November 12, 2007 at 12:41 pm
· Filed under Livestock issues, election, energy, farming, livestock, politicians, renewable energy, rural australia, rural issues
Struggling farmers would become renewable energy generators under a new Greens plan aimed at rejuvenating rural Australia and reducing carbon emissions.
The Greens believe their plan would give farmers whose drought-ravaged land is no longer agriculturally viable a way to make a living without moving away.
Under the plan, mapping would take place to match areas where the viability of traditional agriculture is declining with areas which have excellent renewable energy resources. More…
This seems a good start to some clever thinking needed that the major parties don’t seem to be able to come up with.
What do you think? (Please post your comment below).
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October 19, 2007 at 3:49 am
· Filed under Livestock issues, NLIS, election, farming, livestock, politicians, rural australia, rural issues ·Tagged Australia, cattle, farming, livestock, LPA, McGauran, NLIS, politics, rural australia, rural production, sheep, stock
We’re not gunning for Minister McGauran, but it’s always hard to stomach when politicians who are supposed to be upholding the highest standards in representing us in this wonderful democracy, show their true colors.
While we believe Australia’s producers should feel badly done by in recent times by the Nats and Libs (Undemocratic MLA elections, ‘letting-in’ at risk USA / Brazilian meat, NLIS & LPA costs, NZ Fireblight, increased stock levies, native vegetation laws, …) , when you read about the personal habits/self-interest culture of some of them, you can gain an insight into why they aren’t focussed on helping others as much as they should be!The McGauran brothers last year declared $1 million of expenditure on their Victorian hotel from poker machine revenue as “community benefit” spending but only $5000 has gone to genuinely charitable causes.Click here to read the whole story
What do you think? Please leave a comment below.
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October 9, 2007 at 3:20 pm
· Filed under Livestock issues, NLIS, election, farming, livestock, politicians, rural australia, rural issues, tagging
Since Peter McGauran has been in charge, our livestock have never been at at more risk of Foot and mouth disease and BSE (and Equine flu) ! This Minister has a record of going in to bat for business lobbyists interests over the need for quarantine purity.
Click to <b>read more (and see more blogs on Rural Australia)</b>
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