ALL parties in the livestock supply chain across the country have been urged by the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) to follow safer transport practices, following 14 crashes involving livestock in the first four months of 2024.
LEADING safety agencies have urged regional families to set up safe play areas and actively supervise children around water, in a bid to reduce the number of drowning incidents on farms.
OPERATORS of telehandlers with a rated capacity greater than three tonnes will be required to hold a WorkSafe-issued High Risk Work Licence (HRWL) under new requirements that commenced in Victoria from July 1.
FOUNDATION for Rural Regional Renewal (FRRR) and Gardiner Foundation have awarded $38,052 to eight community groups across South Western Victoria for local initiatives that will support, strengthen and sustain their dairying regions.