so he got on top of us and made the most of it.” Gavin Moreno started on the hill for the Rams and allowed nine runs on three hits, while fanning five visiting batters. Moreno also secured Granby’s lone hit of the contest, breaking up Bergeron’s no-hitter with one out during the bottom of the fifth inning. Anthony Misiaszek pitched the final two innings for the Rams and the freshman lefty did his job, giving up one run while keeping Greenfield’s bats quiet with no hits allowed. “I liked the way Anthony Misiaszek came in to pitch the last couple innings,” Woods said. “Some miscues that we were making errors and things, kind of extended innings, I think this game would’ve been a much tighter game if we had a little bit cleaner results. Again, a few walks sprinkled in there and it didn’t help.” Granby lost seven straight games to start the season, before earning their first win against Palmer—a 15-3 victory—on April 18. The Rams still have time to tack on more Ws to their record with six games left in the regular season and that’s been Woods’ message throughout the year: there’s always next game. “I’d say we got to believe and we always got another game to go,” Woods said. “Wednesday we have a game with Ludlow, where earlier in the year they walked-off on us, 9-8, so we’re right there with some teams. We’ve been right there the last few games, today not so much, but I think they see some positives with their individual efforts as much as the team.” Granby will host Ludlow on Wednesday, with first pitch set for 5 p.m. Greenfield will look to keep its momentum going with its next game 24 hours later against Hampshire Regional on Tuesday. First pitch at Veterans’ Memorial Stadium is scheduled for 4 p.m. Isabella McMahon on stage in the final of the Battle of the Bands Performing on the night were singers Isabelle McMahon, Autumnx, Aoife Coady, Charlotte Mackey and Natasha Horsley, and bands Cur, Blubotl, and Neon Moon. Autumnx, who performed Queen's 'Don't Stop Me Now' at the Battle of the Bands in AthyOpening the night was singer Isabelle McMahon with a beautiful rendition of The Cranberries’ world-famous track Zombie. Next up was Autumnx with a lively and powerful cover of Don’t Stop Me Now by Queen that had the crowd singing along. The third act was singer Aoife Coady with a wonderfully upbeat acoustic cover of Dreams by the Cranberries. Next to play was three-piece band Cur, who put on a fantastic performance with incredible harmonies and some really tight playing. The fifth performance on the night was loud and proud band Bluebotl, who fired up the room with raspy vocals and striking guitar licks. Afterwards, singer Charlotte Mackey commanded the room, putting on an emotive and soulful performance of I Can’t Make You Love Me by Bonnie Raitt. Act seven on the night was band Neon Moon with a full-bodied version of Hank William Jr’s Dinosaur, bringing some country to the competition. Aoife Coady, who played an acoustic cover of 'Dreams' by the Cranberries, with Hannah McCreanor and William MulpeterLast to perform on the night was Natasha Horsley, closing off the night with a stunning performance of Creep by Radiohead. Each fantastic act will be up against each other for the final prize, which will be announced at Athy’s Greenfields Festival on Saturday 3 May. The overall winner will take home a cash prize of €2,000 along with studio time to record a five-track album. On top of that, all finalists will perform on the Heineken stage at Athy’s own Greenfields festival. Event organiser Amanda Smyth has been blown away by the talent in this year’s competition. She said: “The calibre and diversity of acts this year was just unbelievable. We had bands performing all originals. We had versions of the most difficult songs from the likes of Whitney Houston to Jennifer Hudson. It was just spellbinding. We can’t applaud these acts enough. “We’re really excited to have all eight acts perform.”  Athy Battle of the Bands is much more than a competition, but a chance for Irish musicians to get the recognition they deserve.  “We’re delighted to be able to give them a platform. We’re kind of saying, we’re just here to guide you along the way. It’s your platform now to do as you wish,” said Amanda. Voting lines are still open and everyone is encouraged to go and vote for their favourite act. If you missed the performances on the night, visit The Auld Shebeen’s Facebook page to see recordings of each act. Good luck to all the finalists in this year’s competition! Kildare Nationalist Newsletter delivered directly to your inbox and the internet through security appliances or inspection services it automatically routes traffic through security services for east-west and north-south communication patterns AWS Cloud WAN supports both IPv4 and IPv6 addressing which depicts a single Region (Region 1) containing two VPCs: all traffic exiting from Prod VPC 1 to the internet is first routed through Inspection VPC 1 This inspection process is facilitated by service insertion through the Inspection NFG which enhances security by screening all internet-bound traffic Figure 1: Internet Egress inspection in a single Region We can examine a walkthrough that outlines the process of inserting a security construct into the egress traffic path between Prod VPC 1 and the internet within the us-east-1 Region using AWS Cloud WAN Service Insertion’s Network Function Group (NFG). Step 1: Create an InspectionNFG NFG using the following