19th February 2007 Member for Warrego Howard Hobbs today labeled the call by the Humane Society International (HIS) for the Paroo River to be protected first by the Australian Heritage Council (AHC) as rubbish and … Continue Reading
16th February 2007 Gabrielle Connolly has entered her story into ABC’s Heywire competition. The Connolly’s have a long association with PRA.Heywire is about giving regional youths a voice about what it’s like for youth’s growing up … Continue Reading
8th February 2007Up to 30 dams on Kangaroo Island, SA, farms could be deemed illegal for being built without approval from the Native Vegetation Council (NVC).With drought seriously affecting Kangaroo Island’s water supply, residents are … Continue Reading
29th January 2007Farmers in NSW are seeking urgent clarification on the eligibility criteria for the State Government’s $20m assistance package for southern irrigators, fearing many who planned for drought and carried over unused allocations will … Continue Reading
29th January 2007Farmers in NSW are seeking urgent clarification on the eligibility criteria for the State Government’s $20m assistance package for southern irrigators, fearing many who planned for drought and carried over unused allocations will … Continue Reading
29th January 2007Farmers in NSW are seeking urgent clarification on the eligibility criteria for the State Government’s $20m assistance package for southern irrigators, fearing many who planned for drought and carried over unused allocations will … Continue Reading
24th January 2007Woolworths’ National Drought Action Day yesterday has drawn praise from the grocery buying public. The nation-wide supermarket chain pledged to donate the entire day’s profit to drought assistance for farming families and research … Continue Reading
23rd January 2007The National Farmers’ Federation is urging Australians to get behind Woolworths’ National Drought Action Day, today (Tuesday).Woolworths is putting the term ‘retail therapy’ into a new context.Woolworths has pledged to donate all of … Continue Reading
22nd January 2007Struggling irrigation farmers with no water allocation are still waiting for the State Government to come good on a commitment of financial assistance.“Specialist irrigators in Central Queensland are really doing it tough,” Fitzroy … Continue Reading
22nd January 2007Water meters to cost Qld irrigators $55 million AustraliaMonday, 22 January 2007 Queensland irrigators are about to be charged $55 million to pay for infrastructure they will never actually own, according to AgForce … Continue Reading
18th January 2007Southern NSW irrigators receive $20m for lost water By LUCY SKUTHORP and PENNY WATTS – AustraliaThursday, 18 January 2007 The NSW Government, just days after it was threatened by an irrigator class action, … Continue Reading
15th January 2007Despite hopes of a waning El Nino weather pattern, the Federal Government says it is still “doing everything we can think of” in terms of ameliorating the effects of the prolonged drought. Industry … Continue Reading
12th January 2007A Queensland Government plan to create new irrigation licences in the south west of the State has prompted an outcry from the drought-parched southern areas of the Murray Darling Basin.And it has prompted … Continue Reading
10th January 2007Woolworths is holding a national drought action day on January 23, donating its entire Supermarket profits that day to drought relief.Woolworths CEO, Michael Luscombe, says the majority of the money raised, expected to … Continue Reading
5th December 2006The Queensland Government will provide a 50pc rebate on municipal rates for eligible drought-stricken farmers, plus a water rebate on management tariffs for irrigators.AgForce president Peter Kenny has welcomed the State Government’s move, … Continue Reading