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Quinlivan new chair of Murray-Darling Basin Authority

THE Federal Government has appointed Daryl Quinlivan as chair of the Murray-Darling Basin Authority. This follows the retirement of Air Chief Marshal Sir Angus Houston last week. Mr Quinlivan has extensive experience in public service governance and...

22 Dec 2024
News

Funding boost for Basin

MILLIONS of dollars will flow to NSW communities in the Murray-Darling Basin to create jobs and boost local economies, according to the Federal Government. NSW is the first state to access the Federal Government’s $300 million...

20 Dec 2024
Business

Work death fine

WOORINEN South fruit grower Cutri Fruit Pty Ltd has been fined $750,000 over the death of a 70-year-old farmhand in January 2022. WorkSafe said the Afghan national died after falling from a moving trailer. Cutri entered an early guilty plea in the...

17 Dec 2024
Farming and Environment

Harvest bogged down in disappointment

HE’S not classifying it as a disaster, but Quambatook graingrower Brett Hosking said after almost a year’s rainfall in six weeks – and at the wrong end of the season – this year’s harvest will be very disappointing. And sitting...

15 Dec 2024
Farming and Environment

Water solutions workshopped

MURRAY region stakeholders have said they feel like concerns had been listened to by Murray-Darling Basin Plan decision makers at a recent workshop. The Murray Regional Strategy Group (MRSG) hosted senior representatives from the NSW Department of...

15 Dec 2024
News

Basin chief calls time

AIR Chief Marshal Sir Angus Houston has announced his retirement as chair of the Murray-Darling Basin Authority. Sir Angus said since his appointment in August 2020, it was a “privilege” to work alongside colleagues, stakeholders, and...

14 Dec 2024
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Rare balancing act

THE VHM Rare Soil and Mineral Sands project hinges on the ability to balance economic benefit to the region with limiting the effect on the current agricultural industry and community. Gannawarra Shire Council chief executive Geoff Rollinson said the...

13 Dec 2024
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VHM Limited Rare Earth and Mineral Sands Project gets nod

SAM JAMESTHE proposed VHM Limited Rare Earth and Mineral Sands Project at Goschen will progress to the federal government for approval, after the Victorian Minister for Planning completed her assessment on Tuesday. Minister Sonya Kilkenny released...

13 Dec 2024
Farming and Environment

Green light for Goschen Rare Earth and Mineral Sands project

SIX months after the Victorian Minister for Planning Sonya Kilkenny received the Inquiry and Advisory Committee’s report, she has found that the Goschen Rare Earth and Mineral Sands project will have acceptable environmental effects. In...

13 Dec 2024
Farming and Environment

Farmers to keep speaking out against project

FARMERS in Lalbert say they feel ignored after the Victorian Minister for Planning’s approval of VHM’s Goschen Rare Earth and Mineral Sands Project. Lalbert grain farmer Craige Kennedy is a member of the group Mine Free Mallee Farms which opposes...

13 Dec 2024
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Minister for Planning green lights the Goschen Rare Earth and Mineral Sands Mine project

THE PROPOSED Goschen Rare Earth and Mineral Sands Project has overcome another hurdle, with the Minister for Planning signing off on the Environment Effects Statement. Minister Sonya Kilkenny released a 110-page assessment of the project, identifying...

10 Dec 2024
Farming and Environment

MLA says meat is safe

THE growing global controversy surrounding feed additive Bovaer has prompted Meat & Livestock Australia managing director Michael Crowley to publicly step into the debate. Growing consumer backlash here and overseas, fuelled by social...

08 Dec 2024
Farming and Environment

Focus on learning droughts lessons

A SMALL army of the scientists and researchers who will help drive the agricultural future of the Mallee brought a focus on drought when they recently visited the region. The visit was part of the launch of the latest Mallee Regional...

07 Dec 2024
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Warning on haystack fires

ONE of Victoria’s senior firefighters has issued a warning for awareness on haystack fires following recent late-spring rains. CFA response numbers showed 66 per cent of the agency’s callouts to that type of job occurred in the west and...

06 Dec 2024
Farming and Environment

New shell caters to pistachio growth

AUSTRALIA’S emerging pistachio industry has taken a quantum leap this week at Bannerton, 8km south of Robinvale, with the official unveiling of the Australian Pioneer Pistachio Company’s state-of-art pistachio hulling facility. The...

01 Dec 2024
News

Anglers all set with new cod season

SOME of the region’s most popular fishing spots will be drawcards for anglers this weekend when the annual Murray cod fishing season opens on Sunday. Cod opening follows the annual three-month closed season – applicable to most waters north of the...

29 Nov 2024
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Water report tells deeper story

A REPORT prepared with the aim of better understanding climate-related risks at Margooya Lagoon in the Robinvale Plains bioregion has combined First Nations knowledge and hydrological analysis. The Tati Tati Purinya Kaiejin Marnmarnepu Report (Tati...

24 Nov 2024