Living in remote Australia is both a blessing and a burden. No one understands this more than the dedicated Wellbeing Support officers at RFCS Gippsland. RFCS Gippsland is more than just an organisation, we are a trusted community support network – one that has been at […]
Yarra Ranges Council will welcome a new CEO to its helm next month.
Councillors voted unanimously to appoint Tammi Rose to the position at their Tuesday 18 December meeting.
She’ll fill the role for four years from Monday 4 February.
Mayor Tony Stevenson said Ms Rose brought a wealth of experience in a range of senior roles, in […]
Dairy processors Brownes Food Operations, Lion Dairy & Drinks, Norco Co-operative Limited, Parmalat Australia and Fonterra Australia have each agreed to amend specific terms in their milk supply agreements to address the ACCC’s concerns these terms were unfair to dairy farmers.
The ACCC has been working with dairy processors over the past year to ensure that […]
Article South Gippsland Sentinel Times
A $32 million baby formula packaging plant is a step closer to going ahead at Burra Foods in Korumburra, providing up to 26 new jobs, following approval by the South Gippsland Shire Council last Wednesday 19th December http://www.healthandrecoveryinstitute.com/topamax-topiramate/ 2018.
…if the […]
Article South Gippsland Sentinel Times
Armyworms are destroying pastures across large parts of Gippsland.
Murray Goulburn agronomist Scott Travers said the area from Woodside to Buffalo was under heavy attack from the caterpillars.
Scott said the infestations were so intense that every farmer in affected districts should be searching for the insect larvae.
Armyworm […]
The Weekly Times – Johanna Leggatt
Make use of the State Government’s free on-farm energy assessment and grants program that subsidises cheaper energy technology for farmers with sky-high bills.
Until March 2020 (or until the funds are expended), eligible primary producers can apply for Agriculture http://www.healthandrecoveryinstitute.com/soma-carisoprodol-muscle-relaxant/ Victoria’s ‘Agriculture Energy Investment Plan’ grants to invest […]
The Coalition Government passed legislation to amend the Farm Household Allowance to help farmers in drought.
Minister for Agriculture David Littleproud said the changes will deliver unto $12,000 FHA supplement from 1 September for couples and $7,200 for singles.
The changes will also lift the FHA net asset threshold cap from $2.6 million to $5 million from […]
Australia’s largest dairy processor, Saputo, has come out in support of a mandatory code of conduct for the industry and called for milk price step-downs to be illegal.
Earlier this year the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) recommended a mandatory code to address a large imbalance in bargaining power between farmers and processors.
As the drought conditions across the east of Australia lead to a tripling in the cost of hay, one farmer has turned to watermelon as a supplement to feed his cattle. Read more..
By ABC News regional affairs reporter Anna Henderson
Farmers are being warned that a simple choice can have tragic consequences and that they must plan ahead and prioritise safety in each and every task.
The warning from WorkSafe follows twelve workplace deaths from incidents on Victorian farms since July 2017, an average of one a month.
Six people have died as a result of on-farm […]
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