MANY READERS WILL be aware that ‘the magic towel’ has been mentioned before. Carrying a towel in the boot of the car is not only useful for cleaning your hands, but also quite useful for first aid. A towel can be part of your tool kit to rescue small native animals
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Kangaroo killing for farmers: Counterpoint
Greyhound racing: NSW Coalition latest bid for votes?
IN ANOTHER POLICY backflip, the NSW Liberal-National government is tossing $500,000 of public funding towards a major greyhound racing event dubbed the ‘Million Dollar Chase’. While political backflips by the NSW government have become commonplace in the run up to the March 2019 state election, this latest announcement is surely among
Canberra cull 2018: early end and damned lies
THE ACT GOVERNMENT has claimed that it has killed 3,200 kangaroos across ACT reserves in one of its largest annual kangaroo massacres ever. Opponents of the slaughter claim the government is lying – again. Spokesperson for the Animal Protectors Alliance, Robyn Soxsmith explains. “It would be nice to think Canberra was
Tongue-tied horses
THE WIDESPREAD USE of tongue-ties in horse racing in Australia has recently come under fire. Proponents of the tongue-tie – a strap that immobilises a horse’s tongue – argue that it prevents breathing issues during races, increasing performance and improves the rider’s control of the horse. Over 20% of Australian horses race
NSW Government — what have they got right?
By Tony Morrissey. IN THE DAILY Telegraph article on 21/3/2018 “A year of living on the hustings” NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian believes that over the past seven years her government has got the bread-and-butter issues right. But failure to maintain a reliable NSW power system; blocking access by our youth to affordable
Day of shame for South Coast Forestry over destructive logging
SOUTH COAST conservationists have declared the UN International Forests Day [21 March 2018] as a day of shame for the NSW Forestry Corporation and the NSW Government because of the systematic destruction of South Coast forests. Coastwatchers President Mr Noel Plumb said, “The NSW Government and its irresponsible forestry agency should