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SYP Minlaton Show, 9 October 2024
Southern Yorke Peninsula Agricultural Society Inc
124th Berrigan Show, 6 October 2024
Berrigan A&H Society Inc
The 124th Annual Berrigan Show will be held this long weekend on Sunday 6 October with gates opening at 6am.
The forecast...
138th Kingston SE Show, 6-7 October 2024
Kingston SE AP & H Society
The most family friendly show in the South East - with the Robe & Districts Community Bank (Bendigo Bank)...
Alert issued for lake water
Snowy Valleys Council (SVC) has issued a blue-green algae ‘Red Alert’ for Mannus Lake and warning signs are in effect at key recreational areas around the lake. Red alert levels represent ‘bloom’ conditions.
Barmah firewood collection
Peter Walsh MP. All roads led to Barmah at the weekend as hundreds of people scrambled for access to hundreds of tonnes of flood-damaged fallen trees rescued for use as firewood. Coming out of the Barmah Forest, the wood was originally pushed into 70 large piles and was going to be burnt by Parks Victoria staff.
Westbrook and Wyreema gardens impress
Westbrook and Wyreema are not typically known as tourist hotspots, however five strong entries in the Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers have attracted thousands of visitors to the two towns over the past few weeks.
Fest a succ-cess
Succulent Fest, hosted at Bunker’s Hill State School, is increasingly becoming a flagship event of the Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers, this year’s staging attracting over two thousand visitors and raising nearly $12,000. This year marked the sixth staging of the event, organised by group of volunteers under the P&C Association of the school.
The Koondrook and Barham Bridge Newspaper, 3 October 2024
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Four new councillors elected, 6836 fail to vote
Four first time Councillors and five incumbents have been elected by the 41,897 enrolled voters in the Clarence Valley 2024 Local Government Election, while 6836 people enrolled in the area failed to vote. The newly elected Clarence Valley councillors for the next four years are Cristie Yager, Peter Johnstone, Greg Clancy, Ray Smith, Shane Causley, Allison Whaites, Lynne Cairns, Debrah Novak, and Karen Toms ...
Yamba Distilling Co’s Champion Traditional Gin
Yamba Distilling Co took on the titans of the brewing and distilling industry at the Sydney Royal Distilled Spirits Show last month taking out the title of Champion Traditional Gin award for their Duke Dry Gin. The inaugural 2024 Sydney Royal Distilled Spirits Show, which is destined to be an annual showcase of some of the best spirits across Australia, is hosted by the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW.
Electricity charges
Suzie Christensen. Operationally, based on those averages, electricity generation and supply for the Island is 43 per cent more expensive than prior to the solar installation, even with the grant from [the Australian Renewable Energy Agency] ARENA. The Board’s electricity charges have only increased 10 per cent from 2021 to 2024 in that time.
LHI Distillery award
Anthony and Christian were thrilled to be awarded Champion, at the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW, Sydney Royal Distilled Spirits Show, for their Wolfe Rock Gin. The RAS of NSW has been judging Australian produce annually for an amazing 202 years! “This was an incredible accolade to receive, really putting Lord Howe Island Distilling Co on the map as a leader in Australian spirits, with our unique endemic botanicals.”
Off to the Show
Percy Leason’s iconic cartoon ‘Off to the Show, or The Man They Left Behind Them’ graces the cover of this year’s Kaniva Show schedule. To coincide with the Wiregrass project, Kaniva and District Progress Association will showcase a small temporary exhibition of several of Leason’s never-before-seen cartoons, highlighting various aspects of agricultural shows.
Percy Leason project update
Kaniva's Wiregrass project received a generous boost, with John Carter, a long-time supporter of Percy Leason, donating $2,000 towards its development. John Carter, whose family’s farm was located near the Leason property, is one of several narrators for the Wiregrass Heritage Trail film clips. He has chosen to share a brief history of Lillimur...
Police news – Hay NSW
Sturt Highway near Hay was closed on Monday afternoon and an exclusion zone established in both directions while police awaited the arrival of the Rescue Bomb Disposal Unit ... Officers attached to Murrumbidgee Police District were called to a property on Maude Road on Friday afternoon, following reports of an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) crash ... Hitting a kangaroo on the Sturt Highway near Hay last Friday caused a bigger headache for the driver than just a bump to his vehicle.
Owen’s houses nine years in the making
Madison Eastmond. Barmera craftsman Owen Cash was able to finally lay down his hammer and paintbrush on a nine-year project of three doll houses last month. Hoping the identical houses now become family heirlooms, Mr Cash began the venture in 2015 for each of his granddaughters, Shelley, Jessie, and Lainie, who are now 19, 17, and 12.
Groundwater reserves being examined for irrigation
Sebastian Calderon. An innovative project based in the Riverland is aiming to improve the potential use and benefits of groundwater. Last month, a small reverse-osmosis (RO) plant was installed on Century Orchards, in Loxton, with the objective of identifying different pathways to diversify water sources and relieve resource pressure on the Murray River.