sample: Step 2: Create an Inspection VPC 1 attachment with key-value tag. You can create an attachment using the AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI) by following the following sample: Step 3: The attachment policy analyzes the Cloud WAN attachment key-value tag that we specified in Step 2 not the tags associated with the VPC resource The following sample attachment policy analyzes the attachment and maps attachments with the tag “environment“: “InspectionNFG” to an InspectionNFG NFG The Inspection VPC 1 attachment must be mapped to the InspectionNFG NFG before inserting it into the traffic path using segment actions: Step 4: Use the following sample segment-actions send-to parameter to insert the InspectionNFG NFG into the internet egress traffic path This step should be performed after creating the Inspection VPC 1 attachment and associating it with the InspectionNFG NFG: When you insert the InspectionNFG NFG into the traffic path using the send-to parameter a default route is added to the segments on which the action is applied all internet egress traffic from the Prod segment is steered through the firewall in the Inspection VPC 1 AWS Cloud WAN performs the following actions: Figure 2: Internet egress inspection traffic flow This walkthrough (Figure 2) shows how packets flow when a resource in Prod VPC 1 sends traffic to the internet within the same Region: Figure 3 shows the distribution of resources across three AWS Regions: us-east-1 Each AWS Region comprises two VPCs: a Prod VPC and an Inspection VPC The Prod VPCs are mapped to the Prod segment while the Inspection VPCs are mapped to the InspectionNFG NFG This multi-Region deployment expands upon the previously described single-Region architecture Figure 3: Multi-Region architecture with egress stack in all AWS Regions AWS Cloud WAN segments can be configured as either a global or regional objects This configuration allows you to design your routing so that each AWS Region has a regional attachment for specific destination CIDRs you maintain control over the exit point for egress traffic When we insert the InspectionNFG NFG into the traffic path using the send-to parameter AWS Cloud WAN adds a default route to the segment where the action is applied This default route uses the corresponding regional Inspection VPC attachment as the next hop The packet flow (Figure 4) follows the process outlined in Scenario 1 resources connect to the internet through their designated regional firewalls (label (A)) you can choose between two approaches: deploying an egress VPC (security stack) in each AWS Region (as described in Scenario 2) or implementing an egress VPC in a single Region to inspect and process traffic from multiple AWS regions you can deploy firewalls and NAT Gateways according to geographical areas such as the Americas (AMER) or Europe (EMEA) to manage egress traffic for each respective AWS Region in which Region 1 (us-east-1) and Region 2 (us-west-2) each maintain their own Inspection VPCs with firewalls while Region 3 (us-west-1) operates without one Figure 5: Multi-Region architecture without egress stack in all AWS Regions This can result in suboptimal routing behavior For example, although us-west-1 (N. California) is geographically closer to us-west-2 (Oregon), by default, egress traffic from us-west-1 (N. California) is routed through the us-east-1 (N. Virginia) firewall instead of the closer us-west-2 (Oregon) firewalls. This occurs because, according to the ordered list us-east-1 has a higher priority than us-west-2 Figure 6: Traffic flow without edge override The packet flow (Figure 6) is similar to Scenario 2 which does not have its own regional egress VPC resources connect to the internet through the firewalls in us-east-1 (label (B)) AWS Cloud WAN Service Insertion’s edge override attribute allows you to modify the default next hop selection process you can use edge override to redirect traffic from a specific source Region through a firewall (Inspection VPC) in your preferred AWS Region The following is an example of an edge override policy configuration: Using edge override allows you to route traffic from the us-west-1 Region through a firewall in the us-west-2 Region instead of routing through the firewall in the us-east-1 Region The packet flow (Figure 7) is similar to Scenario 2 which doesn’t have its own regional egress VPC resources connect to the internet through the firewalls in us-west-2 instead of us-east-1 due to the edge override configuration (label (B)) Rizwan is a Principal Solutions Architect at AWS and cost-effective solutions using AWS services He holds an MS in Electrical Engineering from Wichita State University Pratik is a Network Solutions Architect at AWS He is passionate about network technologies and loves to innovate to help solve customer problems He enjoys architecting solutions and providing technical guidance to help customers and partners achieve their technical and business objectives Umair Ahmed is a Senior Solutions Architect for AWS strategic accounts Umair helps enterprise customers architect highly scalable and performant cloud solutions to modernize their infrastructure and applications Umair’s deep technical expertise and customer-centric approach have made him a trusted advisor to some of AWS’s most complex customers This is probably not the page you’re looking for GREENFIELD — Though the deadline to pull nomination papers for November’s biennial