A RE-ELECTED Albanese Labor Government will match a Coalition promise to invest $2.5 million into FarmSafe Australia for the next three years…Read More
Sheep Central, April 24, 2025
AUSTRALIA’S leading farm safety body will ask the Albanese Government to match a $2.5 million funding promise from Nationals leader David Littleproud…Read More
Sheep Central, April 11, 2025
LIVESTOCK transporters have been warned to stay vigilant of animal activists after a truck was allegedly vandalised in southern New South Wales causing $10,000 to $15,000 worth of damage…Read More
ON-FARM deaths in Australia more than doubled last year to 72, up from 32 in 2023, and 36 percent above the five-year average to 2023 of 53, according to AgHealth Australia data released last week…Read More
Sheep Central, March 10, 2025
Q FEVER vaccinations should be subsidised by the Federal Government and more funding is needed to finalise development of a new vaccine for the debilitating condition, according to a leading researcher…Read More
Terry Sim, February 14, 2025The Seasonal Bushfire Outlook for Summer 2024 shows an increased risk of fire for south-west and eastern Victoria, central and western New South Wales, south-east and far west Western Australia and the Northern Territory…Read More
Sheep Central, December 11, 2024
AGRICULTURE Victoria has issued a warning for farmers to watch for heating hay as intermittent rain interrupts the hay-making process in some areas of the state…Read More
Sheep Central, November 27, 2024
A NOVEL but safety-minded approach to highlighting the issue of unsafe livestock loading ramps has gained significant support in recent months…Read More
Sheep Central, November 27, 2024
VICTORIAN paramedic and farmer Tom Connellan has seen the consequences of farm accidents and knows that small changes to how farmers approach safety can be the difference between life and death…Read More
Sheep Central, October 8, 2024
SEVERAL Australian grower organisations have welcomed the Federal Court’s ruling that key agricultural chemical glyphosate is safe to use as directed…Read More
Sheep Central, July 26, 2024
FARMSAFE Australia is encouraging farm businesses to embrace safety as a personal responsibility as part of the annual National Farm Safety Week running from July 14-20…Read More
Sheep Central, July 15, 2024
ONE SAD fact unites all of us who work in and around agriculture; we have been rocked by the news of someone who has died alone while out on the farm…Read More
Liz Wells, June 24, 2024