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Spotlight on the role of nutrition in sustainability this Iron Awareness Week

THE critical contribution of Australian beef as a nutritional powerhouse fuelling sustainable diets and the wellbeing of communities across the world is in focus this World Iron Awareness Week.

Australian beef provides 12 essential nutrients recommended for good health, with an average 150g serving (raw weight) of lean red meat providing an excellent source of iron, zinc, and vitamin B12. It also delivers more iron than other animal proteins such as chicken or fsh.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says iron defciency affects one third of the world’s population, with those most at risk being infants, children, and teenagers, who are growing rapidly, and pregnant women, who need iron for increased blood levels and to build their baby’s iron stores.

In Australia, the WHO estimates that anaemia caused by iron defciency (IDA) affects 8% of preschool children, 12% of pregnant women and 15% of women of reproductive age.

Because the body can’t make iron on its own, it gets it from the food we eat. Popular sources of iron include iron-fortifed breakfast cereals, poultry, fsh, spinach, tofu and red meat.

ABSF Sustainability Steering Group (SSG) Chair, Mark Davie, said nutrition was one of the eight priorities of the People and The Community theme of the ABSF and central to the wellbeing of global populations.

“When we talk about sustainability, very often it is the environment or animal welfare that frst comes to mind, however protecting the health of our communities through provision of high quality and nourishing food is also of the utmost importance when taking a holistic view,” Mr Davie said.

“World Iron Awareness week is like a beef week we have every year! The iron in Australian beef is predominantly haem iron; and is more bioavailable, meaning it is more readily absorbed by the body than non-haem iron that is available mostly from plant sources.”

Not consuming enough dietary iron, heavy blood loss, and regular vigorous exercise can all lead to low iron levels. People who don’t eat much red meat or follow a vegetarian or vegan diet may also fnd it a challenge to consume adequate iron.

The Australian Dietary Guidelines recommend 65g lean, cooked red meat per day, or 455g per week (equivalent to 650g raw weight), where ‘red meat’ includes beef, lamb, pork, kangaroo, and game meats. Typical servings of red meat in popular meals range from 100 to 200g (raw weight) so the amounts recommended in the Australian Dietary Guidelines can be enjoyed as part of healthy, balanced meals three to four times a week. There are three simple ways to promote sustainable eating, while continuing to enjoy the taste and nutritional benefts of Australian beef: • Maintaining a healthy weight by eating all foods in recommended amounts • Improving diet quality by eating a variety of nutrient-rich foods to promote health and wellbeing • Reducing household food waste by purchasing, cooking, and serving only what you need. “Australian beef really is the best in the world and a naturally nutritious food that can be enjoyed as part of a healthy diet. I encourage everyone to enjoy a dish featuring lean red meat this World Iron Awareness Week,” Mr Davie said.

WHITE SPOT DISEASE DETECTED IN NSW PRAWN FARM

The presence of White Spot has been confrmed in an enclosed prawn facility in the north of NSW by NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) and the Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness. White Spot is a highly contagious viral infection that affects crustaceans and can cause major mortalities in farmed prawns. Minister for Agriculture Dugald Saunders said the NSW Government has acted swiftly to contain and manage the detection. “The NSW Government has put movement restrictions in place to limit the risk of White Spot entering our state since it was frst detected in South East Queensland in 2016,” Mr Saunders said. “The detection is within an enclosed prawn facility and was identifed during routine testing carried out by our DPI Biosecurity Team. “NSW DPI Authorised Offcers have been working closely with the owners of the prawn facility and have overseen the destruction and disposal of all infected prawns in the facility. Decontamination activities are also underway to treat the site and stop any further spread. “As the detection is within an enclosed facility, not outside in free water, we have confdence that the protocols in place have contained this detection and we don’t believe it will spread further. “DPI is undertaking tracing and surveillance activities to try and identify the source of the White Spot and how it got into NSW. “We have also notifed other prawn farms in the area and have reminded them to be diligent with their biosecurity protocols.”

While White Spot causes mortality in farmed prawns and can have signifcant ramifcations on production, it is important for consumers to know that it poses no threat to human health and safety. “The important take away from this is that prawns remain perfectly fne for human consumption and there are no issues with continuing to purchase them from your local seafood supplier,” Mr Saunders said. “The NSW Government takes biosecurity matters like these extremely seriously and we will continue to work closely with industry to ensure minimal disruption occurs.”

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Third biggest lamb production quarter on record

Key points: • Continuation of above average rainfall for most livestock regions resulted in high carcase weights overall. • Supply is increasing and is being driven by the national herd rebuild and fock growth. • Record value of production fgures for the cattle industry, driven by high cattle prices.

On Friday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released the offcial livestock and production fgures for the second quarter of 2022. The data also provided insights on slaughter, production, value and carcase weight for sheep and cattle for the 2022 fnancial year.

Gross value of livestock

The value of cattle slaughtered in FY2022 was a new fnancial record totalling $14.48b AUD, this was $2.2b higher than the value of cattle slaughtered in FY2021. Q2 of 2022 recorded the highest value of cattle slaughtered ever, hitting $3.85b for the quarter and 20% higher than Q2 2021.

High livestock prices were behind the record value of livestock slaughtered in FY22. The average price of cattle being slaughtered in FY22 was $2,457.82, 25.7% higher than FY21 prices.

In sheep, the value of lambs and sheep slaughtered in FY22 was $5,13b. This fgure is 14.5% above the value of sheep and lambs slaughtered in FY21.

Q2 FY22 (October to December 2021) was the quarter recording the highest value of sheep and slaughtered ever. The average price for a fnished lamb/sheep in FY22 was $189.39, up 10.5% on 2021.

Cattle

Slaughter

As calves born in 2020 and early 2021 reached processing weights in 2022, Q2 of this year saw an increase in slaughter volumes of 11.2% quarter-on-quarter, with 1.49m head processed. The biggest jump in quarterly slaughter was in Tasmania, increasing by 13.4%, followed by Queensland, which was up 13.2%.

For FY22 Australian cattle slaughter was 5.89m, this is 6.6% below the 2021 levels. Queensland was responsible for 47.7% of all cattle slaughtered last fnancial year.

Carcase weights

According to Stephen Bignell, Manager - Market Information at Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA), continued strong seasonal conditions, improved genetics across the national herd and strong on-farm management has helped carcase weights to remain at historically high levels.

“Carcase weights across the country are averaging 317.6kg/head. This is the second highest carcase weights ever, only behind the record previous quarter.

“National male carcase weights rose by 600g to a new record of 348.5kg, driven by jumps in Victorian, Western Australian and South Australian male carcase weights. However, the increased volumes of females slaughtered prevented the national carcase weights reaching record levels.

“A softening in average carcase weights for cattle is not uncommon through the Australian winter. This has been particularly relevant in 2022 with wet and cool conditions affecting livestock’s’ ability to gain or maintain weight,” Mr Bignell said.

Beef production

With increased higher slaughter numbers and only slightly lower carcase weights, beef production rose by 9% quarter-on-quarter to 473,394 tonnes but was softer year-on-year.

“Overall, with carcase weights remaining high and forecast actual cattle supply to increase into the end of 2022 and beyond, the Australian beef industry is well positioned to capture emerging opportunities both domestically and globally,” Mr Bignell said.

Lambs

Lamb production

In Q2 of 2022, lamb production was 140,165 tonnes, the third highest quarterly volume on record, behind Q2 2018 and Q4 2016. The quarterly total of 140,165 tonnes was a 12.5% increase on Q1 2022 levels and 1.8% higher than the same quarter in 2021.

