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Madeleine StuchberyFocus and Commodity reporter

Madeleine is a reporter for The Weekly Times with a focus on commodities, people, food, farming, and country life. She is passionate about closing the gap between the city and the country.

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Calls to microchip backyard chooks

Would you microchip your chicken or budgie just as you would a cat or dog? A vet has issued a warning for future avian flu outbreaks.

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Almost 40 emergency vehicles, such as the CFA, were called to a grass fire at theÂ The Gurdies Nature Conservation Reserve and Gurdies-St Helier Rd in the Bass Coast about 3.30pm on Thursday. Picture: Facebook/Matt Male

Too late to leave Bass Coast bushfire

Residents of a small Victorian township have been instructed to take shelter immediately as a bushfire continues to spread.

Secondary

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City teachers ‘welcomed with open arms’ for careers in regional Victoria

Regional Victoria continues to face ongoing teacher shortages. But for one outgoing teacher, there are boundless opportunities for those willing to make a tree change.

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Dr Temple Grandin will address the 2015 LIVEXchange conference in Darwin this November. Picture: Supplied

‘We need to get more young people out with livestock’

She’s renowned for her work in animal welfare, and autism advocacy. Now Temple Grandin is calling for more kids to get out onto farms to learn critical life skills.

Horticulture

Three ripe tomatoes on green branch. Home grown tomato vegetables growing on vine in greenhouse. Autumn vegetable harvest on organic farm.

‘Wake-up call’ for Victoria’s gardeners and farmers

Gardeners and farmers alike have been urged to remain vigilant after a noted exotic pest was detected on Victoria’s Bellarine Peninsula. See the details.

Victoria

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Millions to be spent upgrading country school toilets

More than $3.3 million has been contracted by the state government for school toilet upgrades, in what one MP is calling a questionable use of taxpayer funds.

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Christmas food to accompany recipes.Executive Chef Dayan Hartill-Law from Palette at HOTA , Home Of The Arts on the Gold Coast with his Christmas Ham and Boxing Day Toastie.Picture: Nigel Hallett

How much you can expect to pay for your Christmas produce

Farmers have faced multiple challenges when getting produce to the Christmas table this season. These are the prices you can expect to pay.

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Justine Ward, Brett Dawson and their son Noah Dawson of Waterholes Garlic at Clifton Creek. They are pictured in their paddock with Australian Red Garlic (Hard neck variety). Pictures: Laura Ferguson,

AUSVEG aligns with new horticultural body

Mere weeks after announcing its resignation from the National Farmers’ Federation, AUSVEG has aligned itself with another industry body for growers.

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Community Achievement Awards 2024, Pullman on the Park, Melbourne, Agriculture Award winner - Nikki Davey, Picture Yuri Kouzmin

Community Achievement Award winners announced

Regional Victoria shone at a recent awards ceremony, where the efforts of small-scale farmers and farm safety advocates were celebrated. See all the pics.

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Government should ‘put their money where their mouth is’

A billion dollar election promise could change the lives of rural families in childcare deserts. But vocal advocates are calling on the government to legislate now.

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