Event:Roberts Group of Companies are donating a motor vehicle to the Rural Alive and Well program to be used to cover the Southern Midlands and East Coast area. Where:Roberts Ltd carpark in Launceston When: 12 noon Tuesday, 13th January, 2009 Who: Peter Homann, General Manager, Roberts Operati... more

The drought is serious, on-going and having detrimental effects on the well-being of farming families in Tasmania. That is the consensus view of the 16 drought service providers represented at the first meeting of Drought Network Tasmania held in Oatlands on Friday. The Network was set up to pro... more

When the PKF Tasmanian Tigers take on the XXXX Gold Queensland Bulls in the Ford Ranger Cup at Bellerive on Sunday December 14, they’ll be playing cricket on a dry pitch. In a joint project, the Tasmanian Cricket Association (TCA) and the Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association (TFGA) a... more

Farmers on both sides of the Tamar have dug deep to help their colleagues elsewhere in the state struggling with the drought. They have raised $500 from their monthly dinner/meetings of the Tamar Valley branch of the Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association (TFGA), which alternate between Beac... more

As Tasmania slides into its fourth year of record low rainfall, drought volunteers Aussie Helpers are stepping up their fundraising activities for the state’s battling farmers with a special concert. The concert is to be part of the Melton Mowbray Rodeo being held this Saturday, November 1... more

The Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association (TFGA) today welcomed what it describes as “two major breakthroughs” in formulating strategies to manage the social and economic implications of drought. The first is the decision by the Tasmanian Government to embrace the TFGA’s p... more