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Forestry firefighters train for bushfire season: Forestry Corporation of NSW
Forestry Corporation firefighters on the North Coast are preparing for the bushfire season refreshing skills and planning for the fire season they will face in spring and summer ... North Coast and Far North Coast firefighters have attended preseason fire days near Grafton for training refreshers on equipment, fireground procedure, command, control, communications and safety.
Better ways to influence and fight back against poor and inadequate governance: John O’Donnell
John O’Donnell identifies numerous instances of what he sees as poor and inadequate governance at local, state and federal level, many of them being cross sector issues, highlighting the importance of working more effectivly together to address them. John goes on to identify possible ways to influence better outcomes. Â
Robert Borsak expresses deep concerns over RSPCA’s role in Brumby Shooting Program
Member of the NSW Legislative Council, The Hon. Robert Borsak MLC, has voiced significant concerns during ... Inquiry hearing regarding the Brumby Shooting Program in Kosciuszko National Park. Mr. Borsak's apprehensions were sparked by the responses provided by the RSPCA, which he argues demonstrate a worrying lack of expertise and practical knowledge about aerial shooting, ballistics and the animals being targeted.
FCNSW fined for breaking bushfire harvesting rules: EPA
Forestry Corporation of NSW (FCNSW) has been fined $360,000 for breaching conditions imposed by the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) to help the recovery of the Yambulla State Forest, near Eden, after the Black Summer fires. FCNSW plead guilty to two offences in the Land and Environment Court ... after it failed to identify two environmentally significant areas on its operational map, resulting in 53 eucalypt  trees being cut down in one of those areas.
Rural Commodities Index rises for third consecutive month: NAB
Increases in the price of wheat and lamb helped lift the NAB Rural Commodities Index* for the third consecutive month, rising by 0.4 per cent in June. NAB’s July Rural Commodities Wrap … reports while the wheat price rally slowed in June, prices continued to rise, increasing 3.5 per cent on average over the month.
Forestry Australia proposal: Expanding carbon credits to native forests
Forestry Australia is leading an Australian initiative to expand Australia’s carbon credits across all native forest tenures, including State forests, private native forests, forests managed by Traditional Owners, national parks and conservation reserves. The Forestry Australia  ‘Enhancing Native Forest Resilience’  proposal is a forest-sector-led submission to the Australian Government’s Emissions Reduction Assurance Committee EOI process for Australian Carbon Credits Units (ACCU) Scheme methods.
WQAC statement on REX Airlines
Councils from across Western Queensland are calling on governments to do everything possible to ensure Rex Airlines continues to service its regional routes in Queensland. We are alarmed at the current situation and what this could mean for the vital service Rex flights provide for our remote and rural areas ... These flights are fundamental to residents in our part of the world, and we need these services to be maintained.
Rex  enters  voluntary  administration: King
Overnight it was announced that Regional Express Holdings and a number of its subsidiaries have entered voluntary administration. Samuel Freeman, Justin Walsh and Adam Nikitins of Ernst & Young Australia (EY Australia) have been appointed Joint and Several Voluntary Administrators by the Rex Group’s respective Boards of Directors. Â
Celebrating 17 decades of the Toodyay Agricultural Show with a Decennial Dance, 31 August 2024
Get ready to dance through the decades as Toodyay Agricultural Show commemorates its rich history with the Decennial Dance on Saturday 31 August, 2024. To be hosted at the iconic Toodyay Memorial Hall, the evening promises an enchanting blend of nostalgia and festivity, set against the backdrop of warm country hospitality. Attendees are encouraged to embrace the theme of "Op Shop Chic" or bring out their own wardrobe gems for a night of timeless elegance and fun.
