United States Ambassador Appointed to Novastar Resources Board.

NEW YORK -- Novastar Resources (OTCBB: NVAS), a significant global supplier of commercial grade Thorium compounds, a naturally occurring nuclear energy source more efficient and far less radioactive than Uranium, today announced that former United States Ambassador Dennis K. Hays, Managing Director, Tew Cardenas LLP, a law firm dedicated to providing a wide range of professional service to individuals, domestic businesses, federal, state, and local governments and to international interests including foreign governments and businesses, has been appointed to Novastar's Board of Advisors.

Ambassador Hays will lend Novastar Resources his expertise in negotiating acquisitions, making introductions, and leveraging access to industry related events, all in an effort to ensure that Novastar achieves the position as the preeminent global supplier of commercial grade Thorium compounds and rare earth elements.

"We are privileged to have Dennis on our Board," said Paul Carter, CEO, Novastar Resources. "His remarkable career, diverse achievements and numerous awards speak volumes of his ability to employ creative and effective solutions for difficult situations. He is a welcome addition to this company."

Ambassador Hays, a retired career member of the U.S. Senior Foreign service joined the Global and Government Affairs practice of Tew Cardena's Washington D.C. office in 2003. He provides clients with a full range of government relations expertise and specializes in strategic planning for U.S. and Foreign businesses, organizations and governments, International and domestic business development, direct lobbying of members of Congress, Senators, administration officials and staff, monitoring legislative developments and identifying legislative and policy opportunities, and strategic public affairs consulting.

Mr. Hays earned an undergraduate degree in American Studies from the University of Florida and a Masters degree in Public Administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government of Harvard University. He is also a 1993 graduate of the National War College. Ambassador Hays has been awarded the State Department's Superior Honor Award four times (1981, 1987, 1991 and 1995) and the Meritorious Honor Award once (1979). He received the Christian Herter Award for Intellectual Courage in 1996 and the Order of the Palm from the Republic of Suriname in 2000.

Over the last 30 years there has been increasing interest in utilizing Thorium as a nuclear fuel because Thorium is a more efficient nuclear fuel and far less radioactive than Uranium. Also, all of the mined thorium is potentially useable in a reactor, compared with the 0.7% of natural uranium, so some 40 times the amount of energy per unit mass might be available. Therefore, the thorium fuel cycle, with its potential for breeding fuel without the need for fast-neutron reactors, holds considerable potential long-term. It is a key factor in the sustainability of nuclear energy.

About Novastar Resources

Novastar Resources, Ltd., is a global supplier of commercial grade Thorium compounds and rare earth elements. Thorium is a naturally occurring nuclear energy source more efficient and far less radioactive than Uranium. The company's stock is traded and quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol NVAS. Further information is available on the company's website at www.novastarresources.com.

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