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4:00 AM | NEW duck hunters will need to start studying soon if they want to pass their Waterfowl Identification Test (WIT) prior to the opening of the 2012 Victorian duck season on Saturday, March 17.
VFF objects to Coles slogan
11 Feb 12 | VICTORIAN farmers have called on the Coles supermarket giant to dump the “We Never Freeze, We Never Thaw” slogan from its new fresh fruit and vegetable marketing campaign.
Draft plan for MDB unacceptable: VFF
10 Feb 12 | THE Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) has warned Murray Darling Basin boss Craig Knowles that irrigation communities have not “accepted” the draft basin plan.
10 Feb 12 | TOURISM and Major Events Minister Louise Asher is encouraging food and wine connoisseurs to visit Victoria's High Country to experience a new food and wine event, supported with Victorian Government funding of $50,000.
Chinese visitors feast on kangaroo and science
09 Feb 12 | CHINESE visitors received a real taste of Australia during a two-day visit to Department of Primary Industries (DPI) Horsham.
09 Feb 12 | FLOODING rain is likely in southeastern New South Wales, the ACT and eastern Victoria in the next few days, starting as early as today, which has prompted the issue of a flood watch.
Locust numbers low but more flagged for Feb
09 Feb 12 | LOCUST population density remained low throughout western Queensland, New South Wales, and in northern Victoria during January.
Parliament honours Black Saturday victims
08 Feb 12 | VICTORIA'S Parliament has observed a minute's silence yesterday as a mark of respect for the 173 people who died and others who were affected by the Black Saturday bushfires.
Town's historic gamble against pokies
08 Feb 12 | WHEN Macedon Ranges councillor John Letchford visited Victoria's Supreme Court the other day to see a barrister mate take silk, he spotted a familiar face.
07 Feb 12 | THE latest in a series of protests against a mining company searching for coal near Bacchus Marsh has ended with the arrest of a man who chained himself to a drilling rig eight metres above the ground.
07 Feb 12 | A NATIONAL survey has been launched this week as part of an innovative project, Working Safe in Rural and Remote Australia.
Blacksmiths forge a Black Saturday tree of new life
06 Feb 12 | THE Black Saturday bushfires were still burning when Doug Tarrant and a group of Melbourne blacksmiths began forging gum leaves out of copper and stainless steel to commemorate the tragedy.
Tributes for Black Saturday victims, survivors
06 Feb 12 | PREMIER Ted Baillieu paid tribute yesterday to the victims and survivors of Black Saturday in an emotional service to mark the third anniversary of the devastating bushfires.
05 Feb 12 | WATER plays a key role on rural lifestyle properties so it is essential landholders understand what supply options are available to them.
Big year for Vic exports
04 Feb 12 | VICTORIAN food and fibre exports grew by 19 per cent last year in spite of tough economic and seasonal conditions, cementing its place as the number one agricultural exporter in Australia in terms of value.
04 Feb 12 | THE Civil Contractors Federation (CCF) is leading the way in the prevention of weed spread with the launch of a new code of practice and e-learning program for members.
03 Feb 12 | A SOUTH Australian man who sparked a bushfire that tore through a Victorian forest has been arrested.
Growing landholder interest in carbon sink opportunities
03 Feb 12 | THE number of landholders investigating carbon sink opportunities with CO2 Australia, the largest provider in the sector, has increased by 681% since the introduction of the Federal Government’s Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) in August 2011.
03 Feb 12 | VICTORIA'S bushfire-affected communities have made significant progress on their road to recovery since the 2009 bushfires, Deputy Premier and Minister for Bushfire Response Peter Ryan said.   | CommentsComments (1)
DPI continues to target rabbits in the Mallee
03 Feb 12 | THE Department of Primary Industries (DPI) has begun a rabbit compliance program in the Berriwillock area to support control works undertaken by the Landcare Group.
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