State election must be a ‘referendum’ on roads
Everyone has an opinion on country roads. Federal Coalition MP pinpoints the moment when everything went wrong in maintaining them.
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Backpackers returning, but not to Aussie farms
Home Affairs data shows working holiday visas are being issued at a rate not seen since before the pandemic.
Brokers call for irrigators to sell to federal government
Waterfind has called on irrigators to lodge the volume and price of water they are willing to sell to the federal government.
Gippsland jobs collapse
Gippsland is facing a crippling jobs crisis as timber harvesting grinds to a halt, dairy plants close and power stations prepare to switch off their generators.
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Nationals buy website under rival MP’s name
Victoria’s state Nationals have been accused of publishing “highly misleading” propaganda after they bought a domain under MP’s name.
‘Madness’: Littleproud weighs in on manure debate
Federal Agriculture Minister David Littleproud has weighed in on the Victorian debate of classifying farm manure as industrial waste.
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How land rights change will see property values fall
Farmers within cooee of Melbourne are being warned the Victorian Government’s move to strip them of land development rights will see their property values plummet. Just how much an expert says they will fall will shock you.
Why water policy needs an overhaul
A trigger to “rebalance” consumptive and environmental water use are among the recommendations in a draft report today that could change the face of Australia’s water management.
Duck survey under wraps amid season cutbacks
Results of a helicopter survey of Victoria’s water birds have not been released, prompting hunters to ask why, especially given the duck season has been dramatically cut on two fronts.
EPA in the poo as farmers kick up a stink
Reclassifying manure in the same category of waste from factories has farmers worried they’re about to be tied up in red tape, writes Ed Gannon.
Farmer fury as manure is deemed industrial waste
Animal manure is about to be reclassified in Victoria from a valuable by-product to industrial waste. This is what it means for your farm.
Looming fish kill prompts plea from fishers
All that’s needed is a scorcher of a day and northern Victoria’s Greens Lake will be choked with dead Murray cod and golden perch. But fishers say there’s something that can be done to stop that.
Sea Lake rail track work gets underway
Work has finally started on keeping the crumbling Sea Lake rail freight line open, but it falls short of what was promised. This is what is actually happening.
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