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The Mount Larcom Show is back! 18-19 June 2022
The Mt Larcom Show provides the community with unique friendly atmosphere providing entertainment with a distinctive country flavour.
Mackay Show, 14-16 June 2022
This year's show will feature Melvilles Animal Farm and Duck Racing as part of the free entertainment. The arena will feature Ashtons Globe of Death along with Walter Whip. The fireworks are on at 7pm & 9pm on Tuesday and 9pm on Wednesday.
Groundbreaking program for private land conservation: Griffin
Minister for Environment James Griffin said the NSW Biodiversity Conservation Trust (BCT) has entered into a partnership with Telstra in what will be the first of many agreements between landholders, the private sector and philanthropists to conserve land ... The BCT offers conservation agreements to landholders, which permanently protect existing native landscapes on private land in NSW.
A case study in folly #1 – bushfire management in karri country: Robert Onfray
Robert Onfray introduces a powerful 2015 speech by Roger Underwood, retired forester, firefighter and bushfire specialist in karri country ... "We have given warning after warning, until we sound like a broken record. We have met with Premiers, Ministers and senior bureaucrats, and written dozens of letters and submissions. We have said “get your bushfire management sorted out, or you will lose everything”, but instead of getting better, things on the ground just kept getting worse." Has anything changed?
Tambo Valley Cup picture gallery
A great day was had by all at Swifts Creek, Tambo Valley, Victoria on Sunday 17 April to watch the running of a full card of races, including, for horses, the Tambo Valley Cup, won by 'Flying Basil' and, for humans of all ages, foot races.
Harvest trail videos
Watch the latest series of videos developed by NT Farmers Association to secure a domestic harvest workforce.
Fire and biodiversity in the Nightcap Forest Project
Caring for Nightcap's Open Forests Field Day (19 Feb) was held as part of Restoring Resilience to the Nightcap Connector Rainforests Series ... Widjabul Wia-bal Yaegl man Uncle Gilbert Laurie welcomed local landholders to Country and provided insight into indigenous fire lore and use.
Rocky Show program, 8-10 June 2022
Start getting excited for some adrenaline pumping fun, because the Rockhampton Agricultural Show has announced its entertainment line-up! “Along with our entertainment line-up make sure you don’t miss viewing the outstanding competition entries in the pavilions. The horse show jumping and competitions will again be a major drawcard in Centre Ring with late entries for horses being accepted on the day” : Cr Ellen Smith.
Cairns Group Farm Leaders call for urgent action on WTO ag trade reform
The international coalition of farm organisations, Cairns Group Farm Leaders, has highlighted the need for urgent agricultural trade reform to meet global challenges of food security, climate change and hunger ahead of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) ministerial conference and a Cairns Group WTO meeting.

