Community & Lifestyle

Keep the Sheep ‘mothballed’, but its raison d’être lives on

KEEP the Sheep’s parent body has called time on its campaign to reverse the phaseout of live sheep exports by sea, but is considering options to best utilize the huge database and regional community skillset it has created…Read More

Terry Sim, June 6, 2025

Councils stop short of refusing to collect controversial fire levy

VICTORIA’S councils are opposing the State Government’s emergency services levy, but have stopped short of refusing to collect the controversial tax…Read More

Terry Sim, May 23, 2025

Peter Westblade Scholarship announces new finalist program

THE Peter Westblade Scholarship chairman Joe Walden announced a new 2025 PWS Finalist Program at the organisation recent annual ball in Wagga Wagga. The innovative program will provide six exceptional..Read More

Sheep Central, May 19, 2025

AFLW star Alyce Parker becomes a Rural Aid ambassador

AFL Women’s star Alyce Parker has joined the Rural Aid team as the charity’s newest ambassador…Read More

Sheep Central, May 7, 2025

Major parties fail agriculture on $50m mental health request

NEITHER the Albanese Labor Government nor the Liberal-Nationals Coalition has opted to support a $50 million investment in mental health in agriculture…Read More

Sheep Central, May 2, 2025

The Weekly Grill: Anneline Padaychee on red meat in a healthy diet

THE Weekly Grill podcast host Kerry Lonergan talks with prominent nutritionist and food scientist Dr Anneline Padayachee, a strong advocate for the role of red meat in a balanced diet, and the broader role of food production and nutrition science in improving public health…Read More

Sheep Central, April 28, 2025

Queensland police appeal for help on stolen sheep

QUEENSLAND’S Rural and Stock Crime Squad is investigating the theft of 21 stud Poll Dorset and Border Leicester sheep from a property at Mount Whitestone, south-east of Toowoomba…Read More

Sheep Central, April 8, 2025

Call for immediate immediate $50m mental health investment

A MAJOR coalition of rural and healthcare organisations has called for immediate action to address the mental health crisis in agriculture…Read More

Sheep Central, March 19, 2025

NFF welcomes national food plan commitment

THE National Farmers’ Federation has welcomed an Albanese Government post-election commitment to a National Food Security Strategy, Feeding Australia – a key priority of the NFF in the lead-up to the federal election.  ..Read More

Sheep Central, March 5, 2025

Rural Aid launches Mates Day campaign with $500,000 goal

CHARITY organisation Rural Aid has launched its 2025 Mates Day campaign to raise $500,000 to provide financial aid, hay, clean drinking water, practical on-farm volunteer assistance, and mental health services for Australian farmers in disaster-affected farming communities…Read More

Sheep Central, February 17, 2025

Q Fever case increase in Victoria prompts health advisory

A SPIKE in Q Fever cases in Victoria up to more than double the annual incidence of the past five years has prompted a health advisory from the state’s chief..Read More

Sheep Central, February 7, 2025

Rural Aid urges struggling farmers and businesses to register

LEADING regional charity Rural Aid has put out the call for struggling farmers to register with it as a series of natural disasters impacts the country…Read More

Sheep Central, February 5, 2025

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