Rural

RURAL women across the state can now apply for the 2023 Rural Women’s Network Leadership and Mentoring Programs.

PERSONAL EXPERIENCE VALUES VOTES RECENTLY a district reader proffered the view that you wouldn’t give a raw 18-year-old free rein to run the family farm and that the country would be in better shape if the voting age started at 50. Interesting comment but obviously tongue-in cheek.

WHILE it was a sad day, it was also a good day of sales and a big turn up for the finale at Warrnambool’s iconic South West Victorian Livestock Exchange (SWVLX) on Wednesday.

CHRISTMAS came early for recreational fishers in the local region with more than 26,000 estuary perch being released in the Rocklands Reservoir near the Grampians earlier this month.

ZOETIS has reached its goal of raising $100,000 for the Beyond Blue Support Service in an effort to support good mental health and reduce suicide rates across rural Australia.

Was saleyard too expensive to compete? HARD not to feel sorry for councillors who made the decision (4-3) that continued support for the Warrnambool saleyards made no long-term economic sense.

THE Conservation Regulator, Forest Fire Management Victoria, and Parks Victoria are urging responsible recreation as Victorians take a well-earned break this holiday season.

AGENTS yarded 56,635 lambs at Hamilton last Wednesday, an increase of 28,635.

THIS is the very last Warrnambool cattle market after the council decision for the selling centre to close. A very sad day for all connections and the community involved - the facility opened in 1970 after moving from Swan Reserve in the township of Warrnambool.

MANY Victorians have faced a spring like no other, with record breaking amounts of rain in many regions. This has led to extensive flooding, which has had significant impacts on many primary producers.

HAVING trouble with your internet? Mobile phone service? Welcome to the growing community of those affected by poor internet and mobile phone services. As a farming community we are ever more reliant on our internet for our businesses.

THE Federal Government recently announced $16.5 million to promote domestic manufacture of a diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) additive to reduce reliance on overseas sources and reduce costs for the transport industry.