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New faces at Katherine Town Council – student roles
Katherine Town Council have undertaken a new initiative offering year 11 and 12 students from Katherine High School and St Joseph’s Catholic College the opportunity to undertake paid work experience.
Registrations now open for Kidman Springs Beefup Forum & Field Day, 25-26 August 2021
BeefUp forums provide an opportunity for northern Australian beef producers to learn something new, stay up to date with the latest on-farm research and technologies and meet others working in the red meat industry.
Minority Report: An insurance and rapid testing plan to revive events and tourism
The Avalon Airshow is the latest cancellation on Victoria’s beleaguered tourism and event industry calendar ... Bev McArthur, Member for Western Victoria, was one of four Liberal and National MP signatories to a Minority Report recently tabled into the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Tourism and Events Sectors. The Minority Report made 10 Recommendations, including the need for rapid testing to help open the tourism and events sectors sooner and more reliably.
Resume Parliament and return democracy
The Shooters Fishers and Farmers Party calls for Parliament to resume in September and a return to representative democracy ... "We have a situation where the Premier and her so-called "crisis cabinet" can rule this State through statutory rules like health orders and subordinate legislation like regulations, that are not required to be tabled in Parliament. Representative democracy has been put on hold in a time we need it more than ever" : Leader of SFF Robert Borsak MLC.
Space seeds start extra-terrestrial biosecurity clearance
An extra-terrestrial parcel of Australian Golden wattle seeds has returned safely to earth and is undergoing biosecurity screening following its journey into space.
Maranoa sale sets new record
A scenic 435-hectare property in the Maranoa region has been picked up by an expanding local family for $2.18 million, setting a new district record for a bare block at $5,011 per hectare.
Manning family sell SA pastoral after 86 years
The Manning family has brought to a close 86 years of ownership of Mahanewo, selling the 119,000 hectare station in South Australia’s far north for close to $4.5 million. A farming family from the mid-north of the state bought the prime pastoral country on a walk-in, walk-out basis including 4,596 merino ewes, rams and plant, after two years of looking to diversify into grazing.
North Queensland station triples in value in less than five years
North Queensland grazing and farming property Inkerman Station has been sold for over $30 million, with the cattle price boom propelling its value to almost triple what it was less than five years ago.
MDBA starts small releases from Hume Dam as storage reaches 90 per cent
The Murray–Darling Basin Authority has started releasing a small volume of water from Hume Dam to maintain airspace for the inflows expected from rain forecast by the Bureau of Meteorology over the coming months.
Pumps started in Guttrum
Diesel irrigation pumps started pumping into the Guttrum Forest last week ... Australia’s most endangered bird, the Australasian bittern, is now part of the public relations push for watering the reed bed. There is only one official documented sighting of the bittern in the swamp from December 1960, and anecdotal reports up until the 70s ... “As farmers, the proof has to be in the pudding. If things don’t work, we go broke, what skin do they have in the game?”
“Let’s invest in our future, not in water profits” – SRI
“Last week it was revealed in media reports the chair of the Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists is a significant shareholder in Duxton Water. This is the organisation that gloats about the investment potential of water, with the price naturally increasing as more is taken from farmers. So, we have a situation where the Wentworth Group is calling for more water buybacks, while its chairman is investing successfully in a company that benefits from more buybacks. That is a massive conflict,” Darcy Hare, Deputy Chair of Southern Riverina Irrigators.
On the level
Farmor Manufacturing has laid to rest an iconic grader design ushering in new beginnings for the humble grader. In clearing sales across the country the old version of the Farmor grader always has plenty of interest. I’ve been outbid a few times on the pioneering grader that smoothed many tracks and fence lines, as well as dragging soil in the paddock.
IPCC report sobering reading, farmers continue to cut emissions
The National Farmers Federation says Australian farmers are the amongst the world’s most progressive in their approach to mitigating climate change and are poised to go even further.
Sunday Jazz at MAC to showcase internationally-renowned talent
The sweet sound of jazz will return to the Mildura Arts Centre stage on Sunday 22 August. Sunday Jazz will feature singer-songwriter Natalija Havralenko and Penn Farmer on guitar, and will mark the second time in 12 months the pair has graced the MAC stage.
Native timber industry key to tackling climate change
Timber Towns Victoria argues that native timber production in public forests promotes carbon storage and must be taken seriously if Victoria is to tackle climate change.
Put the nuclear option on the table
Nationals Senators have announced they will move amendments to the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Act to remove Australia’s prohibition on nuclear energy.
Welcome to Gateway Merredin – WA newest regional festival, 24-26 September 2021
Born from a community's passion to showcase its unique history and hidden treasures, the inaugural Gateway Merredin festival will be one to remember this 24-26 September.
Hydrogen skills hunt kicks off
The hunt is on to find the hydrogen skills and businesses to join the renewable fuel supply chain that will create jobs in Toowoomba and the Western Downs.Minister for Energy, Renewables and Hydrogen Mick de Brenni today announced a partnership between publicly-owned power generator CS Energy and Toowoomba and Surat Basin Enterprise to increase local participation in the hydrogen industry.
Beating a pathway to water security at Lake Wyangan
The Lake Wyangan Water Sustainability Project is among 40 water infrastructure projects nationwide which will share in $108 million in federal funding under the National Water Grid Connections funding pathway ... Senator Davey said Lake Wyangan is located ten minutes north-west of Griffith and is a popular location for tourists and locals to enjoy the best nature has to offer.
They’re ready to rock you this weekend and next
The show must go on. There are 42 cast members rehearsing for four performances of Bye Bye Birdie in Kyogle this month. Fingers crossed, there won’t be a covid case in Kyogle LGA. Or lockdown. Or anything else to stop the performance.
After Midnight, all is safe and well
Claire Rankin. After almost three weeks living in her car in Evans Head with her dog, a 74-year-old widow is now safe and well at home. Barbara Williams is grateful to all the people in Evans Head who came to her aid while she was living in her car. She felt forced to leave her Baptist Community Centre unit in Lismore when she was told she could not keep her four-year-old part-kelpie called Midnight.
