20th November 2006The Federal Government has changed the Drought Force program to make it easier for those who have lost their jobs in Exceptional Circumstances areas to do volunteer work on private farms and receive … Continue Reading
20th November 2006The Queensland Government has been accused of bungling the administration of vegetation management laws with new figures showing more than 1300 landholders are waiting up to two and a half years for property … Continue Reading
20th November 2006The Federal Government has changed the Drought Force program to make it easier for those who have lost their jobs in Exceptional Circumstances areas to do volunteer work on private farms and receive … Continue Reading
17th November 2006Increasing demand from industry is paving the way for the development of a major market in selling farming vegetation for carbon credits.A deal approved on Tuesday will see development rights of undeveloped south-west … Continue Reading
16th November 2006Farmers want a seat at the table in the crisis talks about the future of river water allocations, arising from this month’s Water Summit in Canberra.The summit agreed to establish a team of … Continue Reading
16th November 2006Farmers want a seat at the table in the crisis talks about the future of river water allocations, arising from this month’s Water Summit in Canberra.The summit agreed to establish a team of … Continue Reading
16th November 2006Farmers want a seat at the table in the crisis talks about the future of river water allocations, arising from this month’s Water Summit in Canberra.The summit agreed to establish a team of … Continue Reading
15th November 2006AgForce Qld has renewed its calls for the Qld Government to overhaul the leasehold land rental system in the wake of last week’s comments by the Prime Minister, at the water summit in … Continue Reading
15th November 2006Qld Water Minister, Craig Wallace, says his Government is costing a proposal to freeze irrigation water charges for those farmers affected by drought.He says Acting Premier, Anna Bligh, has given an undertaking to … Continue Reading
15th November 2006 The drought is severe and there are many farmers and graziers suffering incredibly these conditions. There are also now numerous drovers on the road utilising the TSR’s (traveling stock routes) in an … Continue Reading
9th October 2006 It is no surprise that ABARE has found the VMA will cost Queensland an additional $500million for forgone development in the Brigalow and Mulga Lands. People must remember that the 2003 … Continue Reading
27th September 2006 The Queensland Government’s release of the code applying to a native forest practice on freehold land proves that they are still out there with the fairies. Property Rights Australia Chairman John Purcell … Continue Reading
27th September 2006 Queensland Natural Resources Minister, Henry Palaszczuk, has undertaken to seriously amend the Wild Rivers Legislation, according to Property Rights Australia (PRA). The undertaking comes in response to a far north Queensland Local … Continue Reading
27th September 2006 After 6 long years and over a dozen court proceedings Ashley and Doris McKay of Torres Park Augathella have had their appeal against a conviction for illegally clearing commercial cypress pine in … Continue Reading
22nd June 2006 The Queensland Government continues to provide vegetation management aid to landholders and clearing contractors, Natural Resources Minister, Henry Palaszczuk, said. Mr Palaszczuk said the level of enterprise assistance provided by the Queensland … Continue Reading