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Andrew Mole

Shonky employers on notice

THE Sunraysia has been named as one of the worst agricultural regions in the country for ripping off mostly seasonal workers - especially in the horticulture industry. A key enforcement body also said some employers were also not paying...

28 Jun 2025

Business

Trentham wins world wine award

TRENTHAM Estate clearly can’t help being one of the world’s best wineries. Because after being crowned a gold medallist at the prestigious 2025 International Wine Challenge it has now been acclaimed as Best In Show at the 2025 Decanter World Wine...

27 Jun 2025

Farming and Environment

Skills training about life on the land

WOMEN way out west in New South Wales – somewhere beyond the crossroads of mainstream communities – have been given an intensive leadership skills training program targeting farming women in the Wentworth-Pooncarie districts. Beyond...

21 Jun 2025

Business

Cab sav up for world accolade

TRENTHAM Estate’s 2021 Reserve Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon may not be liquid gold, but it is a gold medal liquid on one of the wine world’s biggest stages. It has just been crowned a gold medallist at the prestigious 2025...

16 Jun 2025

Farming and Environment

Farming leader to fight for framework

DESPITE widespread – and in some cases soaking – rain last week, the protracted drought is far from over and continues to challenge graingrowers and livestock producers moving forward. Yesterday Premier Jacinta Allan’s drought taskforce staged...

14 Jun 2025

Farming and Environment

Be aware of biosecurity permits

VICTORIAN livestock producers looking for fodder interstate need to be aware of biosecurity risks and the Victorian Government’s plant biosecurity permit (PBP).In the face of the protracted drought across large areas of the state...

14 Jun 2025

Farming and Environment

Farm household help on offer

A KEY farming sector spokesperson from Victoria is urging those on the land in need to take advantage of the Federal Government’s Farm Household Allowance. The funding stream was set up in 2014, provides a viable safety net for farming...

13 Jun 2025

News

City hits municipal megawatt milestone

MILDURA declared itself a Megawatt Rural City Council with solar power systems across the region now harnessing more than a megawatt of energy from municipal buildings. That amount is enough to power as many as 1000 houses – depending on...

13 Jun 2025

Farming and Environment

Small yet hardy fish rehomed

THERE’S some big news about some of the Murray River’s smallest fish. The critically endangered Murray hardyhead (Craterocephalus fluviatilis) is making a comeback and has now found a new home in Brickworks Billabong at Merbein. The native...

08 Jun 2025

Farming and Environment

Strong citrus season expected

THE Sunraysia’s citrus industry has launched into what could be what the harvest growers have been waiting for to consolidate 2024’s return to pre-COVID levels. Citrus Australia chief executive Nathan Hanock said in 2019 Australia harvested...

08 Jun 2025

Politics

Government gathers drought support

THE Federal Government has promised an extra $2 million to boost the Rural Financial Counselling Service in the face of the drought across southern Australia. However, Member for Mildura Anne Webster is demanding Canberra revive...

08 Jun 2025

Farming and Environment

New saleyard record set

MUT at Tempy set an Ouyen saleyard record this week when it saw a line of 84 crossbred lambs knocked down for $366. Although the BR & C/Nutrien Ag catalogue topped the sale, the team from McKean McGregor was right behind when the Andersons at...

07 Jun 2025