Solar hybrid renewable energy project visited by NSW MPs
... Minister Kean was incredibly excited by the community-led progression towards renewable energy, and our efforts to provide energy security and insulation from fuel price shocks ... There was much discussion regarding the opportunities and the appetite for the Island to explore a transition to 100% renewable energy ...
New truck infrastructure washes over Warialda
Federal Member for Parkes and Minister for Regional Health, Regional Communications and Local Government Mark Coulton said the new truck wash was a great win for the local trucking and agricultural community. “This project is about supporting our stock carriers to improve their efficiency and truck cleanliness, which I know has been widely welcomed by the Warialda community,” Mr Coulton said ...
Remote island lifestyle is pure bliss for Rusty and Bronwyn
Cape York Weekly
Rusty and Bronwyn Tully have no neighbours and “wouldn’t have it any other way”.
They live on Turtle Head Island, located east of...
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...
Kingston District Council rolls out Australia’s first boat-ramp-on-a-roll!
Kingston District Council, Media Release, 14 January 2021
Council has rolled out an innovative new ‘boat-ramp-on-a-roll’ to improve launching and general beach access in Kingston....
Accommodation to support hospitality industry
Temporary accommodation will be offered to local hospitality staff in the Clarence Valley to lure more workers to fill vacancies in the hospitality industry.
Clarence...
Weipa company tasked with Torres Strait clean-up
Dodging crocs and sharks, divers from Weipa will this week start work on removing 13 vessels from the waters around Seisia and the Torres...
Pinetrees Lodge is carbon neutral
Pinetrees Lodge has just received carbon neutral certification under the Climate Active Program of the Australian Government. We're the first full-service hotel in...
Snap, send and map your rural location pics
It was a trip to Tassie that inspired Obelia McCormack to create a photography app with a difference. PicTrax is a free app where users upload photos of places they’ve visited which are pinned on a map to make it easier for others to visit and photograph the same location. “It is a global interactive travel journal,” Obelia said.
Forecast – Farmgate value to rise 7% to $65 billion
Farmgate production is expected to rise by 7% to $65 billion in 2020/21, helped by Australia’s second largest winter crop and a promising rainfall...
Regional house prices ahead of cities
Prices for homes in regional Australia are growing faster than major cities.
CoreLogic’s national home value index rose 1% in December, the third month-on-month rise...
Clancy pushes for acknowledgment that CVC investments are having adverse impact on climate change
Geoff Helisma
At Clarence Valley Council (CVC), the lone Green (and only politically declared councillor), Greg Clancy, has regularly brought up a concept he put...
Market rises on restocker demand
Agents had a decreased yarding of 956 head at Northern Rivers Livestock Exchange’s Prime Sale on Wednesday, October 28. The yarding consisted of a...
Clarence Valley Council’s confidential water and electricity business … $415k and counting
Geoff Helisma. Clarence Valley’s nine councillors unanimously resolved to “not make public the recommendation” regarding its discussions about “Essential Energy and Nymboida water supply assets”.
Pickers need places to stay
There are plenty of blueberries to be picked at Mountain View farm near Tabulam but not enough accommodation for the pickers. Estate agent Amanda Johnson desperately needs places in Bonalbo, Tabulam, Drake and Mallanganee for the visiting pickers.
Costa benefits from rising tomato and mushroom prices
Strengthening wholesale prices are underpinning Costa Group Holdings (CGC), a leading grower, packer and marketer of fresh fruit and vegetables. Analysts at investment bank UBS say Costa has a favourable industry backdrop with overall wholesale price trends improving except for blueberries.
Numbers lift in mixed quality at exchange
Agents had an increased yarding of 1022 head at Northern Rivers Livestock Exchange on Wednesday, September 2.
Lismore Theatre Company – Local collaboration keeping theatre alive
How do actors keep busy while stage lights are dimmed and curtains closed? Director of Educating Rita, David Addenbrooke and Lismore Theatre Company’s artistic director Kylie Fuad came up with the idea of engaging their actors in a filmed, rehearsed, abridged reading of Macbeth.