city election is months away five candidates have already thrown their hats into the ring for City Council and Brown will be running in the 2025 election to retain her seat Resident Eric Hallowell will run for Precinct 9 city councilor, the seat currently held by Derek Helie. Historical Commission member Sarah Bolduc is seeking the Precinct 7 seat currently held by William “Wid” Perry, and Patricia Williams has taken out nomination papers to run for Precinct 6, which is currently vacant following the resignation of Sheila Gilmour earlier this month All City Council seats carry a four-year term The ballot will also include four School Committee seats (three positions with four-year terms and one position with a two-year term) two positions as assessor with four-year terms one position as an elector under the will of Oliver Smith with a two-year term and three positions as trustees of the Jennie L School Committee seats and assessor seats each require 100 signatures for nomination 8 and 9 council seats all require 50 signatures for nomination The trustee and elector positions require 25 signatures Greenfield residents who are interested in running for any of the seven City Council or seven elector and trustee seats that will be on the ballot for November’s election have until July 22 to turn in their nomination papers at the City Clerk’s Office “Civic engagement is essential to the health of our community,” Mayor’s Office Communications Director Matthew Conway said “We encourage anyone interested in serving the city to reach out to the clerk’s office.” if the number of candidates vying for an elected position more than doubles the number of seats available for that position before July it will trigger a preliminary election in September to narrow the field to two candidates “It’s your local election — you’re electing people from your community to act on your behalf in that community so you’re going out and choosing who’s going to represent you,” City Clerk Kathy Scott said encouraging residents to vote or run for public office “If there’s a seat on the ballot in your precinct these are the people that are going to let your voice be heard on a local level.” Scott added that the city “could always use” more poll workers in the fall and encouraged all interested residents to reach out to her office and [elected officials] handle it wonderfully,” Scott said “Making your voice be heard during a local election is really important so that you have a direct effect on what your community is doing Anthony Cammalleri can be reached at acammalleri@recorder.com or 413-930-4429 G2 is pleased to provide an update on the Company’s ongoing greenfields exploration program across the entire exploration portfolio G2 intends to spin-out its interest in certain greenfields through a plan of arrangement under the Canada Business Corporations Act [see press release dated January 06 Following the completion of the proposed Spin-out the exploration assets to be held by G3 include: It is anticipated that additional gold assets will be acquired for the G3 portfolio The independent Technical Report describes geology of the New Aremu project as follows: “… The bedrock in the region is underlain by metavolcanics and metasediments of the late Proterozoic Cuyuni Formation The Lower Aremu and East Aremu properties are bounded by the Aremu batholith to the west and the Bartica intrusive complex to the east The Upper Aremu properties are bounded by the Aremu Batholith to the east.” The Report notes gold mineralization in in-situ quartz veins and boulder trains in two areas “Large boulders of quartz interpreted as floats from nearby quartz reefs have been confirmed on both the Upper Aremu and Lower Aremu groups of properties At the Upper Aremu properties quartz boulders up to 5 metres in diameter were observed as sub-crops along a 100-metre trend The quartz boulders had a distinct laminated texture and were trending in a general north – south direction parallel to a nearby in-situ vein within a felsic intrusive saprolite that is likely the Aremu batholith.” from a third area at the Aremu East group of properties a quartz vein varying between 5 cm to 40 cm hosted by the Aremu batholith was investigated (Figure 7.12) Two grab samples taken on this structure assayed 9.9 g/t Au and 18.5 g/t Au.” Source: ‘NI 43-101 Property of Merit Technical Report or the New Aremu Oko Gold Project G2 is currently executing a full-sequence exploration campaign on its greenfields portfolio in the OKO-Aremu district the Company has completed 2,862 auger samples for which assays have been received The Company is currently advancing several high-priority areas for drilling through detailed geological mapping and mechanical trenching Mobilisation to Puruni Area – Peters Mine DrillingG2 also wishes to announce that it is mobilising geologists and field crews to its 100% owned Peters Mine Project The Peters Mine (1904-1909) was Guyana’s first gold mine and produced approximately 42,000 ounces at head grades of approximately 40 g/t Au all the production came from workings within 100m of surface drilling by Guyana Goldfields intersected significant mineralisation below the old mine workings local artisanal miners have exploited several areas along strike from the main workings suggesting there remains considerable exploration potential “We are excited about the gold-in-soil anomalies we discovered late last year in the OKO district and look forward