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        discretion to determine on a case by case basis, whether an optionee under
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        entered into a Stock Option Agreement (the &#8220;Agreement&#8221;) with Mr. Crowley under
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        Company, a nonqualified stock option to purchase 2,000,000 shares of the
        Company&#8217;s common stock at the fair market value on the date of the grant (the
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        shares will vest in increments of 41,667 shares on the first day of each
        subsequent month, until all shares underlying the Option have become vested.
        However, the Option will immediately and automatically become vested in full
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        the event of a Change of Control, as defined in the Agreement. Change of
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        by
        the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated February 14, 2006, between the Company
        and Thorium Power, Inc. Mr. Crowley is permitted to exercise the Option up
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        Crowley&#8217;s appointment is attached hereto and is incorporated herein by
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UNITED
        STATES
SECURITIES
        AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington
        D.C. 20549
FORM
        8-K
CURRENT
        REPORT
PURSUANT
        TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF
        THE
        SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date
        of
        Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): May 10, 2006 (April 25,
        2006)
NOVASTAR
        RESOURCES LTD.
(Exact
        name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada
000-28535
91-1975651
(State
                  of Incorporation)
(Commission
                  File No.)
(IRS
                  Employer ID No.)
8300
        Greensboro Drive, Suite 800, McLean, VA 22102
(Address
        of Principal Executive Offices)
800-685-8082
(Registrant's
        Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Check
        the
        appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
        satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
        provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
[
        ]
        Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
        CFR.425)
[
        ]
        Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
        240.14a-12)
[
        ]
        Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange
        Act
        (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[
        ]
        Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange
        Act
        (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
ITEM
        1.01. ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT.
Amended
        and Restated 2006 Stock Plan
On
        April
        25, 2006, Novastar Resources, Ltd. (the "Company") amended and restated the 2006
        Stock Plan (the "Plan"), to provide that the Board of Directors has the
        discretion to determine on a case by case basis, whether an optionee under
        the
        Plan may be permitted to exercise options granted by the Plan, if the optionee
        is terminated for cause or for breach of an employment, non-competition,
        non-disclosure or other material agreement.
A
        copy of
        the Amended and Restated 2006 Stock Plan is attached hereto and is incorporated
        herein by reference.
Crowley
        Appointment and Stock Option Agreement
On
        April
        25, 2006, the Company appointed George D. Crowley, Jr. as Chairman of the
        Company's International Advisory Board and pursuant to the Plan, the Company
        entered into a Stock Option Agreement (the "Agreement") with Mr. Crowley under
        which the Company agreed to award him, in consideration for his services
        to the
        Company, a nonqualified stock option to purchase 2,000,000 shares of the
        Company's common stock at the fair market value on the date of the grant (the
"Option"). The fair market value of the Company's common stock on the date of
        the grant was $0.64 per share. The Option will expire on April 25,
        2016.
The
        first
        500,000 shares of the Option will vest on October 1, 2006, and the remaining
        shares will vest in increments of 41,667 shares on the first day of each
        subsequent month, until all shares underlying the Option have become vested.
        However, the Option will immediately and automatically become vested in full
        in
        the event of a Change of Control, as defined in the Agreement. Change of
        Control
        for purposes of the Agreement, does not include the transactions contemplated
        by
        the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated February 14, 2006, between the Company
        and Thorium Power, Inc. Mr. Crowley is permitted to exercise the Option up
        to
        two years following the date of his termination for any reason, so long as
        such
        exercise is prior to the expiration date.
A
        copy of
        the Stock Option Agreement and the Company's press release regarding Mr.
        Crowley's appointment is attached hereto and is incorporated herein by
        reference.
ITEM
        3.02
SALE
        OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES.
On
        April
        25, 2006, the Company granted stock options to George D. Crowley, Jr., pursuant
        to the Company's Plan. For details regarding the grant of the Options, see Item
        1.01 above, which is incorporated herein by reference.
The
        foregoing securities were issued pursuant to the exemption from registration
        provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 and Regulation D
        promulgated thereunder.
ITEM
        9.01   EXHIBITS.
Exhibit
                    No.
Description
10.1
Novastar
                    Resources, Ltd. Amended and Restated 2006 Stock Plan, dated April
                    25,
                    2006.
10.2
Option
                    Agreement, dated April 25, 2006, between Novastar Resources,
                    Ltd. and
                    George Crowley.
99
Press
                    Release of Novastar Resources, Ltd. dated May 2,
                    2006.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
        to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
        has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
        hereunto duly authorized.
Novastar
        Resources Ltd.
Date:
        May
        10, 2006
/s/
        Seth
        Grae
President
        and Chief Executive Officer
EXHIBIT
        INDEX
Exhibit
                    No.
Description
10.1
Novastar
                    Resources, Ltd. Amended and Restated 2006 Stock Plan, dated April
                    25,
                    2006.
10.2
Option
                    Agreement, dated April 25, 2006, between Novastar Resources,
                    Ltd. and
                    George Crowley.
99
Press
                    Release of Novastar Resources, Ltd. dated May 2,
                    2006.