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Ian Whiting | BRANXHOLME prime lamb seed stock producers, Steve and Debbie Milne, have launched a new agribusiness that is tailor made for sheep producers. The Milne’s have launched their new business, Richmond Hill Agribusiness, delivering farm business innovation, specialising in breeding program design, data management, farm business planning, sheep industry workshops, sheep EID (Electronic Identification) and succession planning. Steve and Debbie Milne are well known in the sheep industry for their Waratah White Suffolk Stud at Branxholme and were last year involved … Continue reading 0 Comments
Steve Robertson | PACIFIC Hydro says there is a “50-60 per cent chance” that phase four of its Portland wind energy project will get the go-ahead before the end of this year. The company’s executive manager for government and corporate affairs, Andrew Richards, … Continue reading 0 Comments
Rex Martinich | PENSHURST Memorial Hall was host to an intense, three-hour meeting of community members, politicians, pro and anti-wind farm campaigners and the company that wants to build them, on Thursday night. Those in the anti-wind farm camp accuse power companies of … Continue reading 0 Comments
Emma-Jayne Schenk | TWO more wind energy facilities are being built in the region, with early works starting at the Ryan Corner and Hawkesdale sites. Upon completion, the Ryan Corner wind farm will have 67 turbines with a total wind farm capacity of … Continue reading 0 Comments
Danielle Grindlay | STUDENTS from all over the world visited the Grampians for an Aussie rural farming experience last week. As part of their Introduction to Australian Society Studies course at RMIT, 40 visitors enjoyed a field trip including a stay at Dunkeld’s … Continue reading
Rex Martinich | MEMBER for Wannon Dan Tehan says the sale of a farm near Dunkeld to a company controlled by a foreign government highlights the need for changes to the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB). “You can’t purchase a one bedroom unit … Continue reading
Lisa Cameron | FORMER Hamilton resident, Ken Semmens, is planning a barbie and some beers on Australia Day after arriving back in the country from Afghanistan. The Australian Army Captain served in Afghanistan for seven and a half months, an experience that has … Continue reading
Rex Martinich | AGL Energy has defended its contractor’s safety record after a recent spate of truck accidents near the Macarthur wind farm. The latest incident occurred on Monday when a concrete truck crashed five kilometres south of Macarthur, resulting in minor injuries … Continue reading
Danielle Grindlay | A LONG line of mini cowboy boots could be seen outside Hamilton exhibition centre over the weekend, where kids from around Australia met to compete in the 2012 Angus Youth National Roundup. The annual roundup is a three and a … Continue reading
Lisa Cameron | SOUTH-WEST working dog, Kimmy, can thank her owners and the special work of Hamilton Vetcare’s Dr Scott Shrive for still continuing to run around on all fours. The farm dog owes her two front paws to the veterinarian who performed … Continue reading
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