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Murray Bridge to host MDBA conference

THE Murray Darling Basin Authority have announced plants to hold their fifth annual water conference in Murray Bridge, South Australia in July. MDBA chief executive Andrew McConville said the conference hadn’t been held in that part of Southern...

4 hours ago
Farming and Environment

Fire levy increase too much: VFF

THE Victorian Farmers Federation says a looming lift in the fire services property levy - now known as the emergency services and volunteers fund - could push some farmers to the wall. The peak body’s president Brett Hosking said some farmers were...

12 hours ago
Farming and Environment

River crayfish claws back despite floods

MURRAY crayfish populations have increased despite flooding and blackwater events in recent years, according to surveys conducted in the Murray-Darling Basin. The studies were funded with a $27,500 Native Fish Recovery grant from...

24 Feb 2025
Farming and Environment

Bio-control for prickly problem

THE New South Wales Government has responded to a call from the state’s peak farming body for action to be taken to control an invasive cactus species, saying work was underway. A spokesperson from the NSW Department of Primary Industries and...

23 Feb 2025
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13 Feb 2020
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Livestock producers not sold on eID technology, costs

PRIMARY producers throughout the Far West region say decisions made regarding the implementation of Electronic Identification Tagging (eID) for livestock have been made without adequate consultation over concerns about cost to producers and dated...

22 Feb 2025
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Farming and Environment

Have your say on NSW’s water

AN inquiry into the impacts of the Water Amendment (Restoring Our Rivers) Act 2023 on communities throughout regional New South Wales is being conducted by the state’s Committee on Investment, Industry and Regional Development. The reintroduction of...

21 Feb 2025
Farming and Environment

Cactus crisis moving south: peak body

A DESTRUCTIVE cactus is marching south from Queensland and farmers need government help to stop its spread, a senior New South Wales Farmers figure says. Richard Doyle, branch chair of Croppa Creek and North Star for the peak industry group, said...

20 Feb 2025
News

Quarry consideration for Piangil

SWAN Hill Rural City Councillors will this week consider the merits of a planning application for a limestone quarry at Piangil. An application has been put before council for a 246 hectare limestone quarry at Miralie-Cocamba Road...

19 Feb 2025
Farming and Environment

MDBA plans for year ahead

THE Murray Darling Basin Authority has met for the first time this year with the Basin Community Committee. Plans to broaden outreach and communication mechanisms within community and engage with First Nations people and peak body groups...

18 Feb 2025
Farming and Environment

Citrus congress is sweet

NEXT month’s Australian Citrus Congress is all about delivering tangible takeaways for growers. Citrus Australia chief executive Nathan Hancock said the nation’s citrus growers and industry leaders will receive a hands-on approach, with a sharp...

16 Feb 2025
Farming and Environment

Carp: Food or fertiliser?

LONG seen as an unwanted pest in the region’s waters, carp is now being considered for everything from dinner plates to garden fertiliser. In a recent ABC docuseries, Eat the Invaders, host Tony Armstrong suggested that eating carp may not be as bad...

16 Feb 2025
Politics

Fixing the Basin isnt complicated

IT just takes common sense, Here’s how we do it:Step 1: Stop water buybacks. It was once illegal for the Federal Government to buy water from the Murray-Darling Basin if it hurt rural communities. But Labor...

15 Feb 2025
Farming and Environment

Ouyen sheep sale stays strong

OUYEN’S sheep sale on Thursday has maintained its strong start to the season, with another big yarding of more than 14,000 head. Exchange manager Colin Mole said that included 8491 lambs and 6002 mutton (totalling 14,493) selling to...

15 Feb 2025
Farming and Environment

Progress on Lake Vic wind farm

A $3.8 billion wind farm north-west of Wentworth capable of powering up to 700,000 homes is a step closer after the New South Wales Government and the project’s developer came to terms with a lease agreement. WestWind Energy is aiming to construct...

14 Feb 2025
Farming and Environment

Next steps in Gol Gol wetland regen

THE Gol Gol Community Reference Group is planning to officially unveil a flume gate near Lake Gol Gol in April to mark World Wetlands Day. The infrastructure is part of an ongoing Gol Gol Creek connection effort, where regulators have been installed...

13 Feb 2025
News

Hands washed over levee bank

CONFUSION remains over who is responsible for managing some of the levee banks at Nichols Point that were destroyed in the 2022 floods. Residents fear for their properties if the levees are not repaired, but it remains unclear which government...

12 Feb 2025