Lamb slaughter

Lamb slaughter for Q2 was recorded at 5.44m, an increase of 9.5% on the previous quarter and 1.1% higher than the June 2021 quarter. For the full fnancial year, lamb slaughter nationally stood at 20.8m lambs.

“The fact that lamb slaughter for Q2 2022 was not within in the historical top 20 lamb slaughter volumes, but was the third highest level of production, shows the benefts of increasing carcase weights,” according to Mr Bignell.

Lamb carcase weight

“The implementation of new genetics, well managed on-farm production and above average rainfall patterns have ensured national lamb carcase weights achieved record highs in Q2 2022.

At 25.8kg/head, this is a 0.6% increase year-on-year levels, demonstrating that genetic improvement and management is driving increased effciencies and production for the national lamb fock,” Mr Bignell said.

New South Wales lambs are weighing 26.8kg/ head on average, leading the trend for heavier lambs nationally, they are followed by South Australian lambs at 26.7kg/head.

Sheep

Slaughter

Unlike lambs and cattle, sheep slaughter fell in Q2 2022, reducing by 13.2% or 209,600 head. According to Mr Bignell however, a drop in slaughter in the June quarter is common as producers are retaining ewes for lambing during this period.

“Encouragingly, when compared to the corresponding June period in 2021, mutton slaughter is up 27% or close to 300,000 head. This would suggest the fock rebuild is maturing and in line with MLA’s most recent June sheep projections,” Mr Bignell said. Production of mutton was recorded at 35,091 tonnes, a 11.3% reduction on the previous quarter but 25% higher than 2021 levels. As mutton production fell by less than the fall in slaughter, carcase weights climbed.

Carcase weights

National sheep carcase weights for Q2 2022 were recorded at 25.5kg/ head, a 500g increase on Q1 2022 levels but well below the 2.2kg/head below the highs recorded in December 2021.

“Interestingly, the average carcase weights for sheep are below that of lambs on a national level. Sheep in New South Wales are the heaviest weighting 27.3kg, while sheep in Tasmania are the lightest weighing 19.5kg/head,” Mr Bignell said.

Goats

In FY22 goatmeat production jumped 47% to 24,091 tonnes. In FY22 production in all states except Tasmania jumped by at least 41%, with Western Australian production growing by 3,538% year-on-year. Goat slaughter was up 52% in FY22 to 1.46m head. Production growth was slightly less than the growth in slaughter supply as goat carcase weights continued to soften marginally.

RECENT CATTLE MARKET REPORTS

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NRLX Market Report

Week Ending Friday 26 August

Agents yarded a total of 1,270 head at the Northern Rivers Livestock Exchange regular prime sale on Wednesday 24 August. The main increase in numbers was in the young cattle, however there was a fair number of cows yarded. The yarding of young cattle consisted of a large number of light and medium weight vealers and weaners, while there was increased numbers of yearlings this week. Quality of the young cattle was very mixed with a large percentage of cattle showing the affects of the cold and wet season, however there was several runs of well-bred weaner steers and heifers through the sale.

Cow prices were stronger again this week averaging 323c/kg and reaching a top price of 386c/kg. Heifer prices were also dearer with lighter stock up to 250kg averaging 578c/kg and topping their category at 800c/ kg. Heavier heifers over 250kg averaged 450c/kg and reached a top of 538c/kg.

Bull prices saw an increase this week with 24 head sold averaging 331c/kg and 632kg. Steer prices were also stronger with lighter steers up to 250kg averaging 631c/kg and reaching a top of 775c/kg. Heavier steers over 250kg averaged 508c/kg and topped their market at 648c/kg. A small number of bullocks sold on the day averaged 378c/kg. Vealer prices were easier this week with lighter vealer up to 250kg averaging 572c/kg and reaching a top of 730c/kg. Heavier vealer over 250kg averaged 502c/kg with a top price of 602c/kg.

George & Fuhrmann held a store sale at the NRLX on Friday 26 August with 459 head going under the hammer. Steers topped their category at 796c/kg and averaged 576c/kg and 243kg whilst heifers reached a top of 700c/kg and averaged 508c/kg and 222kg. Cows reached a top price of $1,460 whilst Cows & Calves topped their market at $2,440.

Ian Weir & Son will hold a store sale this Friday 2 September with 600 head booked. Further bookings are welcome.

WARWICK

LIVESTOCK MARKETS WARWICK W/E 26/08/2022

Numbers rose for the ovine and bovine sales as well as goat numbers for the week, a different story for pork and poultry numbers as they fell away compared to previous sales. Cattle saw 645 head meet the market, with the major exporters again joining the fray to secure some orders, sheep and lamb numbers were also up with the yarding of 1483 head seeing similar reactions to the cattle sale with some new and existing buyers frming the values. Vealer steers averaged 619c/kg topping at 726.2c/kg or $1407.17 to $1762.17 Vealer heifers averaged 499.4c/kg topping at 600.2c/kg or $1231.16 to 1784.64 Feeder steers averaged 488.5c/kg topping at 562.2c/kg or $1784.94 to $2383.03 Feeder heifers averaged 448.6c/kg topping at 600.2c/kg or $1231.16 to $1784.64 Yearling steers averaged 473.6c/kg topping at 626.2c/ kg or $1470.79 to $2418.93 Yearling heifers averaged n521.1c/kg topping at 605c/ kg or $1684.38 to $2174.22 Steers averaged 412.4c/kg topping at 488.2c/kg or $2309.31 to $3030.96 Heifers averaged 408.5c/kg topping at 538.2c/kg or $2072.66 to $2814.36 Manufacturing steers averaged 390.5c/kg topping at 394.2c/kg or $2199.18 to $2352.06 Cows averaged 356.9c/kg topping at 395.2c/kg or $1993.34 to $3239.00 Bulls averaged 359.2c/kg topping at $630.2c/kg or $1939.46 to 3962.20 Lambs saw a top of $203 to average $134.59 a jump of $8/head Hoggets topped at $173 to average $126.03 a jump of $35/head Ewes topped at $111 to average $71.12 a drop of $10/ head Wethers topped at $124 to average $115.61 a drop of $28/head Rams topped at $250 to average $108.79, a jump of $11/head Lamb rams topped at $150 to average $132.75 a drop of $16/head Total sale average was $126.57 a jump of $11/head.

MC DOUGALL & SONS SHEEP & LAMB REPORT

Agents today yarded 1483 head to the weekly sale, the prices and the quality were better than the stock presented at the previous week’s sale. The stock was drawn from the Maranoa and local vendors as well as a few from Western Districts. Lambs topped at $203 to average $134.59($8up), hoggets topped at $173 to average $126.03($35up), ewes topped at $111 to average $71.12($10down), wethers topped at $124 to average $115.61($28down),rams topped at $250 to average $128.79($11up), lamb rams topped at $150 to average $132.76($16down), ewe lambs topped at $140 down $2. The yarding averaged $126.57 a jump of $11 on the previous week’s sale. Higgins Family sold Australian White lambs 48.6kg to Tonys Supa Meats for $178, to Jock Young Meats for $177, Rams to restockers for $250 and $178 Phil & Gabe Byrnes sold Dorper lambs 47.5kg to Leslie Lamb for $176 Shelley F/T sold Suffolk ewe lambs 70kg to restockers for $203 Glen & Emma Muller sold 55kg Dorper lambs to Leslie Lamb for $170 Wes & Margaret Sloan sold 1st x Border Leicester x lambs 50kg to Warwick Meats for $153 Banaba P/S sold Dorper and Dorper x lambs 65kg and 58kg to Thomas Foods for $192, 59.1kg to Eversons for $186, hoggets 69kg to Eversons for $173 MC Lean Farms sold wether portion of lambs 40.3kg 38.12kg selling to restockers for $122, 25kg selling to restockers for $52. Perkins Family sold Dorper lambs 45kg to restockers for $120, 39kg to Elliots Butchery for $110, ewe lambs 39kg to restockers for$130 , wether portion to Elliots Butchery for $104, ewes to Eversons for $ James Cowlishaw sold Merino hoggets 57.6kg to Eversons for $120, ewes to Eversons and restockers for $80, rams to Whites Trading for $86 Ben Cooper sold 2nd x Dorset x lambs 49kg to GR Prime for $175.50 Tom Cooper sold 2nd x Dorset lambs 46.87kg to Leslie Lamb for $163.50

