The Editor
2578 POSTS
New interns welcomed to Coffs Harbour
Coffs Harbour Health Campus has welcomed 10 new doctors who are among a record 1,041 interns starting work in NSW public hospitals this year. Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh said the junior medical officers had joined NSW Health at a remarkable time. “Starting your career as a doctor amid a global health pandemic provides a unique opportunity to play a vital role in our extraordinary health system,” Mr Singh said. “These new interns will be a fantastic asset to our local frontline health staff.
Bureau of Meteorology – weekly rainfall update
Tropical cyclone Kimi developed east of Cairns and tracked towards the coast, bringing moderate to heavy falls to the north tropical Queensland coast. A cold front brought moderate falls to southern Victoria and western Tasmania. The highest weekly total was 369 mm at Babinda in north-east Queensland.
Horror rock-fishing tragedy at Port Kembla
On Friday 22 January at around 10pm, Surf Life Saving callout teams from the Illawarra joined other emergency services at Port Kembla where three people died after being washed into the surf. The deceased were three males who were believed to have been fishing off the rocks when five people were hit by a large wave.
$940,000 boost for water infrastructure in Stanthorpe to drive bushfire recovery
Local water infrastructure in Stanthorpe will get a $940,000 boost, as part of $8.9 million in bushfire recovery projects announced today by the Australian and Queensland governments. Maranoa MP David Littleproud said this project is one of nine Local Economic Recovery projects were announced today to support recovery in Queensland communities hit hard by the 2019-20 bushfires, including two exciting projects in Maranoa. “In our area, $940,000 will go to the Southern Downs Regional Council for the Smart Water Meters project,” Mr Littleproud said. “This project will install smart metering technology in Stanthorpe, which will help to adapt the built environment to future climate and natural hazard conditions.
French Government could be set to push for green light to New Breeding Techniques (NBT)
The French Government is developing proposals that would allow the use of mutagenesis, a process by which the genetic information of an organism is...
Australian eyes turn to UK and EU trade deals as UK leaves the EU
The level of tariffs and quotas for Australian producers exporting to the UK remains unchanged for the moment but are up in the air...
Aussie dairy exports to Japan go paperless
All milk and dairy products exported to Japan must now be exported using electronic certificates, following negotiations between the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour...
Condobolin Picnic Races are go!
Come and enjoy the best of country hospitality at one of the Central West's leading country picnic race meets, held on Saturday February 20, 2021 at the Condobolin Race Track.
Rabobank – short supplies force prices to rise
CBOT G&O prices launched out the gate in 2021, reaching their highest prices since 2014 as supplies continued their decline from last year. Global demand continues to be strong,and the weather is imperfect, leaving a precarious balancing act until resupplies arrive in major exporters. Non-Commercials are piling into an inflation bet ...
Mulloon Institute – Queensland field days
Sam Skeat has been presenting at several field days in northern Queensland recently with the message that rehydrated landscapes are more resilient to fire and drought, and can help mitigate some flooding effects. This In turn benefits local creeks and ultimately the Great Barrier Reef with water kept on properties and reduced sediment runoff ...
