Farming & Environment
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Pest plants, animals part of control push
JUMPING Cholla will be addressed as part of a New South Wales State Government pest and weed program. Known as the Good Neighbours Program and…
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River restoration update released
THE New South Wales State Government has released a six-month update on their Restoring the Darling-Baaka Program, which was initiated in response to the Office…
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Tender submissions for long term grazing open
LOCAL Land Services New South Wales have opened tender submissions for long term grazing permits, with the last day to submit Sunday, March 30. Livestock…
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Red alert altered for Menindee
A RED alert for potentially toxic levels of blue-green algae that was first issued on 21 January has been lifted and amended to amber status.…
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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…
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River algae alert lifted
AFTER three months of alerts for blue-green algae in the Darling River near Wilcannia, WaterNSW staff have released a statement removing all warnings issued, as…
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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…
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Purchase of station a conservation win
THE State Government’s purchase of a station, 75 kilometres from Broken Hill, will help preserve threatened plants, animals and an Indigenous sacred site. The State…
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Have your say on Restoring our Rivers
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…
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Rehydrating the Far West
AN effort facilitated by Western Local Land Services is seeing the rehydration of formerly dry, arid pastoral stations throughout the Far West Region. Senior land…
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From suburbs to sky
AS the sun rises over plains of Outback shrubbery on a remote station some hundred kilometres from Ivanhoe, Louis Bennell steers his two-seater helicopter into…
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Scotia unveils rare parrot
A GROUP of conservationists and bird enthusiasts recorded a sighting of the threatened and understudied scarlet-chested parrot north of Mildura — the fourth recording of…
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