ARARAT will be the place for the celebration of 50 years since foundation of the Australian Superfine Woolgrowers Association (ASWGA) on June 26 and 27. The annual dinner and farm tour will also into presentations to the winners of the ASWGA Fleece Competition.The venue will be at the birthplace of the association at the Ararat […]

COVID-19 cancellations have had a devastating effect on many country agricultural shows and Warrnambool’s Show is no exception. However, the Warrnambool Show will go ahead this year thanks to Federal Government funding.Wannon MP, Dan Tehan said he was pleased that the Warrnambool Agricultural Show had been successful in attracting funding under the Supporting Agricultural Shows […]

The government has based its spend around an effort to boost the industry from its current annual value of $60 million to the economy, to their lofty target of $100 million by 2030. Instant asset write-off extendedTHE $150,000 instant asset write-off scheme was extended until the end of the 2022-23 financial year.In March 2020 the […]

ELLE Moyle is passionate about empowering women from rural and remote areas by providing them with financial literacy with a farming focus.

SO, you want to be a farmer and own your own farm – but you won’t inherit one – what are your options?

DUCK hunting season changes have been met with contrasting response as interested parties and stakeholders vie to garner public support for their opposing positions. Two months ago the State Government announced the parameters of the upcoming hunting season, however based on a recently released helicopter survey by the Game Management Authority (GMA) that “found an […]

SHEEPVENTION is off the calendar for a second straight year due to the COVID-9 pandemic, but a new smaller event will take its place for this year.

AUSTRALIA’S wool fine wool growers are breathing easier, 12 months after the COVID-19 pandemic produced the sharpest percentage drop in the wool market in 17 years.

VACCINES have never been more topical thanks to the long-awaited rollout of the COVID-19 vaccination program across the country.

IT’S been a nerve-wracking experience trying to organise a gathering of rural women during these COVID-19 times, but good luck has prevailed and the Port Fairy Women on Farms Gathering (WOFG) has been labelled a huge success by attendees.