Livestock carriers in focus as Operation Stock Check re-launches across the state

The Rural Crime Prevention Team will today re-launch Operation Stock Check, an ongoing and proactive operation to prevent livestock theft by disrupting the movement of stolen stock throughout NSW.

Operation Stock Check was initially launched in August 2020 and allows offcers of all ranks to inspect vehicles carrying livestock to identify and target loads which may have been stolen.

Livestock theft has a signifcant impact on farmers across the state, with over $8.5 million worth of cattle and sheep reported stolen in the past two years alone.

Commencing today (Monday, 22 August 2022), offcers throughout the State will be increasing livestock carrier inspections and rural patrols targeting known transportation routes.

Deputy Premier and Minister for Police Paul Toole said the NSW Government’s biggest increase in police numbers in more than 30 years had delivered an additional 10 Rural Crime Investigators to help the Force stay ahead of the game and disrupt criminal activity before it occurs.

“We have more than doubled our Rural Crime Prevention Team over the past fve years and now have 63 specialist investigators stationed across all corners of the State,” Mr Toole said.

“While rural crimes like stock theft may not dominate the headlines, they are a huge kick in the guts to our hardworking farmers and their families with the potential to cripple entire livelihoods. That’s why we’re ensuring police have the right resources to proactively run these operations and protect regional communities.”

Corporate Sponsor for Rural Crime, Western Region Commander, Assistant Commissioner Brett Greentree APM said the NSW Police Force takes livestock theft extremely seriously due to the devastating impact it can have on farmers.

“This operation is one of a number of steps the NSW Police Force is taking to protect the livelihoods of our farmers, who have enough to deal with without having to worry about criminals stealing their stock,” Assistant Commissioner Greentree said.

“Offcers will also be interacting with farmers and engaging with members of their rural communities to ensure they are protecting their stock in every way they can, because prevention is key.”

The State Rural Crime Coordinator, Detective Chief Inspector Cameron Whiteside, said Operation Stock Check is urging livestock carriers and farmers to always check their paperwork to ensure it is complete and accurate, ensuring their livestock is traceable.

“Operation Stock Check isn’t about targeting truck drivers, it’s about ensuring carriers and farmers are making the appropriate checks; including that the animals are ft to load so that when you are pulled over by police it is a simple check and you can go on your way,” Det Ch Insp Whiteside said.

“Livestock carriers can expect to see an increase in vehicle checks in an effort to disrupt the illegal transportation of stock, whether it be large trucks, small trucks, utilities, trailers or horse foats.”

Member for the Dubbo Electorate and Minister for Agriculture Dugald Saunders said the fnancial impact of livestock theft can be devastating for farmers.

“Our farming communities can be an easy target for those looking to do the wrong thing,” Mr Saunders said.

“We want to reassure these communities that they are not overlooked and when crime occurs, rural police will be on the case to identify and apprehend those responsible.”

The Rural Crime Prevention Team was created in late 2017 to strengthen the NSW Police Force’s focus on rural crime.

The team has since grown to 63 specialised offcers dedicated to investigating rural crime, located at 26 regional locations in NSW.

Farmers welcome state’s biosecurity boost

NSW Farmers Biosecurity Chair Ian McColl has welcomed the state government’s continued investment in biosecurity measures, with an additional boost to funding announced this week.

On Monday, the NSW Government announced $65 million to aid in emergency animal disease preparedness, including the fast-tracking of the development of mRNA synthetic vaccines to tackle foot and mouth disease, and lumpy skin disease, both of which are now present in Indonesia.

Foot and mouth disease – which affects many farmed animals – poses a signifcant threat to agriculture in Australia, with estimates an outbreak could cost the country $80 billion due to loss of production and trade market closures.

“This investment into research and development is a potential gamechanger for agriculture, because there is no mRNA vaccine for foot and mouth disease or lumpy skin disease,” Mr McColl said.

“We welcome the state government’s ongoing focus on biosecurity because we must proactively keep these diseases out.

“However, if they reach our shores we must be prepared to deal with them swiftly and decisively, because an FMD outbreak could potentially cost up to $18 million a day just here in NSW alone.”

The government also announced $55.8 million for a range of other measures to improve biosecurity efforts across the board, including $26.3 million to expand a trained response workforce of at least 2000 experts, enhanced disease surveillance, boosted funding to control feral animals including pigs, and targeted education campaigns.

“At the end of the day, biosecurity is a responsibility we all share,” Mr McColl said.

“It’s great to see a focus on pest animal control as well as on diseases, and practical on-the-ground resources for other biosecurity concerns.

“NSW Farmers has long called for long-term, sustainable funding for our biosecurity system with clear roles and responsibilities for public and private sector.”

Australian grains and oilseeds

In its July Australian Agribusiness Monthly, the agribusiness banking specialist says the S&P GSCI Agriculture Index – a key benchmark of global agricultural commodity market performance – lost more than 15 per cent during June, including a 20 per cent month-on-month price decline in Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) wheat. And further substantial declines have been recorded into early July.

The drop in global agri commodity prices came as other asset classes also fell – triggered by interest rate hikes, infation concerns and “hawkish central bank rhetoric”.

For grains and oilseeds, the report said, the decline in prices was driven by signifcant selling by institutional funds, as well as this year’s northern hemisphere harvest beginning to hit the market. Hopes had also lifted for the potential resumption of Ukrainian grain exports to the world market, with discussions around the opening of a trade corridor.

Meanwhile, there was also some easing in local prices seen across June for grains and oilseeds, cotton, sugar and also the Eastern Young Cattle Indicator (EYCI).

However, despite local grains and oilseeds prices following global prices some of the way down over the past month, the global outlook continues to support a “summer of content” for local prices this year, the report says.

RaboResearch general manager for Australia and New Zealand Stefan Vogel says Rabobank continues to expect above-average global prices to remain for grains and oilseeds, although has marginally downgraded its forecast for CBOT wheat to between USc1050 a bushel to USc1080 a bushel over the next 12 months.

Rabobank partners with George the Farmer to support National Book Week

Rabobank’s Rabo Community Fund has partnered with ‘George the Farmer’ on ‘his’ mission to help educate children about where their food and fbre comes from in both a fun and educational way during this year’s National Book Week – August 20-26.

The specialist agribusiness bank and George the Farmer – a fctional character featured in a series of educational resources – will be awarding 50 primary schools across Australia a George the Farmer book set for their school libraries.

Rabobank client council manager, Yvette Loyson said George the Farmer’s down-to-earth manner and grassroots charm resonates “terrifcally” with young children in rural locations while inspiring city-based children to have a better understanding and connection to agriculture.

