STOP PRESS: Carlton United Breweries workers win dispute after half year on picket line Whew! Just as we were going to press with a story about a Christmas boycott of Carlton United brews in solidarity with sacked and insulted workers, the dispute has been settled, according to the facebook page of the
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Nationals and Baird out of touch with regional communities says Orange by-election winner
Minister for Skills Barilaro – failing portfolio duty to train people?
by Tony Morrissey Minister for Skills, Deputy Premier and the Member for Monaro John Barilaro is failing in his duty to crack down on for-profit ‘shonky’ private providers by allowing them to give certificate 111qualification in Age Care to workers in just six weeks. This has resulted in some students not having the basic skills in
Farmers roll up to Parliament in climate change action
‘Farmers for Climate Action’ came to the Australian Parliament in late November with the outcomes of their national survey of 1338 Australian farmers, conducted over the last two months. The survey returned a 90 percent response of concern about the impact of climate change. Eden-Monaro representative Mike Kelly met with some
Burglary in Burra – BE AWARE and ALERT
Stress hormone connection to Alzheimer’s disease, memory loss
Last month the Bulletin shared the news that singing in a choir can lower stress and raise other health benefits. Since then a press release from Edith Cowan University describes research findings associating the stress hormone cortisol and the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. Cortisol is a hormone that is naturally
Two children aged 12 arrested over the Queanbeyan Industrial fire
Shortly before 10am on Sunday 20 November, police and emergency services were called to Stephens Road, Queanbeyan, following reports of a large industrial fire. Emergency services attended and evacuated over 20 people from several adjoining businesses. Residential properties were not affected by the fire and no persons reported injury. Fire & Rescue
Landcare still going strong after 30 years
Soil carbon: its role in climate change mitigation? Six hundred people from around Australia gathered in Melbourne in September for the annual National Landcare Conference. This is its thirtieth year, former Victorian Premier (and now the late) Joan Kirner having launched the first Landcare group – Winjallock on ‘Stricta Hill’ –
Battle for the bush: NSW Government accused of failure to act on alleged illegal land clearing
Kevin Humphries, NSW Nationals MP By Kerry Brewster, ABC news, Lateline The shocking 2014 murder of environment officer Glen Turner by farmer Ian Turnbull highlighted the ongoing battle being waged in the bush, where huge economic pressure for higher returns clashes with the need to conserve native vegetation. Australia now has the 5th
Happy ending for Jerra the Black Swan
by Philip Machin for Wildcare Wildcare gets many orphaned and injured animals coming through the door. They are all very special in their own way – ranging from venomous snakes, scaly shinglebacks, flying foxes only a mother could love, nervous roos, squawking magpies and cuddly baby wombats. But some animals take your