Farming and Environment
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Night off for dairy farmers
DAIRY farmers are invited to a free evening of entertainment in Cohuna next month, with rural mental health speaker Warren Davies a special guest. Gannawarra…
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VFF numbers on the decline
VICTORIAN Farmers Federation membership has collapsed by almost 25 per cent in just two years according to figures contained in the peak agricultural body’s annual…
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New members on Basin committee
A COMMITTEE that provides independent, strategic advice to the Murray-Darling Basin Authority has welcomed a new chairperson and two new members. MDBA chief executive Andrew…
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Energy plants in pipeline
SMALL-scale solar energy-generation facilities will be constructed at two sites in Kerang. At its December meeting, Gannawarra Council approved a proposal from Kig Energy to…
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River plan made a difference to environment, says MDBA
BASIN states and the Murray-Darling Basin Authority have been jointly celebrating 20 years since the “first step” decision to establish The Living Murray program. A…
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Hattah Lakes
HATTAH Lakes is a large floodplain wetland system consisting of more than 20 semi-permanent Ramsar Convention-listed freshwater lakes, streams and temporary swamps bordered by riverine…
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Birds bounce back, say shooters
FIELD & Game Australia fired back, arguing the survey results were a sign to support game bird hunting. Chief executive Lucas Cooke said despite repeated…
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Stop hunt, say animal welfare groups
ANIMAL welfare groups have renewed calls for the Victorian Government to end duck hunting, despite an annual survey recording a boom in game-bird populations. The…
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Fish highway opens
THE Taylors Creek Fishway just north of Ghow (Kow) Swamp has been officially opened, connecting 1000 kilometres of waterways for large bodied native fish. The…
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Ecologist calls for carp virus release
A TOP river ecologist has called for the release of the carp herpes virus into Australia’s freshwater rivers to save the native fish populations and…
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Rain gives cotton a boost
COTTON growers have an extra spring in their step following recent rain, which is expected to boost crop yields. Cotton Australia general manager Michael Murray…
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Water saving projects on the table
FEDERAL Water Minister Tanya Plibersek says she doesn’t prefer water buybacks to infrastructure to meet the Murray-Darling Basin Plan targets. “One of the things that…
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