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网页Economics 101: Buybacks to be felt at the checkout. Shadow Agriculture Minister says Victoria’s dairy industry is already feeling the effects of water buybacks... By Andy Wilson.
Northern Victorian farmers feeling chipper | Country News
网页10 小时之前 · By Andy Wilson. Sep 20, 2024. Rabobank’s Sally Bull said farmers in northern Victoria were upbeat after a ‘reasonable’ season. Photo by Andy Rasheed. Northern Victorian farmers appear to have single-handedly raised the average confidence level of producers in the state, according to Australia’s leading farming survey.
Councillors against solar farm on region’s prime agricultural land
网页10 小时之前 · The Colbinabbin Renewable Action Group, which concerns itself with the Cooba Solar Farm, has expressed concerns about the proposed location on the eastern slope of the Mt Camel Range, which the group claims is “prime agricultural land”. The motion, put forward by Cr Paul Jarman, was to endorse …
Hundreds of turbines approved | Country News
网页2024年8月16日 · In April, the Federal Government approved a new wind farm in central Queensland which will generate enough energy to power 240,000 Queensland homes. The 400-megawatt Mount Hopeful Wind Farm, located 45km south of Rockhampton and 65km west of Gladstone, includes the construction of 63 wind turbines. One of the largest wind farms was approved in ...
2022 flood event inquiry | Final report tabled in parliament
网页2024年8月1日 · The final report from the inquiry into the 2022 flood event across Victoria — including Seymour, Greater Shepparton, Rochester and Echuca — has been tabled in state parliament.
Tough year ahead for wool producers | Country News
网页9 小时之前 · Voting is open online, by email, mail or fax from Friday until November 1, and eligible for wool growers who paid $100 in levies in the past three years. WoolPoll chair Rich Keniry said voting only took five minutes, but would play a key part in the direction of Australia's wool trade. "The more that people can have a say and choose to vote ...
Campaspe River is bouncing back | Country News
网页2024年9月5日 · Campaspe River bouncing back better than in 2011. By McPherson Media Group. Sep 5, 2024. The Campaspe River. The Campaspe River is bouncing back better after the 2022 floods than it did in 2011, boosted by more than a decade of environmental flows and riverbank revegetation and protection. Hold tight - …
Councils struggling with road repairs | Country News
网页12 小时之前 · When it was battered by storms in early September, it was already waiting on $10 million in reimbursements from the federally funded, state-managed disaster recovery funding arrangements. “ (Now) we’re sitting on about $14 million in unpaid claims,” Mayor Annemarie McCabe said. Under the joint funding arrangements, councils undertake ...
Australia’s biggest solar farm gets green light | Country News
网页2024年8月22日 · The 12,000-hectare solar farm will be on a former pastoral station near Tennant Creek. The approval by Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek on Wednesday, August 21, includes an 800km transmission line to Darwin and an underwater cable to the end of Australian waters. The project will boost the NT economy as well as elevating Australia ...