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McLaren Vale’s Grenache & Gourmet Festival returns this week: Bettison
McLaren Vale’s Grenache & Gourmet, the festival for curious palates, returns this Friday 19 September to Monday 6 October, enticing visitors to explore and experience all that Fleurieu Peninsula has on offer.
Removal of interstate hives completed as varroa surveillance continues: Scriven
All bee hives connected to South Australia’s first varroa mite detection have been removed from the state to protect SA’s apiary industry.
Winning photos capture heart and soul of the Bush: Rural Aid
Rural Aid is proud to announce the winners of its sixth annual Spirit of the Bush Photography Competition, a celebration of the resilience, beauty and community spirit that define rural Australia. This year’s competition saw a record breaking response, with 201 entrants submitting 429 photos...
Elmore Field Days 2025, 7-9 October 2025
Celebrating 62 years of innovation and community
Elmore & District Machinery Field Days Inc.
The Elmore Field Days are back for their 62nd year, promising three...
Come By Chance Picnic Races, 27 September 2025
Come by Chance Picnic Race Club
Labor axes successful agriculture program against its own advice: Hunter
Shadow Minister for Agriculture Lachlan Hunter MLA has slammed the Cook Labor Government for ignoring its own independent review into the Grower Group Alliance (GGA) and DPIRD Collaboration. Mr Hunter said the review, commissioned by the Labor Government, clearly recommended increased investment into the program, yet the Minister for Agriculture instead chose to axe the program entirely.
Australia’s food security at risk as farmers consider quitting: Littleproud
Leader of The Nationals David Littleproud said the latest 2025 AUSVEG Industry Sentiment Report shows Australia’s food security is at risk, as two in five growers consider leaving the industry. Mr Littleproud said the decision to walk away is being affected by Labor’s anti-agriculture policies, including red tape impacting productivity and profitability...
New reports highlight cost and scope of vegetable industry compliance, and drop in grower sentiment: AUSVEG
New research released ... by AUSVEG has for the first time quantified the cost and scope of the $213 million annual compliance, regulatory and red tape burden hampering the productivity and profitability of Australian vegetable growers, and threating the long-term viability of Australia’s vegetable industry.
Live4life Macedon Ranges passes important milestone — over 10,000 young people and adults in the community have now been trained in evidence-based mental health...
Innovative youth mental health and suicide prevention program, Live4Life, was first conceived and developed in the Macedon Ranges in 2010 — a groundbreaking response to a reported increase in anxiety, depression, self-harm and suicide amongst young people in the rural communities of the shire.