to drilling several high priority areas in the coming weeks We also feel the Puruni District holds similar potential to what has been discovered to date in the OKO-Aremu District.” About G2 Goldfields Inc.The G2 Goldfields team is comprised of professionals who have been directly responsible for the discovery of millions of ounces of gold in Guyana as well as the financing and development of the Aurora Gold Mine G2 announced an Updated Mineral Resource Estimate (“MRE”) for the Oko property in Guyana [see press release dated April 03 Total combined open pit and underground Resource for the Oko Main Zone (OMZ): Total combined open pit and underground Resource for the Ghanie Zone: The MRE was prepared by Micon International Limited with an effective date of March 27 the updated mineral resources lie within 500 meters of surface The Oko district has been a prolific alluvial goldfield since its initial discovery in the 1870s and modern exploration techniques continue to reveal the considerable potential of the district Anglo Gold Ashanti (NYSE:AU) currently holds 35,948,965 shares representing 14.99% of the issued and outstanding shares of G2 G2 currently has cash holdings exceeding (Cad) $38 million and is well financed to execute on this regional exploration program All scientific and technical information in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Dan Noone (CEO of G2 Goldfields Inc.) a “qualified person” within the meaning of National Instrument 43-101 MBA) is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists For further information, please contact:Dan Noone CEO+1 416.628.5904news@g2goldfields.com Forward-Looking StatementsThis news release contains certain forward-looking information and statements within the meaning of applicable securities laws “intends” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking information and/or statements Forward- looking statements and/or information are based on a number of material factors expectations and/or assumptions of G2 Goldfields which have been used to develop such statements and/or information Although G2 Goldfields believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements and/or information are reasonable undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements as G2 Goldfields can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct In addition to other factors and assumptions which may be identified herein assumptions have been made regarding equipment and/or services in a timely and cost efficient manner; the ability of the operator of each project in which G2 Goldfields has property interests to operate in a safe efficient and/or effective manner and to fulfill its respective obligations and current plans; future commodity prices; currency exchange and/or interest rates; and the regulatory framework regarding royalties taxes and/or environmental matters in the jurisdictions in which G2 Goldfields has property interests The forward-looking information and statements included in this news release are not guarantees of future performance and should not be unduly relied upon including the assumptions made in respect thereof uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results and/or events to differ materially from those anticipated in such forward- looking information and/or statements including without limitation: risks associated with the uncertainty of exploration results and estimates the uncertainty of conducting operations under a foreign regime the uncertainty of obtaining all applicable regulatory approvals the availability of labour and/or equipment the availability of financing and dependence on the management personnel of the Corporation other participants in the property areas and/or certain other risks detailed from time-to-time in G2 Goldfields public disclosure documents (including those risks identified in this news release and G2 Goldfields current management’s discussion and analysis) the forward-looking statements contained in this news release are made as at the date of this news release and the Corporation does not undertake any obligations to publicly update and/or revise any of the included forward-looking statements whether as a result of additional information except as may be required by applicable securities laws Neither the TSX nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX) accepts responsibility for the adequacy and / or accuracy of this release — The chief of the Greenfield Police Department has been placed on paid administrative leave Greenfield Mayor Michael Neitzke confirmed Chief Jay Johnson was placed on leave effective Friday while the city conducts an independent review of "recent workplace concerns." Watch: Greenfield police chief placed on paid administrative leave Neitzke said the city will not provide additional details at this time According to his bio on the city's website Johnson first began working for the Greenfield Police Department in 1992 and captain before being appointed as chief in 2019 Johnson did not reply to TMJ4's request for comment You can read Neitzke's full statement below: TMJ4 is working to learn more about this developing story and will update you on air and online as more information becomes available Stream local news and weather 24/7 by searching for “TMJ4” on your device Available for download on Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and more. Report a typo or error // Submit a news tip Report a typo