Reporting on Maldon and surrounding central goldfields
Polling of farmer focus groups commissioned by Farmers for Climate Action, which represents 8,400 farmer members, showed that 70% support clean energy projects on farmland in their community.
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Every week my heart is lifted by the beautiful photos of birds and accompanying text provided by Geoff Park in the Natural Newstead article. Thank you Geoff. Birds are living jewels of this planet, and your detailed knowledge and extraordinary images of them bring me such joy. They are a highlight of the newspaper. Lauren…
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The Department of Agriculture points to recent isolated dust storms as a reminder of how fragile some soils are, saying that there is still time to prevent this damage by de-stocking more vulnerable areas of the farm. While dust storms contain mostly mineral materials, they also contain significant quantities of organic matter, one of the…
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With calm autumn conditions across much of the state, communities can expect to see smoke in the air as a mix of planned burns, private burns under CFA’s permit system and agricultural burns take place over the coming weeks. Forest Fire Management Victoria (FFMVic) Chief Fire Officer Chris Hardman said it is crucial fire agencies…
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