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Armidale event to explore what happens to solar panels at end of life
A free community event in Armidale next month will look at a question becoming increasingly important for regional Australia: what happens to renewable energy infrastructure when it reaches the end of its useful life? The event will explore the recycling, reuse and responsible disposal of renewable energy infrastructure, with a focus on rooftop solar panels, large-scale solar farms and, to a lesser extent, wind farm components.
Cash is coming back as revealed by RBA survey: National Seniors Australia
National Seniors Australia’s campaign to Keep Cash is working and cash is making a comeback as demonstrated by the RBA’s 2025 Consumer Payments Survey that shows cash usage is on the rise. The survey reveals cash usage has increased by number of transactions (15 per cent in 2025 compared to 13 per cent in 2022) and by the total value of transactions.
Global fertiliser market facing prolonged period of strain from Middle East disruption – industry report: Rabobank
The global fertiliser market faces a prolonged period of tight supply, weak affordability and heightened price risk and, even if current geopolitical tensions ease soon, "normalisation will be slow", according to a recently-released industry report. In its latest Semi-annual Fertiliser Outlook, global agribusiness banking specialist Rabobank says the international fertiliser market ended the first quarter of the year under severe strain.
Sheep collagen a wound heal wonder for people: AMPC
Collagen from sheep skin and lungs can support wound closure and tissue regeneration in people, opening the door for new wound care materials made from traditionally underutilised red meat processing byproducts ... "Wound healing is a complex process requiring the coordinated interaction of cells, growth factors and extracellular matrix components.
Clean water to flow for Narrandera – Coalition commits $16 million to new water treatment plant: Canavan, McCormack, Kovacic, Cooke
Clean water will return to Narrandera under a new commitment made by The Nationals’ candidate for Farrer, Brad Robertson, and Liberal candidate, Raissa Butkowski. We will invest $16 million towards the construction of a new water treatment plant to provide a permanent solution to unacceptable water quality outcomes.
Norco lifts farmgate milk price, warns more support needed for farmers
Norco, Australia’s oldest and last operating 100 per cent farmer-owned dairy co-operative, has announced a five cent per litre increase to its farmgate milk price from May 2026, while calling on the wider industry to step up and better support farmers as soaring input costs intensify pressure across the sector.
It isn’t easy being green as solar panels go to waste: Webster
The ‘green dream’ – a proliferation of solar (photovoltaic) panels across Mallee – could turn into a nightmare, Member for Mallee Dr Anne Webster said as the truth is laid bare that the almost 90 per cent of the panels will end up in landfill. The Commonwealth Department of Climate Change and Energy has warned that panels that reached their end-of-life would end up in landfills.
CLP boosting energy security with large scale batteries for Katherine and Alice Springs: Edgington
The Finocchiaro CLP Government is delivering stronger, more reliable power for Alice Springs and Katherine, with an $82.1 million investment in battery energy storage. Territory Generation has awarded Pacific Energy a contract to deliver the next phase of the battery energy storage system (BESS) program.
FuelWatch failure exposes Cook Government’s disconnect from regional WA: Hunter
Nationals Member for Central Wheatbelt, Lachlan Hunter MP, has slammed the Cook Labor Government for its lack of understanding of regional Western Australia, as the fuel crisis continues to bite across the Wheatbelt.
Liberals call for strategic diesel reserve: Hurn, Hood
The South Australian Opposition is calling for the creation of a strategic diesel reserve to help protect the state from fuel supply shocks now and into the future. Announced as part of the Liberals’ State Fuel and Resilience Framework today, the proposal would see the back-up supply held through partnerships with private fuel terminals.
