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WA grain industry plans a carbon neutral future

Western Australian grain growers will explore strategies for making their industry carbon neutral as part of the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Grains Research Update in Perth on February 22 and 23.

It’s Showtime!

After the hiatus caused by the Covid pandemic restrictions, local shows are back on again. What better way to help re-build rural & regional Australia than by rolling-up to support a local show! Not only will you have fun you will be having it in a good cause. Take a look at this list of local shows scheduled to take place in February.

Electric bikes offer a new Barossa perspective

Bike hire has returned to the Barossa Visitor Centre, with the exciting addition of electric bikes to make your journey safe, easy and fun. he Barossa Council’s Manager Tourism Services said electric bikes have become a popular way for visitors and locals to explore the region, because they cater for a wide range of ages and cycling abilities.

New timeframe for two of Ballarat’s most popular events

Ballarat’s signature festivals the Ballarat Begonia Festival and Ballarat Heritage Festival, formerly Ballarat Heritage Weekend, will be celebrated over an extended period this year.

Vale Albury born rugby legend Norman ‘Mac’ Hughes, Wallaby 398

The Australian Rugby community is today mourning the passing of 14 cap Wallaby breakaway, Norman 'Mac' Hughes, aged 88. A world-class loose forward who commanded automatic selection in the Wallaby back row, Hughes was and forever will be Wallaby 398.

Special forum convened to address worsening mouse issue

The worsening mouse situation in some of Australia’s key cropping regions will be addressed at a specially convened online forum. With mice ravaging freshly planted summer crops in parts of northern New South Wales and Queensland and in large numbers elsewhere across eastern and southern states, concern is mounting about further impact to summer crops ahead of grain fill and harvest and the potential threat to the 2021 winter grain crop.

Export activity accelerates to meet strong market demand

The CBH Group is accelerating export activities to meet strong international demand for Western Australian grain as record breaking shipments during December signal a busy shipping period for the first half of calendar 2021.

Department of Regional NSW spreads its wings to Armidale

The C.B. Newling building at Armidale, known locally as the Old Armidale Teachers’ College, will become one of four new Department of Regional NSW hubs and will house up to 100 new jobs in the New England region. Deputy Premier John Barilaro visited Armidale today and announced $2 million for initial works to establish the State Heritage-listed building as one of DRNSW’s four regional locations ... The Armidale hub will become one of four new DRNSW offices, alongside Queanbeyan, Dubbo and Coffs Harbour.

Acquisdata Industry SnapShot, Australia Specialty Minerals, 27 January 2021

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Acquisdata Industry SnapShot, Australia Banking, 27 January 2021

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