Speech – Ricegrowers’ Association of Australia Annual Conference E&OE Les, Ladies and Gentlemen it’s a pleasure to be here with you all today and to join you at this very important conference and to start at the outset of course to join you in the celebration of one hundred years of commercial rice production in Australia.…
DetailsE&OE… Thank you very much; it’s a pleasure to be here today. Premier, Kate Ellis, Local Member, Vice Chancellor, members of the university council, ladies and gentlemen. I’m pleased to be representing the Federal Government and in particular Federal Education Minister, Christopher Pyne at this significant event for Adelaide today. Christopher as a South Australian…
DetailsToday a bold plan has been unveiled to completely eradicate feral cats from Christmas Island. The ambitious plan will be underpinned by an enduring cat-control partnership between the Australian and Western Australian governments, the local community, biodiversity experts and major organisations including the Shire of Christmas Island and Christmas Island Phosphates. “Feral cats are devastating…
DetailsSenator Simon Birmingham, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the Environment, and Victorian Minister for Water Peter Walsh have today officially launched the Hipwell Road environmental watering works in Victoria’s iconic Gunbower Forest. The new infrastructure, developed under The Living Murray initiative, is designed to deliver environmental water from the River Murray into the forest.…
DetailsNorthern Victoria’s iconic Gunbower Forest will receive its first delivery of environmental water this week using newly-constructed infrastructure and the milestone has been welcomed by Senator Simon Birmingham, Parliamentary Secretary for the Environment, and Victoria’s Minister for Water Peter Walsh. Senator Birmingham said The Australian Government was committed to innovative works that delivered win-win outcomes…
DetailsPROJECT works on Ferries McDonald Road are now complete, greatly improving the strategic north/south link for freight through the Murraylands, east of Murray Bridge. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Warren Truss said the Australian Government had provided $3.65 million towards the road upgrade through the Roads to Recovery Programme. “The…
DetailsGrants totalling more than $100 million will flow to almost 100 South Australian River Murray irrigation and industry projects. This includes projects such as $12.7 million to replant an existing production area with new crops and a new irrigation system, $5.2 million for a new onion and potato farm to supply a national supermarket chain,…
DetailsThe world’s first continent-scale nature discovery project, Bush Blitz, is being ramped up to broaden the search for Australia’s least known plant and animal species. Bush Blitz has been extended until 2017 thanks to $12 million in funding from the Australian Government and BHP Billiton Sustainable Communities, with each contributing $6 million. “To keep our…
DetailsLEON BYNER: …Hey, boom-boom. I don't know whether anybody running a business would have the forensic accounting ability to come up with that, but nevertheless at least it shows that people have got the right attitude. Just be very careful to manage your expectations about what you're going to get back. I'm not saying that…
DetailsAustralians will benefit from enhanced forecasting services provided by the Bureau of Meteorology with the acquisition of a new supercomputer scheduled to begin operation in mid-2016. Environment Minister Greg Hunt and Parliamentary Secretary Senator Simon Birmingham visited the Bureau’s Victoria Regional Office today and said procurement of the new supercomputer will begin before the end…
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