Archive for the 'Rural' Category

Sugar crush down on previous years

Wednesday, February 6th, 2008

A testing NSW sugar cane crushing season has seen a drop in total tonnes processed, according to the NSW Sugar Milling Co-operative.
It said that a total of 2.22 million tonnes was processed by the three NSW sugar mills by the time Broadwater mill stopped crushing on January 18. That figure was down on the 2006 […]

Online tool calculates carbon credits

Thursday, March 8th, 2007

As carbon trading becomes an increasingly important tool in the fight against global warming, a new online carbon credit calculator has been developed to help landholders and farmers quickly and easily determine the value of timber plantations.
Developed by Southern Cross University PhD candidate Bill Smart, the carbon calculator has been included on the Australian Forest […]

Lands Acquisition Act ‘needs amendements’

Monday, February 19th, 2007

The Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act needs to be amended in two important ways, Ballina MP Don Page has told landowners at Newrybar.
Speaking at a symposium of landowners affected by the Pacific Highway upgrade, Mr Page said two amendments were necessary ‘to deliver justice for landowners because they’re not getting it now’.
The two amendments […]



Subscribe with Bloglines
Subscribe in NewsGator Online

Google Reader
del.icio.us Ballina Info Blog
Subscribe with myFeedster
Furl Ballina Info Blog


Bookmark This Site
+Del.icio.us
+Furl It
+Spurl

© 2003 - 2008 Ballina.info - All Rights Reserved
Designed and maintained by eMedia Worx