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Acquisdata Industry SnapShot, Australia Banking, 16 February 2021

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Excitement builds for the opening event of the Volte WA longboard & logger titles in Yallingup

Excitement is building amongst Western Australia's vibrant and diverse longboard community, who are set to converge on Yallingup this weekend to compete in the opening event of the 2021 Volte Wetsuits WA Longboard & Logger Titles presented by SunSmart.

Col Hodges tells the story of the Bedgerabong Picnic Races 2021

Race caller Col Hodges chats with Fiona Fox about a good day at the races.

The picnics are back on track – Bedgerabong Picnic Races 2021 round up

Michelle Whiley, BPRC reporting. After a sceptical start, 24mls on the track overnight and a very tense track inspection, we were declared able to race ...

Renewable timber harvesting to recommence on the South Coast and Eden saving local jobs

Forestry Corporation of NSW is recommencing timber harvesting on the South Coast and Eden with additional environmental safeguards and restates our commitment to ecologically sustainable forest management which ensures good environmental outcomes.

653,600 jobs at risk from net zero emissions target: IPA Report

Coal miners, farmers, and steel and iron workers hold the majority of the 653,600 jobs which could be destroyed by the adoption of a net zero emissions target in Australia, according to new research released by free market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs.

Warnervale Airport – Lift Off!

Emergency services, the Central Coast Aero Club and other users will be able to fly more freely now that the NSW Upper House has voted overnight to repeal the Warnervale Airport (Restrictions) Act 1996.

Nuffield Australia – Optimising genetic gain in northern Australia’s beef industry

To ensure northern Australia’s beef industry is equipped to be profitable and meet evolving social and environmental pressures, greater focus must be placed on optimising genetic gain through the accurate selection of nonvisual profit-driving traits. That’s according to 2019 Nuffield Scholar and Western Queensland beef producer, Rebecca Burnham, who with support from The Yulgilbar Foundation, investigated how modern technologies could be better utilised to increase measurement above the 15 per cent of bulls currently presented with breeding values in northern Australia.

Council welcomes VinFast to Bass Coast

Representatives from Bass Coast Shire Council met with members of VinFast’s management team at the Lang Lang Proving Ground complex recently. VinFast, a Vietnamese car manufacturer, purchased the site from GM Holden last year and will continue to operate the Proving Ground as a vehicle testing and development facility.

Official Opening – new Esperance jetty

Local acoustic musicians playing throughout the day and market stalls spread across the Jetty Headland. Other small activities like giant games, a Tanker Jetty History stall and first on the new Jetty competition are planned.