Barnaby Joyce has an online petition for people to sign, re. the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). It literally only takes a few seconds to sign it. Please let everyone know who you think may be interested, because otherwise we’ll have yet another massively expensive turkey foisted on the poor old wage slaves & small business […]
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Barnaby Joyce’s Emissions Trading Scheme Petition
November 9th, 2009Australian Wool & Lamb Production
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Will Rogers Classic Quotes
October 22nd, 2009Will Rogers was an amazingly creative, accomplished, adventurous and witty bloke born on an Oklahoma ranch in 1879. He made 71 films, numerous books have been written about his life, and his quotes are legendary. These pithy comments are as relevant today as they were a century ago. Interestingly, many of his most famous quotes […]
Queensland Rural Press Club Luncheon
October 15th, 2009Enjoyed attending the Queensland Rural Press Club Luncheon on Tuesday, with Tim Mulherin (Minister for Primary Industries) as guest speaker. Would like to have asked what the Queensland Government intends doing with the millions they’ll receive for the sale of the DPI land in Townsville, and the millions they’ll receive for the sale of the […]
New book available soon – ‘Life as an Australian Horseman’
October 11th, 2009The soon-to-be-released sequel to the best-seller ‘A Million Acre Masterpiece’ is called ‘Life as an Australian Horseman’. These two authentic Australian coffee-table style books are designed to complement one another. The second does not include the 8 page glossary, in order to leave more room for photographs, and many of the captions are a bit […]
Willing Workers on Organic Farms (WWOOF)
October 5th, 2009WWOOF-ers (Willing Workers On Organic Farms) have been around for a while, and presumably participant numbers will increase as people in Western countries look for travel experiences that are more meaningful and personal, and urban residents curious about agriculture seek out genuine hands-on experiences. There’s a good summary on WWOOF-ing on the Off-Grid website, with […]
‘Cool Australia’ Enviroweek – It’s easier being green than checking your facts
September 23rd, 2009Today’s Rivers Catalogue had a great ad for leather shoes, pointing out: ‘Leather is a premium lining material that gives the shoes added strength and durability. It also allows the feet to breathe better, which means they are less likely to sweat or smell.’ Rivers produce one of the best catalogues around – full of […]
Famous Territory livestock brands
September 8th, 2009The list of Northern Territory livestock brands that are still current that were registered before 1928, under the South Australian brands ordinance, is interesting. It’s a short list – just 7 owners, and 9 cattle stations. The two most recognised Australian cattle station symbol brands are on the list – the Victoria River Downs (VRD) […]
Australian Biosecurity & Quarantine
September 6th, 2009Australia is one of the few countries in the fortunate position of having no other countries connected to it by land. So keeping foreign pests and diseases out should be a piece of cake, compared to the majority of other countries which have the infinitely more difficult job of monitoring massive quantities of road traffic, […]
Wrotham Park Lodge closing – for good
September 5th, 2009Wrotham Park Lodge, located on Wrotham Park Station (near Chillagoe, far north Queensland), has always shut in November (late in the dry season) and re-opened around the start of April (after each wet season). However this year it is shutting up on 16th October, apparently for good. Mid October happens to be 60 days since […]