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Covid debt repayment plan – land tax 

WHO knew about this until we got a bill?

DUCK HUNT ON 

DUCK hunting season will go ahead in Victoria in 2024, but with limitations. Many hunters feared the sport was under threat, with calls for a duck hunting ban leading to an inquiry taking place last year into whether duck hunting should continue, and if so, under what conditions.

Waste wool – is waste no longer! 

IT is astounding how some ideas are so simple and that nobody has done them sooner.

12-HOUR SHEAR-OFF –  Fundraiser set for families of RCH patients 

AFTER a high-risk pregnancy and the subsequent medical care needed at the Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) in Melbourne for their new-born child early last year, shearer Ken Bungard and partner Tara Stephens found themselves very grateful to be offered the option of Ronald McDonald House (RMH) as a place to stay.

Farmer inspires younger generation in farming 

BILL Cornelissen never wanted to be anything but a farmer and now he has the chance to inspire young people to follow in his footsteps.

Regional Workers Accommodation applications open 

WORKERS in key industries across rural and regional Victoria are set to benefit from a boost in affordable housing and accommodation, with the new $150 million Regional Worker Accommodation Fund now open.

Business and professional womens group welcomes all 

IN August 1995 an advertisement was placed in the Warrnambool Standard calling on local women interested in starting up a group to help women meet, network and socialize.

Emigrace read for Beef Week 

THERE is no holding Grace and Emily Elsom back.

Queensland fruit fly control 

AGRICULTURE Victoria’s statewide fruit fly co-ordinator Cathy Mansfield is urging Victorian home gardeners to take extra steps this summer to protect their produce from Queensland fruit fly (QFF).

Hamilton International assembly 

AT least for a weekend, Hamilton will become the home of the International Harvester Club of Australia, as it joins with the Hamilton Pastoral Museum to hold a rally in Hamilton on February 10-11.

Uni cool burn report slammed 

FORESTRY Australia (FA) has criticised a recent report released by Australia National University (ANU) and Curtin University (CU) that claimed logging and prescribed burning of forests can make them more flammable.

VFF: new land access code concerns 

IN what initially appeared to be good news for farmers, in late 2023 it was announced that a new Land Access Code of Practice will take effect on March 1, 2024.

Seeing gold at Heywood

HEYWOOD and District Secondary College are seeing gold, which has come well earned. After seven years of dedication and commitment from students, staff, families,...