An ePetition requesting the NSW Government scrap EnergyCo’s transmission line corridor from the Bayswater Power Station to Walcha has reached the 20,000 signatures needed to be scheduled for debate on the floor of Parliament. Member for Northern Tablelands Brendan...
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Another Wave of Drought Threatens Rural Recovery Efforts: Health Risks Escalate Under El Niño
Rural communities are facing compounding pressures as intensifying drought conditions place significant strain on flood-recovery efforts and local resilience. As El Niño drives hotter, drier conditions, farmers are experiencing soil moisture deficits and water...
Options Available to Farmers Dealing with Drought
With the current dry conditions forcing farmers to deal with the drought, the Northern Tablelands Local Land Services is highlighting the options available to landholders as well as announcing a visit from the NSW Drought Coordinator next month. The Service’s Northern...
Minister Remains Silent as Fertiliser Crisis Deepens
It has been a full week since the NSW Nationals and Liberals called on the Minns Labor Government to act on the fertiliser crisis threatening the state's food chain, and Minister Tara Moriarty has said nothing, done nothing, and offered nothing. A week of silence is a...
Supermarkets Must Help Farmers Keep Food Moving as Fuel Costs Bite
NSW Farmers has called on the major supermarkets to dip into their mega profits to help cover the soaring cost of getting food from farms to families.Dairy farmers and fruit and vegetable growers were being squeezed hard by high diesel prices, NSW Farmers Vice...
Indigenous Land Management Training Builds Community Skills in Cultural Fire and Ecological Restoration
A specialised Certificate III in Conservation and Ecosystem Management (Indigenous Land Management) program is currently underway in Armidale, helping strengthen Aboriginal community capacity through hands‑on cultural fire training and on‑Country learning across NSW....
Moylan Calls for Government to Support Farmers as Drought Worsens
Member for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan has called on the Minns Labor Government to start supporting regional communities with more than 70 per cent of his electorate now classed as drought affected. The NSW Department of Primary Industries’ Combined Drought...
Easter Bunny and His Mates Causing Chaos but AG Minister is Nowhere to be Found
NSW Shadow Minister for Agriculture Brendan Moylan says the Easter Bunny might get a warm welcome next weekend, but farmers and regional communities across the state aren’t so lucky thanks to a State Government who appears to have taken an extended Easter break. New...
Louisa Hopes to be Crowned NSW Young Woman Winner
Warialda’s Louisa Gilmour will contest The Land Sydney Royal AgShows NSW Young Woman competition at the Sydney Royal Easter Show this weekend. Louisa Gilmour finished runner-up to Faith Green from Quirindi in the Zone 4 final held at Warialda in February. A graduate...
