Shepparton News Single Story Panel 1 2023-03-18
Publish Time: 10:00 am
Livestock
Bega leads the way for a sustainable dairy industry
Andy Wilson
- Barry Irvin has told dairy farmers that the single catchment area will revolutionise sustainability in farming.
- The unique geography of the Bega Valley made it a good model for developing a sustainable future for agriculture.
- Bega Valley had the advantage of being within a single catchment, had only two roads entering and leaving.
Shepparton News Single Story Panel 2 2023-03-18
Publish Time: 01:00 pm
Weather
La Niña is officially finished
McPherson Media Group
- In what will be welcome news for many, the Bureau of Meteorology says the 2022-23 La Niña has ended.
- However, there are there are some signs of El Niño forming later in the year.
- If these tropical weather systems extend south, there is a possibility of periods of heavy rainfall, and flooding
Shepparton News Single Story Panel 3 2023-03-18
Publish Time: 08:00 pm
opinion
McPherson Media Group
- planned burns failed to mention the impacts of these burns on some of our native wildlife if the burns go ahead.
- the burns will result in the deaths of at least 400 individuals of the nationally endangered greater glider possum.
- These species have already suffered huge losses as a result of the 2019-20 mega-fires.