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Daylesford Show, 23 November 2024

Daylesford & District Agricultural Society Inc Come and celebrate on Saturday 23rd November 2024. The gates open at 9am and tickets will be available at...

147th Millicent Show, 8-10 November 2024

Millicent A H & P Society Inc.

Clunes Show, 16 November 2024

Whip cracking fun at the Clunes Show! Clunes and District Agricultural Society Inc Mark your calendars for the annual Clunes Spring Show, to be held on...

Penola named South Australian Agricultural Town of the Year 2024: Scriven

Penola, in South Australia's Limestone Coast, has been named the 2024 Agricultural Town of the Year, in recognition of its dedication to agriculture, agricultural education and community. The announcement was made at the Regional Showcase Awards held at Beresford House in McLaren Vale.

Paws for thought – Greyhound racing is more than a sport for regional Victoria: McArthur

The motion was described by Mrs McArthur as “cloaked in care but shrouded in deception”, emphasising the disingenuous aim to improve transparency while actually seeking to close the industry ... Whether it's greyhound racing, flat racing, jumps racing, or equestrian racing—even pony clubs have races—this is just the short edge of the wedge.

Healthy and resilient forests for our future

A cross-section of the nation’s leading minds have converged in Ballarat, to discuss the goal of creating a healthy and resilient future for Australia’s forests and share knowledge and ideas to ensure forests can provide a wide range of benefits for generations to come. Approximately 300 scientists, researchers, forestry professionals and foresters will gather at Forestry Australia’s National Symposium…

Trial investigates ways to verify timber species and harvest origins: DAFF

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has completed a timber testing trial investigating the best ways to implement technologies verifying claims of species and harvest origin of regulated timber and timber products ... Deputy Secretary for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Policy Matt Lowe said globally, it has been estimated that about 15-30 per cent of all wood traded is a product of illegal logging and illicit wood.

True Howard Springs ‘wear and tear’ cost revealed: Yan

...$12.7 million of taxpayers’ money was spent operating the Howard Springs Accommodation Village for two months to cater for flood evacuees last year. The total bill for cleaning and repairs was $1.3 million for the two-month period in March and April last year. This included $469,000 replacing windows, $277,000 for handyman services, $174,000 on plumbing, and $89,000 on mattresses.

Lovell calls for stop to solar farm in wine country

The proposed Cooba Solar Project will cover a massive 665 hectares of some of the best wine country in Victoria with 740,000 solar panels and 300 batteries the size of shipping containers. There are over 30 wineries along the Heathcote-Rochester Road that bring a constant stream of tourists to the area ... The area is prime agricultural land, with high-quality soil that is particularly suited to grape-growing ...

Wagga artist to deliver exhibition using horse poo and weeds

...an art exhibition made from horse poo and priority weeds of the Riverina by local emerging artist Emily Shannon at the Station Creative Workspace. CULTIVATE is an innovative and experimental depiction of some of the most vulnerable plants from the Box Gum Grassy Woodland (BGGW) ecological community.