12th March 2010

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  • No drought funding prompts job loss fears

    Created Thu, 11th of Mar 2010

    The Mayor of the Golden Plains Shire, Jenny Blake, expects there will be widespread job losses in the region if federal drought funding is not reinstated. South-west Victorian farmers will stop ... more

  • Icon_camera More northern floodwaters pledged for Murray

    Created Wed, 10th of Mar 2010

    A further 70 gigalitres of water will flow to the Murray's lower lakes from floodwaters which have reached New South Wales. An initial allocation for South Australia from January's flooding was ... more

  • New drought aid policy awaiting approval from the states

    Created Thu, 4th of Mar 2010

    The Federal Government has approved a new drought assistance model and is waiting for the states to agree to it before a trial program is rolled out across the nation. Federal Agriculture Minister ... more

  • Farmers lobby for Centrelink rights

    Created Thu, 4th of Mar 2010

    The South Australian Farmers Federation says it wants farmers to qualify for unemployment benefits during droughts. The federation says it is disappointed the Federal Government will cut interest ... more

  • WAFF eager to see revamped drought aid

    Created Wed, 3rd of Mar 2010

    The Western Australian Farmers Federation (WAFF) says it is keen to see the detail of the Commonwealth's new approach to providing assistance to drought stricken farmers. Federal Agriculture ... more

  • Burke expresses regrets on communicating CPRS, drought policy

    Created Tue, 2nd of Mar 2010

    Federal Agriculture Minister Tony Burke has admitted the Government hasn't communicated its emissions trading scheme well, and that the current drought policy is hurting farmers. In his opening ... more

  • Water trading an option for drought-affected farmers

    Created Tue, 2nd of Mar 2010

    Rural financial counsellors are welcoming the extension of exceptional circumstances drought funding in north-west Victoria. Financial counsellor Lyn Haesman says there plenty of farmers who still ... more

  • Inflows to boost lower lakes

    Created Mon, 1st of Mar 2010

    The lower lakes of the Murray will get the bulk of the state's river inflows this month. Most of South Australia's 20-gigalitre Murray allocation will go to the lakes environmental reserve. The ... more

  • Push on for continued drought aid

    Created Mon, 1st of Mar 2010

    A federal MP says it is likely some South Australian farmers will face foreclosure unless Exceptional Circumstances (EC) funding can be adjusted. EC funding will soon be stopped in most ... more

  • Bush optimism a boost for Canberra show

    Created Sat, 27th of Feb 2010

    There is a buoyant mood amongst bush competitors at the 81st Royal Canberra Show. Cattle breeders across the ACT and parts of New South Wales are celebrating the recent break in drought ... more

  • Drought aid hopes dashed

    Created Fri, 26th of Feb 2010

    The upper south-east drought advisory group says it thought the heatwave last November may have been enough to extend drought assistance to the region's farmers. The funding in South Australia has ... more

  • Drought-hit farmers to get continued aid

    Created Fri, 26th of Feb 2010

    Farmers in dozens of drought-affected areas across the New South Wales central and far west are set to receive Exceptional Circumstances (EC) for another year. The Federal Government has extended ... more

  • More farmland in the Mallee, despite the drought

    Created Fri, 26th of Feb 2010

    The amount of land being used for farming in north-west Victoria has almost doubled in the past decade, despite drought and water shortages. The report, put together by the Mallee Catchment ... more

  • Farmers welcome continued assistance

    Created Fri, 26th of Feb 2010

    Drought assistance has been extended to a number of areas in the Canberra region for another year. Despite the recent rain many landholders are still struggling with the impact of years of low ... more

  • Towns to get continued drought aid

    Created Fri, 26th of Feb 2010

    Six towns in far west New South Wales are a part of more than 20 areas which will get an extension to Exceptional Circumstances (EC) assistance. An independent review of NSW, South Australia and ... more

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