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Riparian weed control workshop

Landholders with waterway frontage will gain the skills to improve weed management at a free workshop organised by North Central Catchment Management Authority. Areas between land and rivers called riparian areas are prone to weed invasion for...

Jamieson Salter
Water

Irrigator backs water pricing change

Goulburn-Murray Water says its 2020-24 Pricing Submission proposal is set to reduce the cost of water for the majority of its customers. About 10 per cent of G-MW’s customer base took part in an extensive engagement process to inform the...

Jamieson Salter
Water

Slight increase for some irrigation systems

Irrigators in the Goulburn, Loddon and Campaspe systems have had their water allocation increased, while allocations for the Murray, Bullarook and Broken systems are unchanged. In the latest seasonal determinations update by northern Victori...

Jamieson Salter
Water

Irrigation funding agenda

A new draft discussion paper provides irrigation farmers in the Loddon and Campaspe regions with an opportunity to shape future government funding opportunities. The Draft Land and Water Management Plan discussion paper was developed by North...

Jamieson Salter
Water

Convoy organiser says time is running out to save the basin

The ‘doomsday clock’ for Australia’s Murray-Darling Basin is ticking, and it’s one minute to midnight. This is the prediction of Convoy to Canberra organiser Jan Beer, from Yea, who says she and many others are trying...

Rodney Woods
Water

Changes to Broken system welcomed

The decision to qualify stock and domestic water on the Broken system and initiate a review into its future management has been welcomed by the farmers who rely on the water and by the VFF. Benalla irrigator Maureen Cottam said her, and other...

Rodney Woods
Water

Keep safe on and around water storages

As the warmer weather hits, Goulburn-Murray Water is reminding people visiting its storages for recreational activities to be safe on the water. G-MW’s water storage services general manager Martina Cusack said the water corporation managed...

Rodney Woods
Water

Erosion of bank difficult to recover

Permanent damage to the banks of the Goulburn River is likely following the planned inter-valley transfers, according to fluvial geomorphologist Geoff Vietz. Dr Vietz, the director and principal scientist of waterways consultancy firm Streamology...

Country News
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High river flows over holiday period cause dismay

Business and community leaders are furious about the high January river flows demanded by the Murray-Darling Basin Authority.

Country News
Water

More water for northern Victorian irrigators

Northern Victorian irrigators now have access to 37 Gl of water owned by Melbourne’s metropolitan water retailers who are in the water market.

Rodney Woods
Water

Centre Alliance party calls for sanctions after NSW threat to pull out of plan

In response to the NSW Government threatening to pull out of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan, South Australian political party Centre Alliance is calling on the Federal Government to, as an initial step, cease all basin plan payments to NSW...

Rodney Woods
Water

Farmers miss out in water ballot

A 100 Gl Water for Fodder government program, set up to allow farmers in the southern connected Murray–Darling Basin to apply for 50 Ml parcels of water at a discounted rate of $100/Ml, has left many of the 3200 people who missed out in the ballot angered and disheartened.

Sophie Baldwin
Water

Mixed reactions after MinCo meeting

There have been mixed reactions to the Murray-Darling Basin states Ministerial Council meeting on December 17. VFF Water Council chairman Richard Anderson said Victorian farmers would be pleased to see the states agreeing to address deliverability...

Rodney Woods
Water

Water ministers discuss foreign ownership and monopoly behaviour at MinCo

Murray-Darling Basin state water ministers have acknowledged concerns around foreign ownership and monopoly behaviour in water markets. They will also ask the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to look at whether changes to trading rules...

Rodney Woods
Water

More water for northern Victorian irrigators

Northern Victorian irrigators will have access to 37 Gl of water owned by Melbourne’s metropolitan water retailers who are in the water market.

Rodney Woods
Water

More flows for Goulburn River

More than 40 billion litres of water will be released down the Goulburn River in the first half of January in a repeat of last year’s destructive summer flows.

Country News
Water

Lake Buffalo expansion to be discussed at public forums

The proposed expansion of Lake Buffalo will be the focus of community forums hosted by State Member for Ovens Valley Tim McCurdy in the new year. Mr McCurdy said the information sessions would detail the state opposition’s call to refer the...

Rodney Woods
Water

Drought relief for farmers over holidays

Drought-hit farmers will be able to access drought relief payments over the Christmas holidays. The Federal Government has confirmed the $3000 payments will continue over Christmas and the New Year as part of its national drought support program...

Country News

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Dairy

New year marks a new era for dairy industry

2020 will deliver a fairer go for the more than 5000 Australian dairy farmers who now have more sway with processors under the dairy industry’s Mandatory Code of Conduct.

Rodney Woods
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Fire destroys haystack at Strathmerton

What was reported as a grassfire turned out to be much worse for dairy farmers on Stokes Rd, Strathmerton, after 360 large square hay bales were destroyed in the blaze. The fire was reported at 12.15pm on December 30 and CFA District 22 commander...

Rodney Woods
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Kyabram dairy farmer to upskill with Victorian Government scholarship

Kyabram dairy farmer Andrew Murphy will use a Victorian Government scholarship to improve his skills in business management, as his family looks to expand despite the unfavourable conditions. The Upskill and Invest Young Farmer Scholarships offer up...

Rodney Woods
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Girgarre to host 14th Moosic Muster

Girgarre will host its 14th Moosic Muster festival where the local community gathers for five consecutive days of musical celebration.

Jamieson Salter