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108th Cohuna Show to feature opening of new show pavilion! 18-19 March 2022
The 108th Cohuna Show, to be held on Friday 18th and Saturday 19th March 2022, will feature the opening of the new show pavilion on the Friday. The new pavilion was made possible by means of a $475,000 federal government grant.
Yass Show, 19 March 2022
The Yass Show will be held on 19 March 2022. It will follow the one day more traditional agricultural show format we used to hold the show in March 2021.
Tottenham Picnic Races round-up
On Saturday the 5th of March 2022 we held the Tottenham Picnic Races with one of our biggest crowds ever with over 1300 people attending. With the whether looking stormy the races were pushed through quicker than normal. With 18 trainers and 10 jockeys being a large number for their fields.
Tumut Show round-up
By all reports, the Tumut Show on 4 and 5 March went very well with the Friday night show being a great success.
Dairy prices – how high for how long?
Farmgate milk prices have increased significantly across the world’s major dairy export regions and further “upside” in milk prices remains, Rabobank says in its latest Rabobank Global Dairy Quarterly report. The report says that even before the Russia-Ukraine conflict, global dairy commodity prices were “soaring” due to a global supply shortfall.
Council continues cuttlefish protection push
Council continues to support a submission for their key breeding ground – named the Cuttlefish Coast Sanctuary Zone – to be placed on the National Heritage List under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. Council continues to support a submission for their key breeding ground – named the Cuttlefish Coast Sanctuary Zone – to be placed on the National Heritage List under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
$45 million recycling plant opens in Albury
“The Circular Plastics Australia joint venture between Pact Group Holdings Ltd, Cleanaway Waste Management Ltd, Asahi Beverages and Coca-Cola Europacific Partners was born out of our first ever national plastics summit, and it is wonderful to see it come to fruition in Albury today”: Minister Ley.
Retailers rally around recycling points
Woolworths are the latest supermarket chain to partner with with Ecobatt and MobileMuster to provide recycling points in Geraldton. Local Rigters IGA stores have been facilitating similar programs for quite some time.
Convoy of motorhomes for flood affected communities
The first of a 120-strong convoy of motorhomes will leave Sydney this morning bound for Northern NSW to provide medium term accommodation in flood-affected communities. Minister for Families and Communities Natasha Maclaren-Jones said the NSW Government is providing a range of accommodation for people affected by the floods to help ensure no one is left homeless.