Ms Loyson said George the Farmer’s mission aligns well with the Rabo Community Fund’s key theme of creating urban/ rural connections.

The world’s leading specialist food and agribusiness bank, Rabobank is one of Australia’s largest agricultural lenders and a major provider of business and corporate banking services to the country’s food and agribusiness sector.

Last year, the bank launched the Rabo Community Fund in Australia and New Zealand to invest in the sustainability and vitality of rural communities.

“As a cooperative, Rabobank has a rich history of community engagement and always looks to make an impact across the rural communities in which our clients live and work,” Ms Loyson said. The Rabo Community Fund’s priorities are led by the bank’s farming clients, who are at the heart of their communities, supporting local initiatives with the aim of tangibly and meaningfully contributing to the vibrancy and resilience of rural Australia.”

She said the George the Farmer book sets would contribute to increasing awareness of food and fbre production at schools, “potentially even sparking some children’s interest to pursue a career in agriculture.”

Ms Loyson said the book week initiative would be part of an ongoing partnership with George the Farmer.

The George the Farmer story began in 2012 when founder Simone Kain was trawling the internet looking for farming books and apps for her farmobsessed son George.

Ms Kain said the toddler was desperate to be out with his dad on the farm and she wanted to fnd something to entertain and inspire him while he was indoors.

“I quickly discovered there wasn’t a human farming character globally who was telling sequential stories about life on the land for children, let alone a modern Aussie farmer telling real, relatable yarns,” she said.

“In 2014, George the Farmer was offcially born, with the story quickly spilling outside storybooks and into new mediums.

More than 100,000 Aussie kids from the big smoke and the bush have connected to the earth, food and farm through the adventures of George the Farmer, his agronomist wife Dr Ruby and their twin children Lucy and Jack.”

Ms Kain said the George the Farmer team, based in regional South Australia, produce “fabulous” picture storybooks, music, paddock-to-plate videos available to watch on YouTube and ABC TV, nationally-touring performances and free curriculum-aligned educator resources that educate and inspire kids to learn about where food comes from – along with how important agriculture is to our everyday lives.

“There are currently 12 George the Farmer books and counting, exploring a range of farming practices – from shearing, wheat, and beef cattle to honey enterprises and robotic dairy operations. In each story, George the Farmer, Dr Ruby, Jack, and Lucy pitch in to come up with solutions to challenges which mirror daily farming life – with plenty of fun moments as well,” she said.

“The myriad of George the Farmer resources are helping to educate and inspire the next generation – the future leaders, big thinkers, innovators, makers, fxers, creatives, teachers, policy makers and farmers.”

Ms Kain said the Rabobank partnership, being launched to coincide with National Book Week, was a perfect ft for George the Farmer.

“We receive many photos every year of excited kids dressing up as George and Ruby Farmer at their school Book Week parades. The Rabobank partnership champions agricultural literacy and will not only enable the education of many more kids, but inspire them to consider careers in agriculture,” she said.

Applications for the book sets are open from Monday, 22 August 2022 and close on Monday, 5 September 2022.

Applications can be made at the following link - George the Farmer book set

Terms and conditions are available via the application link.

George the Farmer co-creator, Ben Hood with George the Farmer.

NFF must urgently clarify alarming food-for-labour proposal

Reports that the National Farmers Federation is advocating paying workers with “non-monetary benefts,” including fruit and veg, are deeply alarming and should be immediately clarifed by NFF president Fiona Simson, according to the Australian Workers’ Union.

According to the media reports, the NFF is proposing changes to take “non-monetary benefts” into account when registering workplace pay deals, including accommodation, electricity, food, and fuel.

“The days of vulnerable workers being ‘paid’ with food instead of money should be long behind us. Ms Simon must urgently acknowledge that these arrangements belong in the history books,” said AWU National Secretary Daniel Walton.

“Some jobs in remote locations require employers to provide accommodation and life essentials. At no point, however, should this necessary provision of essentials be considered some kind of ‘service’ for which workers are expected to forgo pay.

“If farmers want to run bed-and-breakfasts from their properties they are free to do so. But they should never be allowed to force vulnerable workers to purchase that kind of ‘service’ from them.

“If you work in Australia you deserve the Australian minimum wage and not a cent less. No ifs, no buts. I don’t know why this basic moral concept seems so hard for some people to accept.

“I understand the NFF is going further today than they have before in acknowledging how serious the problem of worker exploitation is on Australian farms. That’s a positive change in direction. There are some other meaningful recommendations in their position paper, but they are overshadowed by this alarming ‘non-monetary benefts’ proposal

“To engage constructively the NFF needs to very clearly discard any notion that workers in Australia can be legitimately paid in food and essentials.”

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ALMOND POLLINATION SEASON GETS UNDERWAY IN NSW

A mass migration of more than 90 beekeepers and their 80,000 hives have moved to Griffth to help pollinate the State’s $500 million almond crop as new measures roll out to protect the industry from Varroa mite.

Minister for Agriculture Dugald Saunders said the NSW Government acted early to contain the spread of Varroa mite while allowing the industry to keep moving.

“This time each year, thousands upon thousands of bees are needed to pollinate almond trees – so it’s critical we’ve allowed bee movements with the right safeguards in place to mitigate the risk of Varroa,” Mr Saunders said. “Those safeguards have included the requirement for beekeepers to alcohol wash their hives, ensure their hives had not been in an eradication or surveillance zone in the past 24 months, and complete an online training course through Tocal College to receive a movement permit.

“We also have Forward Command Posts set up at Griffth and Balranald, with 88 surveillance offcers from DPI, Local Land Services and other agencies, to help with on-site testing.”

More than 1750 sticky mats have been deployed in hives that have arrived on almond farms in the region.

“They have been tested and have come back negative for Varroa mite, meaning we have taken all necessary steps to facilitate these crucial services in the safest way possible,” Mr Saunders said.

“The success of this pollination event is being closely watched by other horticultural and cropping industries, as well as our surrounding jurisdictions, because we are the gold standard in surveillance.”

Almond Board of Australia CEO Tim Jackson said the leadership demonstrated by the Minister and his senior biosecurity offcials from the start of the incursion has provided certainty for NSW almond growers and their beekeepers who rely on pollination revenue. “Without this support, the economic losses to growers, beekeepers and their communities would have been a massive blow,” Mr Jackson said.

“Now our collective challenge is to

replicate this process in neighbouring States next year where the same protocols were not adopted and have resulted in a drastic shortage of hives being available for pollination. “The fact that NSW has been able to implement processes that isolated the risk of varroa spreading and also facilitate the movement of hives from other parts of the State to our orchards is a wonderful example of balancing risk with economic impact.” A total of 946 movement permits have been granted so far and 764 people have completed the Tocal training, some of whom will be involved in pollinating melons, citrus, stone fruit, canola, cherries, apples, lettuce and seed production. For more information and the latest updates visit www.dpi.nsw.gov. au/varroa.

How to beat barley grass in two years

Dr Gurjeet Gill, associate professor at The University of Adelaide, says their research has shown large differences in seed dormancy between barley grass populations, leading to plants escaping control and causing seedbank replenishment late in the season.

“In 2018, we collected barley grass seed from 143 random populations from farms in the low rainfall zones of New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, and Western Australia.

“In 2019, we identifed two barley grass populations with contrasting seed dormancy from Upper Eyre Peninsula. These investigations into the role seed dormancy plays in weeds evading herbicide control have provided valuable insights into the management of barley grass,” he said.

