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The Goldfields Soup Patrol Service
                                                                                is a mobile food service in the
                                                                                Goldfields, Western Australia,
                                                                                that delivers essentials to those
                                                                                in need in the rural camps and
                                                                                communities.
                                                                                In collaboration with the Salvation
                                                                                Army, the van services around 9,000
                                                                                residents who are either homeless,
                                                                                at risk of homelessness, socially
                                                                                disadvantaged or on low incomes.

                                                                                Minnovare, along with a group
                                                                                of other local organisations, is
                                                                                sponsoring the initiative to ensure
                                                                                it can continue running. The
                                                                                sponsorships will help cover the run
                                                                                and maintenance costs of the van, the
                                                                                partial wages of the volunteers, and
                                                                                the food and water supplies.
                                                                                The van will be servicing the
                                                                                community at the time of the annual
                                                                                Diggers and Dealers conference, held
                                                                                in Kalgoorlie from the August 1-3. With
                                                                                the van patrolling the same area, the
                                                                                conference presents an important
                                                                                opportunity to raise awareness of
                                                                                the disadvantaged communities that
                                                                                reside nearby.
                                                                                To many families and individuals in
                                                                                the area who are struggling to make
                                                                                ends meet, a cup of soup and a
                                                                                packet of bread is warmly welcomed
                                                                                when there are no other nutritious
                                                                                food services available. As part of
                                                                                an ongoing commitment to its ESG
                                                                                programme, Minnovare looks forward
                                                                                to supporting the local Goldfields
          Minnovare’s Production Optimiser™ is already being deployed           community as a sponsor of the soup
          in around 30% of long-hole stoping operations in Australia
                                                                                van initiative.


          driller and rig performance to be analysed. The system has   will enable us to deliver our industry leading technology and
          been well received by Production Optimiser™ clients with   downstream benefits to mining companies across the world,”
          around 125,000m per month logged via Minnovare CORE and   he says. “As part of Hexagon, Minnovare continues our focus
          7 million total metres logged by Production Optimiser™ cli-  on delivering value to our clients through the successful imple-
          ents to date.                                        mentation of our technologies, combined with ongoing service
          The successful introduction of the Production Optimiser™   and support throughout the life of the contract. Being part of a
          has  not  precluded  Minnovare  from  continuing  to  refine  the   larger organisation also provides Minnovare with access to the
          technology.                                          additional resources required to continue our current growth
          “We continue to invest significantly in R&D to provide custom-  rate while maintaining the same quality, value and support for
          ers with improvements in functionality and reliability and our   our customers into the future.”
          business model means that both new and existing clients get
          the benefits from these improvements,” Beilby says.
          With Minnovare recently becoming part of the larger Hexagon
          Group, Beilby expects the Production Optimiser™ to expand
          into international markets.
          lished global channels and an engaged customer base, which  minnovare.com
          “Being part of Hexagon has provided Minnovare with estab-
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