Thanks for the help and donations
WE WOULD like to make mention of the people that made it possible for Buster and I to go on the recent Burrumbuttock Hay Run.
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Thank you to Brian Baldwin for donation of hay and the drop deck trailer.
Richard and Andrew Stott Farming Whitton for the donation of hay.
Matt Tabain and Tabain Farming Leeton also for the donation of hay.
As well as the local Lions Clubs and community members for fuel donations.
We are very lucky to live within a generous community that is always happy to help out in times of need.
We also want to thank Matt Shaw from Wagga Trucks.
They donated a brand new 2017 Mack superliner for us to use in the run.
Matt was more than happy to be able to send us in this truck and help the hay runners get the donated hay to the farmers struggling with the effects of the drought.
Sue Parker and Buster Ryan
Leeton shire
THE Bureau of Meteorology's Capture the Weather photo competition gives entrants the chance to feature in the 2018 edition of the iconic Australian Weather Calendar.
This year, judges will be on the hunt for 13 unique images that capture Australian weather in a dramatic, captivating or creative setting. Interesting interpretations of frost, clouds, rainbows or sunshine have been the top picks in previous years.
The competition closes on March 31, giving amateur and professional photographers one more month to scour the Australian countryside for the perfect cloud formation, rainbow or lightning strike and capture the moment to share with the world.
Winners could have their image displayed in homes across Australia and overseas as part of a weather calendar tradition that has spanned more than 30 years.
We encourage photographers to send in work showcasing the diversity of Australian landscapes and weather.
Information for photographers wishing to submit their images is at www.bom.gov.au/calendar/contest.
Dr Andrew Johnson
CEO and director of meteorology
Bureau of Meteorology
Partnership working well
THE NSW Irrigators’ Council (NSWIC) and the Ricegrowers’ Association of Australia (RGA) welcomed the opportunity to re-connect with their California colleagues recently by showing Brandon Souza from the Californian Farm Water Coalition some of the prime agricultural regions of NSW.
We value the strong industry partnership and collaborative engagement with our Californian counterparts – a partnership that has been fostered over many years.
Our ongoing discussions and international visits have allowed us to exchange innovative ideas, information and develop practical and enduring solutions for food and fibre producers across the Pacific.
The NSWIC and the RGA have visited California on a number of occasions over the last three years to meet with producers and stakeholders.
It is remarkable that despite 13,000km distance between NSW and California, the challenges are very similar, in particular around access to water for food and fibre production.
California has just suffered a record dry period over the last five years, sparking wide-spread water reform debates in the state.
Australia was in a similar situation in 2006 when in the midst of the millennium drought the federal government introduced the Water Act in 2007 and the Murray-Darling Basin Plan in 2012.
We believe there are a lot of opportunities to share our experiences and information on the water reform process to ensure others do not repeat our mistakes.
Richard Stott (NSWIC) and Jeremy Morton (RGA)