Dr Gill said practices such as cropping intensity and sowing time can impose huge selection pressure on seed dormancy and shift the time of seedling emergence of weed populations. Such high dormancy populations are more diffcult to manage than those that emerge as a single fush after the opening rains (i.e., low dormancy). With investment from the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC), Dr Gill and weeds researcher Ben Fleet have shown that effective barley grass control requires a two-year, multi-pronged strategy.

“Weed populations with high seed dormancy will have a slow and staggered weed establishment, which will reduce the effectiveness of pre-sowing knockdown herbicides, and dormant barley grass may also evade some pre-emergent herbicides,” Dr Gill said. Management of both barley grass and brome grass will be one of many topics discussed at WeedSmart Week 2022 in Mildura, Victoria, from 30 August to 1 September.

What effect does seed dormancy have?

In brief: Late weed germination and seed bank replenishment.

The details: The effect of cropping intensity on weed seed dormancy has been studied extensively for ten years or more in different weeds. It is now well-established that higher cropping intensities select for greater weed seed dormancy.

The two barley grass populations with contrasting seed dormancy from Upper Eyre Peninsula collected in 2019 came from two paddocks – one with a low cropping frequency and one with a high cropping frequency. The difference in time required for 50% seed germination between the two populations was more than threefold (13 days vs 46 days).

In the random survey of barley grass across the low rainfall zones, seeds collected from the southern plains of NSW exhibited the lowest dormancy, emerging in an average of 8.9 days.

Populations from the central plains of NSW took 13.2 days, while seeds from the Victorian and South Australian Mallee took an average of 18.5 days to emerge. The average time to emergence for Western Australian populations was similar, ranging from 13.8 to 17.7 days. The average for the barley grass populations collected from the Upper Eyre Peninsula was the highest dormancy of 32.6 days.

Barley grass seed that is still dormant at the time of crop planting will not be a target for pre-sowing knockdowns. Depending on the pre-emergent herbicides applied, the seed may germinate after the herbicide has broken down.

How to counter barley grass seed dormancy?

In brief: Crop competition, use effective pre-emergent herbicides such as Sakura in wheat, Clearfeld crops using Group 2 [B] herbicides and stop seed set.

The details: Barley grass that germinates several weeks after the crop should be at a distinct disadvantage to the crop, resulting in lower weed biomass and seed production. However, if this seed fnds itself in a poorly competitive crop there is an opportunity for signifcant seed bank replenishment.

This is compounded if the dormant barley grass seed is also resistant to Group 1 [A] and 2 [B] herbicides, as detected in low levels in WA, SA, and Vic. There are also some cases of barley grass resistant to glyphosate.

Higher crop seeding rate and altering the time of sowing have been consistently successful in combating weed seed dormancy and provide a good place to start. Harvest weed seed control is diffcult due to the early maturity and seed shedding in barley grass.

How long does barley grass seed remain viable?

In brief: Up to two years.

The details: Seedbank persistence of barley grass was investigated in South Australia at three feld sites – Karoonda (low rainfall), Roseworthy (medium rainfall) and Tarlee (high rainfall) for four years.

At the high rainfall site, barley grass emerged only in Year 1. At the medium and low rainfall sites, there was 0.2% and 12% emergence respectively from the initial seedbank in Year 2 and no emergence observed in Years 3 and 4. In WA, most barley grass seedlings emerged within a year; however, some barley grass establishment was observed in Years 3 and 4.

In paddocks with increasing numbers of late-germinating barley grass plants, implement a two-year Big 6 management program, incorporating competitive crops, alternative sowing dates, herbicide-tolerant break crops, effective herbicides and consider a winter clean with pasture or fallow to target barley grass.

$2.47 million crop disease focus to beneft NSW growers

New South Wales grain growers are set to beneft from two new projects focused on crop protection and biosecurity in the grains sector. Working in partnership with the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC), NSW DPI will lead a $2.47 million, three-year project developed to improve central and southern NSW growers’ understanding and management of Fusarium crown rot.

GRDC has also committed $1.5 million to the NSW DPI’s successful real-time disease surveillance and diagnostics service direct to growers.

Guy McMullen, DPI Director Northern Cropping Systems, has welcomed the collaborative investments. “These two new investments follow the successful $64 million Grains Agronomy and Pathology Partnership, I’m proud that the NSW Government and GRDC continue to work together closely to support our state’s grains industry.”

GRDC Senior Manager Crop Protection Emma Colson said GRDC was committed to investing and working closely with key research partners to improve the grains industry’s crop protection and biosecurity capacity.

“GRDC has a successful history of partnering with NSW DPI to deliver practical, measurable benefts for grain growers and these new investments are designed to build on that work,” Dr Colson said.

“The frst investment is focused on improving awareness and management options for Fusarium crown rot, so growers are aware of the risks and understand the best practice management tactics to reduce the risk of economic losses on-farm.

“This new investment aims to ensure that by 2025 growers in central and southern NSW have the knowledge to make on-farm decisions that mitigate the risk of economic losses to Fusarium crown rot.

“The second strategic investment by GRDC with NSW DPI has been developed to bolster the surveillance and diagnosis capacity of grain crop diseases for all Australian grain growers.”

Dr Colson said the investments refected GRDC’s commitment to prioritising investments in research, development, and extension (RD&E) that helped growers make more informed decisions on-farm and supported the enduring proftability of the grains sector.

Dr McMullen said that these projects would provide immediate beneft to growers and contribute to ongoing research and development to better understand winter crop diseases, how they can be managed to reduce impact on yield and ensure appropriate management strategies were deployed.

“Fusarium crown rot is the largest soilborne biotic threat to winter cereals, particularly wheat, and yet many growers don’t recognise that the disease can result in 5-20% yield loss, even in the two years of wet fnishes we’ve experienced” he said. “This project will allow us to research further into what we know already by implementing validation trials, working directly with growers and advisors on education and surveying wheat crops on a commercial paddock scale to improve our understanding of fusarium crown rot across both southern and northern NSW.”

Dr McMullen said NSW DPI’s experienced and trusted plant pathologists will deliver advice and diagnostics direct to growers and advisors to minimise the impact of disease on winter crops.

“The co-investment in the surveillance and diagnostic service has been available since 2017 and working directly with growers has meant that DPI is collecting information in real time, delivering integrated management advice specifc to the growers’ area and climatic conditions,” Dr McMullen said. Winter grain crop diseases such as Fusarium crown rot are a major constraint to the $8 billion dollar NSW grains industry, with an estimated cost to growers of $350 million each year.

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COMPANY FINED AFTER BACKPACKER WORKER INJURED

A Moree based agribusiness has been convicted and fned $40,000 after two workers, including one European backpacker, were hurt at one of the company’s properties when part of a trench collapsed in 2017.

DCS Better Regulation Division Deputy Secretary and NSW Fair Trading Commissioner Natasha Mann said Vitonga Pty Ltd was sentenced in the Downing Centre Local Court Sydney for failing to ensure as far as reasonably practicable the health and safety of workers.

“In this case, the court heard that two workers were injured while installing an irrigation pipeline at a property belonging to Vitonga Pty Ltd situated near Moree,” Ms Mann said.

“The soil walls of the irrigation trench collapsed inwards, trapping, and crushing one of the workers, a European backpacker, against the concrete pipe being laid.

“The other injured worker, an experienced farmhand, was trapped by his legs during the cave in but managed to extricate himself before moving to help the backpacker.”

Police and ambulance were called to the scene and an excavator was used to help free the backpacker, who sustained serious injuries to the torso. The injured farmhand also received medical treatment for a knee injury.

