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View ArticleShepparton locals rally against climate change
About 150 people rallied in Shepparton yesterday to take a stand against climate change.
View ArticleExploring the new Murray River
There's nothing that can outshine mother nature, as a group of water experts discovered during an exploration of the Murray River.
View ArticleConversation Corner
A road accident 13 years ago didn't end Rob McLean's life but it did change it dramatically, with the former Shepparton News editor in a coma for two months followed by a long and painful recovery.
View ArticleDairy farmers fear carbon price impact
Dairy farmers say they are concerned about the effects on the industry of the Federal Government's proposed introduction of a carbon price.
View ArticleVFF states carbon tax opposition
The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) has vowed to fight Federal Government plans to introduce a carbon price.
View ArticleCouncils unite to fight climate change
Several local councils have joined with the Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority to fight climate change.
View ArticleVFF doubts carbon tax effectiveness
The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) is not convinced that the carbon tax proposed by the Federal Government will help address climate change.
View ArticleCouncils given climate change warning
Victoria's planning umpire says councils in northern Victoria need to consider how climate change could affect new developments on riverbanks.
View ArticleClaims councils burdened with climate change planning
The Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) says consideration of climate change is causing extra work for councils already struggling with few resources.
View ArticleCall for basin plan to account for climate change
A Charles Sturt University (CSU) botanist is calling for the Murray-Darling Basin Authority to account for projected climate change impacts in its final plan for the river system.
View ArticleCarbon tax slug may force fruit business to cut staff
A fruit packing business in Victoria's Goulburn Valley says it may have to cut staff, after getting a one-month carbon tax bill of more than $10,000.
View ArticleCouncils boost flood planning efforts
Victorian councils are planning for more regular floods because of climate change.
View ArticleMcGowan cops flak for voting against carbon tax dumping
The federal Member for Indi, Cathy McGowan, has defended her decision to vote against the repeal of the carbon tax in Parliament, saying her vote reflected the opinions of a majority of her electorate.
View ArticleCarbon abatement helping farmers but not doing much for emissions
As the money runs out for carbon abatement, landowners have been winners, but Australia will fall short of its emissions reduction target.
View ArticleEmissions Reduction Fund to cost $23 billion by 2030 if it is Australia's...
As a standalone policy to tackle climate change, the Emissions Reduction Fund will cost $23 billion by 2030.
View ArticleStudents take their demands for climate change action directly to politicians
As students from around the globe prepare to strike for action on climate change, a northern Victorian council encourages students to take a different tack.
View ArticleClimate change spurs Shannon Loughnane's 700km cross-country protest hike
A university student sets off to walk hundreds of kilometres from Melbourne to Canberra to call for more action from Australian leaders on climate change.
View ArticleClimate change and basin plan forces prominent dairy farmer to leave the...
The dairy industry's point man on the Murray-Darling Basin packs up and moves east, deciding his business would have no future if he continued in the basin.
View ArticleCarbon neutral livestock production consumers want it and farmers say it is...
Consumers are increasingly asking for it and Meat and Livestock Australia says it's achievable carbon neutrality by 2030.
View ArticleWater traders without connection to farming are 'failing the pub test',...
Sussan Ley says she believes only people who have a "connection to farming" should be allowed to own water in the Murray-Darling Basin.
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