The Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority engaged Biik Environmental to undertake invasive willow control in headwater streams of the Goulburn Broken Catchment. Biik Environmental is a works crew established by the Taungurung Land and Water Council to provide cultural and natural resource management services across Taungurung country. The work is part of the Victorian Government’s … [Read more…]
The Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority engaged Biik Environmental to undertake invasive willow control in headwater streams of the Goulburn Broken Catchment. Biik Environmental is a works crew established by the Taungurung Land and Water Council to provide cultural and natural resource management services across Taungurung country. The work is part of the Victorian Government’s … [Read more…]
Eugenie Stragalinos has been appointed director and board chair, and Vicki Scott will take up the position of executive officer. The DGV board has welcomed the pair aboard, highlighting their governance, advocacy, strategy development, marketing and partnership-building skills. Ms Stragalinos is founder and principal of EMS Consulting and Goulburn Murray Credit Union board chair, while … [Read more…]
That’s why last week Vision Australia treated them to a morning tea at Milestone Cafe. Pam Power is the volunteer partnerships co-ordinator for Vision Australia and said it could not run the services it does without the help of its volunteers. “We wanted to be able to thank our volunteers for their dedication and passion … [Read more…]
It has been a place of employment for thousands through those years and one of their current employees is a mechanical engineering apprentice, who helps keep the machinery online. In an occasional series, the News will profile apprentices across the region, and today we get to know Xavier Hutchison a little better. Name? Xavier Hutchison. … [Read more…]
More than 1500 students from 17 schools across South Australia will celebrate the opening of DreamBIG Children’s Festival today, in an opening spectacular at Adelaide Festival Centre’s Festival Theatre. As part of The Mighty Choir of Small Voices, students will sing My Island Home and be led in a mass dance event by youth dance … [Read more…]
Today in our editorial series Celebrating Australian Made, coinciding with Australian Made Week, we look at how steel producers are moving to embrace green steel production technologies which will flow through to the entire steel value chain, including numerous Australian Made licensees. By John Noonan Europe introduces a carbon border tax in 2026, but will … [Read more…]
For many of us, rewarding ourselves for succeeding in our professional lives usually looks like a nice dinner out, or a relaxing weekend getaway. However, when it came time for Shelley Rowntree to treat herself after reaching some milestones at work, the choice of reward looked a little different. “I decided to go back to … [Read more…]
Former Armidale Mayor and architect, Antony ‘Tony’ Deakin OAM, has been granted the City’s highest honour – the Keys to the City – by Armidale Regional Council members at a special ceremony this week. Mayor, Sam Coupland said he was “immensely honoured” to present Mr Deakin with the special award. “The Keys to the City … [Read more…]
Leigh Pollack sorting out food in her community pantry. Photo: John Thistleton. A simple idea to turn a home veranda into a community pantry to feed homeless people and others struggling with the rising cost of living is gathering momentum in Goulburn. Early on foggy mornings at Usshers Lane, Leigh Pollack packs containers of freshly … [Read more…]