“The court heard that the trench was not reinforced as required by clause 306(3) of the Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 and that the NSW WorkCover Excavation Work Code of Practice had not been applied,” Ms Mann said.

Vitonga Pty Ltd has the right to appeal the conviction and sentence which were dealt with on 26 July, 2022.

Eligible small businesses with less than 50 employees, including agribusinesses, may offset some of the cost of business supplies by applying for the rebate for safety equipment via this link. https://www. nsw.gov.au/grants-andfunding/1000-safeworksmall-business-rebate

SafeWork NSW has a host of valuable resources available online. Book your free safety advisory visit and discover a wealth of farm safety resources via this link. https://www. safework.nsw.gov.au/ advice-and-resources

Natasha Mann Deputy Secretary Better Regulation Division and NSW Fair Trading Commissioner, Department of Customer Service NSW

New fungus to help farmers fght fast-spreading weed

Dr Ben Gooden, CSIRO research scientist, surrounded by feabane weed. Image- GRDC Farmers now have a new biocontrol tool to help fght one of Australia’s most challeng-ing agricultural weeds, faxleaf feabane, which causes grain crop revenue losses of more than $43 million each year.

Researchers from Australia’s national sci-ence agency, CSIRO, are piloting the re-lease of a fungus from Columbia to help farmers tackle the weed.

Flaxleaf feabane (Conyza bonariensis) is a fast-spreading weed from South America that damages cropping and grazing areas across Australia and impacts the liveli-hoods of many farmers.

CSIRO weed ecologist, Dr Ben Gooden, said faxleaf feabane is one of the most diffcult to control weeds in grin cropping sys-tems, and is estimated to affect nearly three million hectares of land in Australia.

“As faxleaf feabane has developed re-sistance to some herbicides, we hope that the biocontrol agent will be effective in re-ducing its populations across the country,” Dr Gooden said.

“We identifed a rust fungus called Puccinia cnici-oleracei in Colombia which infects faxleaf feabane and restricts it from grow-ing by destroying the plant’s tissues,” he said.

The fungus was imported into CSIRO’s high-security quarantine facility in Canberra where scientists studied it extensively to determine if it would be safe to introduce to Australia as a biocontrol agent. “Our research found the fungus can only infect faxleaf feabane, while all non-target plant species tested were resistant to it. Based on this research, the fungus is deemed to be safe and has been approved by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry for introduction to Australia,” Dr Gooden

said.

Flaxleaf feabane grows up to one metre and is a prolifc seed producer. Each plant can produce over 100,000 seeds and these can disperse long distances with the help of wind, water, animals, and vehicles, explain-ing its rapid spread not just within local dis-tricts but into southern and western crop-ping and grazing regions in recent times.

The Grains and Research Development Corporation (GRDC) was one of the sup-porting organisations for the research. GRDC Manager Weeds, Dr Jason Emms, said grain growers had been battling faxleaf feabane for many years as the weed competed for soil water across mul-tiple stages of the crop cycle, which directly impacts production.

“Flaxleaf feabane can run rampant during the fallow phase as there is little competi-tion for light or moisture. Once

established it is very diffcult to control,” Dr Emms said.

“A biocontrol agent for this problematic weed is very exciting as it may help to re-duce overall populations when integrated with existing weed management strategies,” he said. This research is generated from the project ‘Underpinning agricultural productivity and biosecurity by weed biological control’ and is supported by AgriFutures Australia, through funding from the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisher-ies and Forestry as part of its Rural R&D for Proft program and co-investment from CSIRO, GRDC and NSW Biocontrol Task-force.

Farmers wishing to participate in the biocontrol release program should register their interest with the CSIRO

at feabanebiocontrol@ csiro.au. As release sites are strategically selected across the weed’s range, CSIRO, AgriFutures Australia and GRDC will provide the rust fungus and clear instructions to land managers wishing to introduce the rust fungus to areas with high faxleaf feabane infestations.

Landowners will monitor the fungus and how it establishes and will report back to CSIRO on the impact it has on faxleaf fea-bane.

Flaxleaf feabane weed is infected with the biocontrol agent

NARROMINE GRAZIER AWARDED 2022 BOB HAWKE LANDCARE AWARD

Narromine farmer and grazier Bruce Maynard has been announced as the 2022 Bob Hawke Landcare Award winner, at the National Landcare Awards dinner at Sydney’s Darling Harbour tonight.

The prestigious national award is presented every two years to an individual who has demonstrated a remarkable commitment to caring for the land, championing new and innovative practices and inspiring others.

Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Murray Watt said the NSW farmer was a worthy winner of the $50,000 prize.

“Bruce exemplifes the valuable work being done by farmers who are taking environmental sustainability seriously and making innovative improvements,” Minister Watt said.

“For 35 years he has invented, implemented and extended regenerative agricultural systems on his family farm and across Australia.

“Bruce invented the No Kill Cropping system, which allows farmers to change easily and quickly between grazing and cropping in the same paddock. “He has shown incredible leadership, whether it be planting native shrubs, trees and muti-purpose crops, utilising native grasses or managing grazing for livestock methane reduction.

“He has done this all while improving stock handling methods to reduce stress on the animals.

“The 200,000-odd trees and 350,000 shrubs Bruce has planted on his own property have inspired visiting Landcare and community groups and stand as monuments to his unwavering commitment to sustainable land management.”

Minister Watt said the Bob Hawke Landcare Award was a ftting and enduring tribute to the former Prime Minister who championed Landcare from its inception.

“Bob stands as a great protector of our natural environment and for all of us as custodians of Landcare, the great national movement forever connected with him,” Minister Watt said. “His special talent was his ability to bring together governments, trade unions, businesses, and all parts of society.

“And that spirit of consensus is more important than ever amid the challenges of climate change, natural disasters and the degradation of our natural environment.”

The Bob Hawke Landcare Award is funded by a grant provided to Landcare Australia under the Smart Farms: Building Landcare Community and Capacity program.

COUNCIL BRIEFS

The state’s peak agricultural body says a new move to allow live updates on all roads in NSW stands to save lives and livelihoods during future natural disasters.

On Friday, Regional Transport Minister Sam Farraway announced local government will be given access to update local road data on the state’s Live Traffc NSW platform, meaning closures, delays and repairs on any road will be visible from a single app. Until now, only state roads were included in the system, which feeds into navigation systems such as Google Maps. This meant information on food or freaffected local roads resided on separate local government platforms, causing confusion for motorists.

NSW Farmers Business, Economics and Trade Committee chair John Lowe said members had been calling for the government to adopt this sort of commonsense, practical solution.

“We are thrilled the Minister has listened to farmers and communities, because this could be a real game-changer in terms of safety,” Mr Lowe said.

“When an area is in food for example, you either had to know where to fnd each council’s road closure updates or risk turning around and criss-crossing your way around the closure.

“Even when roadworks are occurring, this will mean farmers and people travelling in regional areas can now plan better to avoid delays.

“It will be great for local government to have access to this platform, it won’t cost them anything, and it will be a big win for regional motorists.”

According to the NSW Government, during natural disasters the Live Traffc NSW website and mobile app traffc spiked up to 33 times the usual daily volume, with up to 660,000 sessions in one day, demonstrating the demand for real-time traffc information in a crisis.

NSW FARMERS WELCOMES PRACTICAL LIVE TRAFFIC UPGRADE

The state’s peak agricultural body says a new move to allow live updates on all roads in NSW stands to save lives and livelihoods during future natural disasters.

