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Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease 

ONE of the questions we get asked on the myriad of health questionnaires that we have to fill in at the doctors, chiropractors or for x-rays is - do you are any of your family have Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease?

Noorat Show Success

THE Noorat Show is a long-standing tradition in the south west, with the small town coming to life on November 16, 2024.

New legislation to protect dingoes 

THE Victorian state government has introduced new legislation for the protection of the Dingo/Wild dog population in the states north west.

Gap year in the West 

MUSTERING cattle in the West Kimberley region of Western Australia might be far removed from feeding dairy cows in south-west Victoria, but it’s all adding to the agricultural experience for Olivia Whiting.

Architect consults community on new gallery design 

INTERNATIONALLY-renowned architect Angelo Candalepas and Associates, appointed to undertake stage one of the concept designs for the New Hamilton Gallery, were in Hamilton this week to gauge the views and desires of the community.

Wind farms and fire 

WHAT are the fire risks with wind turbines?

Farm dam and water reticulation workshop on Monday 

COCA-Cola Australia Foundation in partnership with Landcare Australia’s Farm Dam Restoration project has seen the restoration and transformation of 10 degraded farm dams across South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales.

National Ag Day 

National Ag Day was November 15th this year - it is a day that we all get to celebrate the work that we chose to do.

Right to Repair 

THE ‘right to repair’ has long been a topic of political conversation, with the issue centred around consumers being locked into using certain businesses to maintain software and perform maintenance.

Union calls for shearing  hire licensing system 

SHEARERS will continue to work for poverty wages in unsafe shearing sheds across the country until the Commonwealth Government imposes a licensing regime on all labour hire companies operating in regional Australia the union which represents shearers, the Australian Workers’ Union (AWU) recently claimed.

Woolly excellent winners 

DUNKELD’S Linke family of EML Glenholme, have plenty of reasons to celebrate recently taking out the prestigious Vitale Barberis Canonico (VBC) Annual Wool Excellence Award for 2024.

LOCAL EFFECT OF US ELECTION RESULT 

WHILE the wider implications of a new US administration under President Donald Trump for Australian agriculture will only become apparent over time, there are several key factors to watch for in the sector, particularly for grains and oilseeds, Rabobank said in newly-released commentary.

Celebrating the stories of local women and children

Glenelg Shire Council is commissioning an artwork inspired by the stories of pioneering women which will be acquired into the Cultural Collection. Clarice Beckett, Vida...

Pumas three-peat