Rural

4 December 2024

New position to tackle rabbit pests

Heidi Kleinert will take up the newly created position to join Greg Mifsud, National Wild Dog Management Coordinator and Gillian Basnett, National Feral Cat and Fox Management Coordinator at the Centre from next month. Heidi will work alongside a wid...

8 November 2024

LNP sows the seeds of agriculture innovation

The $30 million investment is designed to attract the best and brightest research opportunities to Queensland, in partnership with industry and universities under the Cooperative Research Centre model, to unearth the world’s best farming innovation. ...

23 October 2024

Help farmers stop a niggle from becoming a pain in the neck

Now, new research from the University of South Australia hopes to provide farmers with a dedicated pain management resource, to help them better manage chronic pain. In Australia, one in five people aged 45+ live with persistent, ongoing pain. People...

10 October 2024

$117M regional boost

The announcement, in response to the sector’s ‘Nurturing Nature: Cultivating Culture’ campaign, will see $117.84 million invested in on-ground projects focussed on protecting natural assets and supporting regional communities to thrive. The funds wil...