AgForce has welcomed the establishment of an expert panel of eminent scientists to help the Australian beef industry examine vegetation management measures for the mutual benefit of agriculture and the environment. The scientific panel - which meets in Brisbane for the first time this month - … [Read more...]
Have Your Say on Old Mine Sites
The State Government has released its Abandoned Mines Discussion Paper today and they’re asking for feedback from communities on how to manage old mine sites. Mines Minister Anthony Lynham says Queensland has a rich mining history, but with that comes a legacy of old mine sites which need … [Read more...]
Warmer and Drier Conditions Predicted to Continue in Winter
The Bureau of Meteorology has released its 2018 Winter Outlook, with warmer and drier than average conditions expected across large parts of the country. The winter outlook follows one of Australia's warmest autumns on record and its second-warmest summer on record. Southern mainland … [Read more...]
The Old Bag Runnin’ Out of Time
48 days-Then that is it. Plastic bags with our shopping will be no more, set to go the way of those old, big re-enforced paper bags we phased out decades ago. That move was taken in an effort to save the environment from tree felling. This move also targets environmental concerns with … [Read more...]
Palaszczuk Government Climate Change “Combat” Moves
The Palaszczuk government says it’s leading the way in initiatives to combat climate change, with strong targets to reduce emissions, the $500 million Land Restoration Fund, carbon farming and vegetation management laws. Minister for Environment Leeanne Enoch has today chaired the meeting of the … [Read more...]
Farmers Ignored
The Parliamentary Committee established to review the State Government’s new vegetation management laws has given them the green light, despite massive opposition to the changes. In a 147-page report tabled the State Development, Natural Resources and Agricultural Industry Development Committee … [Read more...]
Unsettled science highlights need for vegetation laws rethink
The "unsettled science" around the amount of vegetation growing in Queensland compared to how much is being cleared has led to new calls from AgForce for a rethink of proposed laws that would make it harder for farmers to grow food. AgForce General President Grant Maudsley says the State … [Read more...]
Climate Project for Australia’s Grazing Industry
Applications are open for seven part-time climate project officer positions which will help Northern Australian producers better manage drought and climate risks and boost productivity. These positions will be based in central Queensland, north Queensland, south-west Queensland, north-west … [Read more...]
AgForce Calls for Facts
AgForce is calling on the State Government to order an independent study into the social and economic impacts of new vegetation management laws after it was revealed last week that none has been undertaken and none are planned. The call follows last week’s meetings and rallies across the state … [Read more...]
Week of Rallies to Protest Against Harsh Vegetation Laws
Regional and rural Queenslanders will hold protest rallies across the state this week to voice their opposition to new vegetation management laws that will make it harder to grow food. AgForce General President Grant Maudsley says a groundswell of anger was building over the proposed changes … [Read more...]
