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Landowners go cold on mandatory fire ant poisoning

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Aug 293 min read

Landowners go cold on mandatory fire ant poisoning

A national program designed to stop the march of a deadly and destructive super pest is facing rising community resistance to mandatory...

Sweet side of waste: sugarcane turned into packaging

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Aug 253 min read

Sweet side of waste: sugarcane turned into packaging

A team of Australian scientists has developed bio-packaging from agricultural waste that preserves the shelf life of food while reducing...

Call for candidates for Mildura Rural City Council election

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Aug 232 min read

Call for candidates for Mildura Rural City Council election

Candidates ready to stand in the upcoming Mildura Rural City Council postal election are urged to use the Victorian Electoral...

Concerns world’s biggest solar farm given approval without Department visit

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Aug 232 min read

Concerns world’s biggest solar farm given approval without Department visit

Leader of The Nationals David Littleproud is calling on Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek to outline the Department’s actions before...

Mildura takes out Excellence in Place Naming Award

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Aug 182 min read

Mildura takes out Excellence in Place Naming Award

Mildura Rural City Council has been honoured with an Excellence in Place Naming Award for its recent initiative to name local laneways...

Discussing the future for Central Darling Shire

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Aug 181 min read

Discussing the future for Central Darling Shire

Later this month the Central Darling Shire Council Administrator, Bob Stewart, and staff from the Office of Local Government will be...

GPSA’s new Director brings a wealth of experience

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Aug 182 min read

GPSA’s new Director brings a wealth of experience

The Grain Producers South Australia (GPSA) Board has been bolstered by the appointment of experienced agricultural Director Julie Bird....

$274 million to remove constraints to environmental flowsin Murray-Darling Basin

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Aug 182 min read

$274 million to remove constraints to environmental flowsin Murray-Darling Basin

The Albanese Labor Government has taken another significant step towards delivering the Murray–Darling Basin Plan in full, committing...

ACRRM says new GP Study confirms urgent need to grow the rural workforce.

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Aug 111 min read

ACRRM says new GP Study confirms urgent need to grow the rural workforce.

ACRRM President Dr Dan Halliday says the report underscores the pressing requirement to reset national policies to incentivise a medical...

Updated Red Meat and Wool Blueprint 2030 launched at LambEx

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Aug 112 min read

Updated Red Meat and Wool Blueprint 2030 launched at LambEx

The latest strategic plan for the state’s livestock industry, the ‘SA Red Meat and Wool Blueprint 2030’ has been launched at Lambex 2024....

Call to Parliamentarians: Protect family farms and small businesses from harmful ‘Super Tax’

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Aug 112 min read

Call to Parliamentarians: Protect family farms and small businesses from harmful ‘Super Tax’

Farmers and small business have joined forces to raise concerns regarding the Government’s proposed superannuation changes, warning they...

China food giant sued for Aussie wheat-market meddling

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Jul 282 min read

China food giant sued for Aussie wheat-market meddling

Australia's corporate watchdog has taken a Chinese state-owned food processor to court over accusations it manipulated the market for...

Childcare desert sucking the life out of regional towns

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Jul 284 min read

Childcare desert sucking the life out of regional towns

Psychologist Tegan Podubinski knows her regional city needs more mental health support but she and other essential workers need the...

Woolies denies sending spy after farmers oust employee

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Jul 242 min read

Woolies denies sending spy after farmers oust employee

A Woolworths employee has been removed from a farming conference after being accused of spying on producers. Farmers have accused a...

During lean times for Australian agriculture, Warren Davies: The Unbreakable Farmer, continues to galvanize rural communities

Ellis Gelios

Jul 222 min read

During lean times for Australian agriculture, Warren Davies: The Unbreakable Farmer, continues to galvanize rural communities

Known affectionately as "The Unbreakable Farmer", Warren Davies has been clocking up thousands of kilometres on roads across the outback...

New path forward for Central Darling Shire Council

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Jul 212 min read

New path forward for Central Darling Shire Council

The NSW Government will introduce a new council model that will set Central Darling Shire up for a more sustainable future and return...

Watt’s scaremongering on nuclear dripping with hypocrisy

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Jul 212 min read

Watt’s scaremongering on nuclear dripping with hypocrisy

Leader of the Nationals David Littleproud says Agriculture Minister Murray Watt’s claim that nuclear power generation is a “thirsty...

Independent data supports beef industry’s land management practices

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Jul 212 min read

Independent data supports beef industry’s land management practices

Independent data released by the Queensland Government on Wednesday has clearly demonstrated the state’s primary producers play a...

3G to go on 31 August leaving many unable to call triple zero

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Jul 211 min read

3G to go on 31 August leaving many unable to call triple zero

On 31st August 2024 the 3G mobile telephone network will be shut down as Telstra and Optus both switch off their networks, affecting some...

Grave concerns held for Mildura township over potential closure of hospital emergency department

Ellis Gelios

Jul 212 min read

Grave concerns held for Mildura township over potential closure of hospital emergency department

With pressure mounting on the Mildura Base Hospital to meet new targets set by the Victorian government in its push to save $1 billion...

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