The Minister for Local Government has today suspended the board of the New England Weeds Authority (NEWA) and appointed an interim administrator
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Posted inAgriculture
Planning reform to provide a leg up for farmers
Proposed changes to the NSW planning system are set to make it easier for farmers to build sheds and carry out earthworks.
Posted inAgriculture, Federal Politics
Budget gives money for drought, climate relief and sheep, but farmers don’t want it
Fury over a ban on live sheep export by sea is unlikely to be eased by a series of packages to manage drought and boost the agriculture workforce.
Posted inBusiness, Women
New initiative to get more women into building trades
Master Builders Association of New South Wales, in partnership with the NSW Government, has launched a digital one-stop shop to attract, support and promote women in the building and construction industry.
Posted inAgriculture, Moree
Real action needed on competition reform says farmers
A suite of new laws and reforms are needed to crack down on bad behaviour by the nation’s major supermarkets, according to a Senate Inquiry report handed down this week.
Posted inBusiness
Facebook assets vulnerable to hacking and theft, but don’t expect Meta to help you
If you lose control of your Facebook business account or page, good luck getting it back from the social media giant.
Posted inAgriculture, Armidale
Getting farmers “out of the paddock and into the office” at the Young Farmer Business Program Conference
The 2024 NSW Young Farmer Business Program Conference will be held in Armidale on 16 and 17 May at the University of New England (UNE). The two-day program is designed for farmers aged 18-40 or, as manager for the Young Farmer Business Program, Vicki Priest, said “for the young at heart.”
Posted inBusiness, Regional Development, Tamworth, What's on
Regional Leadership Summit ready to foster the next generation of leaders
Tamworth will host the Leading the Way Matters Leadership Summit, which will bring together leaders, entrepreneurs, and professionals from various industries across the region to one location next week
Posted inAgriculture, NSW Politics, Regional Development
No job losses in DPI, Regional NSW merger
The Premier’s office has assured there will be no job losses as a result of the government’s decision to merge the Department of Primary Industries and the Department of Regional NSW.
Posted inArmidale, Awards, Business
Local human resources company takes out national small business award
Armidale-based human resources (HR) business Pinnacle People Solutions has taken out the 2024 Australian Small Business Champion Awards in the category of Business Consultancy.