Local News
12 Mar 10 | Rain in the first week of March has been welcomed by farmers in the Monaro, Riverina and South West Slopes with some saying it has been the best autumn rain in over a decade.
12 Mar 10 | Cumnock
Christine Weston, the pioneer of a low-rent scheme to attract visitors and new residents to Cumnock, was named 2010 NSW Woman of the Year. Mrs Weston was the creator of the Rentafarmhouse concept that has provided a range of tourism opportunities to Cumnock and to another 19 regional communities who Mrs Weston is now working with to emulate the scheme.
12 Mar 10 | Three day sickness (ephemeral fever) of cattle has been detected in southern NSW and will continue to pose a threat following the recent welcome rain in February and March.
05 Mar 10 | Rob McIntyre is conducting three health seminars in southern NSW in March, with all ticket money being donated to charity.
05 Mar 10 | A massive $19 million has been allocated for a project to secure water for residents of the Lake Cargelligo district.
26 Feb 10 | Farmers from across Northern, Central and Southern NSW attended the Trangie Agricultural Research Centre for the 2010 NSW Conservation Agriculture Field Day, hosted by the Conservation Agriculture and No-till Farming Association (CANFA), Industry & Investment NSW, Central West Farming Systems and the Riverina-based, FarmLink Research.
26 Feb 10 | Barellan
Barellan is holding its inaugural “Head Over Heels” Masters Games over three days (March 5-7) with people from a wide area of NSW keen to participate in the nine sports being played. Cricket, darts, tennis, netball, triathalon, touch football, lawn bowls, swimming and team penning are being played.
26 Feb 10 | Amid speculation that funding for agricultural research is about to be cut, key southern NSW R&D organisations FarmLink and the E H Graham Centre are already planning their research programs for 2010 and beyond.
19 Feb 10 | Experienced canola grower Howard Muller of ‘Highfield’, Ryan, west of Henty, was pleased with the end result of the 90 hectares of Monola 77TT that he grew last year.
“In a tough finish to the year, the Monola yielded 1.39 tonnes/hectare, with an average oil content of 43.8 per cent.
19 Feb 10 | Ungarie
After more than two years of waiting, Ungarie has a new public swimming pool. The State Member for Murrumbidgee Adrian Piccoli and Bland Shire Mayor Tony Lord officially opened the pool. The original pool sustained major structural damage and was deemed unusable prior to the 2007-2008 swimming season.
19 Feb 10 | Communities and landholders in the Lower Lachlan have a stronger united voice following the formation of the Lower Lachlan Stock & Domestic and Basic Right Water Users committee at a meeting held in Lake Cargelligo.
12 Feb 10 | The Walla Walla/Gerogery Bushfire fencing program, initiated by Greater Hume Shire Council after the recent devastating bushfire, is underway.
The project is expected to take several months to complete.
12 Feb 10 | More than 1400 people have attending the KLR Marketing School in Australia and now southern NSW graziers will have the opportunity to attend a course on February 23 and 24 at the Country Comfort Wagga Wagga.
12 Feb 10 | One year on from the devastating Victorian bushfires and after four major fires in southern NSW this summer, landowners are being urged to prepare a fire safety plan for their property.
05 Feb 10 | Young’s major employer Burrangong Meat Processors has gone into liquidation and over 300 employees lost their jobs on the spot when management informed them of the situation on February 2.
05 Feb 10 | Parkes
The current debate on rail versus road freight has been highlighted by the spate of heavy vehicle accidents on NSW roads. Parkes Shire Council Mayor Ken Keith is urging all transport organisations and Government agencies to adopt a ‘big picture’ approach to come up with a solution.
05 Feb 10 | The fight over farmer’s property rights has just begun.
The Canberra rally, organised by the NSW Farmers Association, saw over 4000 farmers and their families travel to the nation’s capital.
29 Jan 10 | Yass
A $15 million project is set to commence this year on raising the height of the Yass Dam wall. The project will see the water capacity increase from 872 megalitres to 2460 megalitres greatly improving the water storage situation for residents of Yass.
29 Jan 10 | Good news for consumers who savour tender, juicy lamb has been revealed in the latest research results from Industry & Investment (I&I) NSW - sheep genetics can help produce more lamb which better satisfies market demand.
29 Jan 10 | Feral pig numbers appear to be on the increase in Australia, causing concern to a number of authorities and landowners across a wide area of southern NSW.
Feral pigs cause environmental destruction, cost the agricultural industry millions of dollars and pose a serious disease risk.
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