On Friday, Regional Transport Minister Sam Farraway announced local government will be given access to update local road data on the state’s Live Traffc NSW platform, meaning closures, delays and repairs on any road will be visible from a single app. Until now, only state roads were included in the system, which feeds into navigation systems such as Google Maps. This meant information on food or fre-affected local roads resided on separate local government platforms, causing confusion for motorists.

NSW Farmers Business, Economics and Trade Committee chair John Lowe said members had been calling for the government to adopt this sort of common-sense, practical solution.

“We are thrilled the Minister has listened to farmers and communities, because this could be a real game-changer in terms of safety,” Mr Lowe said.

“When an area is in food for example, you either had to know where to fnd each council’s road closure updates or risk turning around and crisscrossing your way around the closure.

“Even when roadworks are occurring, this will mean farmers and people travelling in regional areas can now plan better to avoid delays.

“It will be great for local government to have access to this platform, it

“We are asking all New South Wales agribusinesses to be vigilant” SAFETY FIRST ON FARMS A MUST TO STEM INJURIES

There are continuing calls for a ‘safety frst’ approach across the State’s farms as a central New South Wales man was convicted and fned $50,000 after a worker sustained serious injuries in 2020.

Drew Charles McLauchlan who, in a family partnership, operated a business known as Declem Pastoral was sentenced in the Downing Centre Local Court, Sydney for a breach of section 19/32 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 for failing to ensure as far as reasonably practicable the health and safety of workers

DCS Better Regulation Division Deputy Secretary and NSW Fair Trading Com-missioner Natasha Mann said the court heard that a then 22-year-old man in the business’s employ had part of his leg severed by an operating, unguarded piece of inground machinery while he was helping to clear grain from a silo.

“In the case before the court, the worker was employed by a familyowned and operated farm with interests in sheep and beef cattle farming, as well as grain,” Ms Mann said.

“On the day of the incident, the farmhand was shovelling and sweeping grain in-side a silo. The defendant had removed foor guards from access points to an in-ground grain auger, which had a motorised, twisting metal segment that was con-veying produce from the silo to a waiting truck.”

The court heard part of the worker’s left leg was severed above the knee when he stepped backwards into one of the grain auger’s unguarded access points. The business offered no formal training for workers and had no documented work system at the time of the incident.

During sentencing on 9 August 2022, the court heard that Mr McLauchlan had expressed sincere remorse following the incident. The business has since devel-oped a safe work procedure for cleaning the silo and operating its grain auger.

Mr McLauchlan has the right to appeal the sentence.

“We are asking all New South Wales agribusinesses to be vigilant about their safe work planning, and relentless about ensuring that the management and workforce are properly trained,” Ms Mann said. “This is a must if we are to stem the tide of injuries.”

“We are investing in continuous education across industries, including agribusi-ness, to help ensure workplaces are safe places.”

Eligible small businesses in New South Wales may apply for a $1000 rebate upon successful completion of online safety training. It’s called Small Business Easy To Do WHS and it’s available 24 hours a day, seven days a week https://www.safework. nsw.gov.au/

New South Wales businesses are urged to visit the SafeWork NSW websitetwice a week, every week, for all the latest news about working safely and any changes associated with legal obligations.

Eligible small businesses in regional New South Wales including agribusinesses may apply for a free workplace advisory visit from experienced, accredited Safe-Work inspectors via this link. https://www.safework. nsw.gov.au/advice-andresources/free-advisoryvisits-and-workshops

A silo safety selfassessment check list is available via this link. https://www. safework.nsw.gov. au/resource-library/ agriculture,-forestryand-fshing-publications/ farming-publications/ silo-safety-selfassessment-checklist

won’t cost them anything, and it will be a big win for regional motorists.”

According to the NSW Government, during natural disasters the Live Traffc NSW website and mobile app traffc spiked up to 33 times the usual daily volume, with up to 660,000 sessions in one day, demonstrating the demand for real-time traffc information in a crisis.

Minister for Regional Transport and Roads Sam Farraway said the NSW Government had created the ‘OneRoad’ platform to allow councils to feed their data into Live Traffc NSW, so road impacts across local and state roads were all in the one place. There were 22 local government areas chosen to launch the platform, with a staged rollout planned to bring all remaining council areas online by 2024.

“It just goes to show that sometimes all you need is a little commonsense and the will to put it into practice to make a big difference,” Mr Lowe said.

“After the past couple of years of fres and foods – not to mention a global pandemic – this is exactly the sort of good news regional communities will welcome.

“We thank the Minister for listening to us, and working with us to fnd these common-sense solutions to everyday problems.”

The new information from 22 LGAs – including parts of the Northern Rivers and North Coast, the New England and Northern Tablelands – will be available on Live Traffc NSW and thirdparty apps from October.

“We are doing everything we can to keep NSW free of FMD and Lumpy Skin Disease” RECORD BIOSECURITY INVESTMENT TO COMBAT FOOT AND MOUTH AND LUMPY SKIN DISEASE

A $65 million investment to bolster the NSW Government’s biosecurity measures will fast-track the development of vaccines against Foot and Mouth (FMD) and Lumpy Skin Disease and help position NSW as leaders in the fght against exotic animal diseases.

Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional NSW Paul Toole said the goal was to develop mRNA synthetic vaccines for both FMD and Lumpy Skin, a game changer for NSW farmers.

“Current FMD vaccines are made using the virus itself, meaning even vaccinated animals have to be destroyed for Australia to regain our FMD-free status following an outbreak,” Mr Toole said.

“The development of a synthetic mRNA vaccine could be the key for Australia to apply for FMD-free status without having to destroy vaccinated animals, allowing us to preserve our trade status.

“Australia currently enjoys FMD-free status, giving us continued access to premium international markets for our world-class produce.

“The world is also yet to develop a killed or synthetic vaccine for Lumpy Skin, so having these two mRNA vaccines in our arsenal should these diseases reach our shores would give us a clear edge on the world stage.

“Our message is simple: We are doing everything we can to keep NSW free of FMD and Lumpy Skin Disease, but we are also preparing for the worst by investing $229 million this year alone – the biggest investment by a single jurisdiction on exotic pest and disease control.”

The new funding package includes $3.5 million to drive forward plans for a national mandatory sheep and goat electronic identifcation system.

The NSW Government is also committing $55.8 million for practical, onground biosecurity risk mitigation and response preparedness activities, including:  $26.3 million to expand a trained response workforce of at least 2,000 experts;  $17.8 million for on-ground animal control activities such as funding to control potential infected premises, increasing culling of feral pigs and deer, and incentivising farmers to beef up their biosecurity plans;  $9.7 million to enhance disease surveillance through new intelligent track and trace technology; and,  $2 million to roll out targeted extension and awareness campaigns to educate livestock owners, handlers, and the community on clinical signs and reporting requirements, as well as how to reduce risks.

Minister for Agriculture Dugald Saunders said the preparedness package addresses the devastating impacts an incursion of FMD – or any other exotic animal disease – would have on NSW and Australia.

“This funding will immediately boost our ability to make an early detection of an exotic pest or disease in NSW, deploy cutting edge technology to survey and diagnose diseases and train a response ready workforce to manage a signifcant outbreak,” Mr Saunders said.

“We need to be prepared to fght and eradicate any exotic pest and disease that arrives on our shores and this investment means we will have the right army and technology ready to do just that.

“Our farmers deserve to have the confdence to know that if we have an outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease, we will be quick to respond, well prepared and ready to return to export markets faster.

“We have been meeting with farmers, livestock agents and agricultural experts right across NSW who have said measures like these would play an instrumental role in building confdence amongst the sector that the government is equipped and ready for the fght.

“Today, through this announcement, we reinforce our commitment that we will do whatever it takes to keep our worldclass agricultural sector safe.”

For more information on today’s announcement and a breakdown of the funding, visit https:// www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/ animals-and-livestock/ beef-cattle/health-anddisease/viral-diseases/fmd

THE AUSTRALIAN MEAT PROCESSOR CORPORATION (AMPC) HAS LAUNCHED ITS NEW NATIONAL CAMPAIGN, MORE TO MEAT.

The More to Meat campaign highlights the important role red meat processors play in regional communities, the national red meat supply chain, and the industry’s signifcant contribution to the national economy.

Casino may be famous for the annual Beef Week celebrations, but now, the community that has helped open Australian red meat to the world will be a focus of the national More to Meat campaign.

AMPC Chief Executive Offcer, Chris Taylor, said, “More to Meat will shine a light on red meat processors’ proud involvement in Casino and regional Australia, providing jobs, economic opportunity and supporting farmers.

“300 communities around Australia are supported by a red meat processing facility, and like Casino they are often one of the biggest employers in town.

“The number of people employed in Australia’s red meat processing industry could fll the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) three times over, and they are all working to produce the highest quality red meat demanded worldwide.

“Behind each of those jobs is a family, helping to keep food on their table, pay for a new pair of footy boots or a music lesson and in turn supporting other local businesses and jobs in town.

“Red meat processing communities like Casino have a remarkable story to tell, and AMPC will shine a light on them through the More to Meat campaign.

“The More to Meat campaign is important because it showcases the jobs being created in the red meat processing industry, and they are often far from the stereotypes people have come to expect.”

“The industry still provides the good, stable jobs it always has, but there are jobs you may not expect, from quality assurance to food safety, tradies, and even robotics.

The diverse career availabilities at red meat processors are important to the future of towns like Casino, but it is also valuable to Australian businesses big and small that rely on processing.

“Australian red meat processing is advanced manufacturing, creating a world-class product, and it’s done locally, right here in Casino,” said Mr Taylor.

AMPC Chair, John Berry, said the importance of the red meat processing industry to the Australian agriculture sector is undeniable.

“Australian red meat is a world-class product, generating $21 billion for the Australian economy.

“Red meat processors employ safety and hygiene specialists, scientists, mechanics, tradies, and marketers, which enable us to produce meat right here that is a favourite on dinner tables in more than 100 countries from the US to Japan, and Korea.”

“Red meat processors generate billions of dollars in economic activity, create advanced manufacturing jobs in regional Australia, and produce a world-class product. That is why there is More to Meat,” said Mr Berry.

HUNDREDS OF JOBS AVAILABLE TO HELP AUSTRALIA’S HARVEST AND FEED THE WORLD

AUSTRALIANS are urged to hit the road, get out to regional Australia, and join this year’s $45 billion national harvest to help feed the world.

Up to 88 billion meals are expected to be created, from the estimated 13 million tonnes of wheat, over the next four months.

One of the nation’s largest employers, Programmed, says after years of lockdowns, plagues, and natural disasters, this Spring offers the chance to help Aussie farmers deliver a bumper crop.

“Grab a mate, grab your partner, and join the harvest in coming months to help Australian farmers feed the world,” Programmed Executive General Manager for Programmed Skilled Workforce, David Hele said.

“You will be helping to create about 88 billion meals, which would feed every man, woman and child in the world 11 times over1.

“From Narromine and West Wyalong in NSW, to Dimboola in Victoria, or Mallala in South Australia, those who want to join the Great Aussie Harvest can apply for more than 800 jobs in 15 different locations.

“For most roles, no previous experience is necessary, and workers can earn up to $7,500 over a 4-8 week period between September and January – which is ideal timing for many university students.

“All training is provided and workers are fully inducted on site.”

Australian wheat is used to make bread, crumpets, muffns, noodles, pasta, biscuits, cakes, pastries, cereal bars, sweet and savoury snack foods, crackers, crisp-breads, sauces, and confectionery2.

Barley is also being harvested and is commonly used in breads, soups, stews, and health products, though it is primarily grown as animal fodder and as a source of malt for alcoholic beverages, especially beer3.

Amid soaring global prices, the value of Australian wheat exports is forecast to reach a record $12.7 billion4 this season, and the country’s 22,500 grain farms are eager for a helping hand.

For the week ending 24 August 2022, cold fronts off the Southern Ocean brought moderate to heavy rainfall across south-eastern Australia. Meanwhile, high-pressure systems over remaining parts of the country resulted in clear, dry conditions.

Rainfalls across southern New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia consolidate the falls received over the previous week, improving soil moisture levels to average to above average across the south-east. Meanwhile, the mostly dry conditions in Western Australia have reduced the risk of waterlogging, following two weeks of moderate rainfall. For northern New South Wales and southern Queensland, dry conditions over the past week have allowed soil moisture levels to also subside, reducing the risk of waterlogging.

The El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is currently neutral. However, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology has recently raised its ENSO Outlook to La Niña ALERT, with a 70% likelihood of a La Niña event forming over the coming months (triple the normal probability). A negative Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) event is established in the tropical Indian Ocean, and the Southern Annular Mode (SAM) is currently neutral. Given current and expected conditions, the negative IOD event and the development of a La Niña event are likely to be the major infuences on spring rainfall across Australia.

The outlook for September 2022 indicates that there is a 75% chance of rainfall totals between 10 and 50 millimetres across much of New South Wales, south-eastern and parts of north-eastern Queensland, Victoria, southern South Australia, the south-west of Western Australia, Tasmania, and isolated parts in the north of the Northern Territory. Rainfall totals in excess of 100 millimetres are expected across alpine regions of New South Wales and Victoria, as well as western Tasmania.

Over the 8-days to 1 September 2022, troughs, low pressure systems and cold fronts are forecast to bring light to moderate rainfall to areas across central and eastern Australia. Across the remainder of the country, high-pressure systems will persist, providing clear, dry conditions. The light to moderate rainfall forecast for cropping regions in southern New South Wales will beneft winter crops where soil moisture levels are currently below average to average. Light to moderate rainfall forecast for northern New South Wales and Queensland cropping regions are not expected to increase the risk of waterlogging but may further restrict feld access in the coming week.

Water storage in the Murray–Darling Basin (MDB) increased by 162 gigalitres (GL) between 17 August 2022 and 24 August 2022. The current volume of water held in storage is 23,193 GL, which represents 92% of total capacity. This is 14% or 2,774 GL more than at the same time last

year.

Allocation prices in the Victorian Murray below the Barmah Choke decreased from $78 per ML on 5 August 2022 to $75 per ML on 12 August 2022. Prices are lower in the Murrumbidgee, Goulburn-Broken and regions above the Barmah choke due to the binding of the Murrumbidgee export limit, Goulburn intervalley trade limit and Barmah choke trade constraint.

Launch of the National Hitchhiker Plant Pest Action Plan 2022–2032

The National Hitchhiker (Contaminating) Plant Pest Action Plan

2022–2032 released today will protect Australia’s plantrelated industries and environment from exotic hitchhiking plant pests.

Australia’s Chief Plant Protection Offcer, Dr Gabrielle Vivian-Smith, said hitchhiking plant pests and the harmful diseases that these pests can carry threaten our economy, environment, and way of life.

“Globalisation and greater trade are increasing the chances of plant pests hitchhiking to Australia,” Dr VivianSmith said.

“These pests are diffcult to detect and fnd their way here on ships, aircraft, cargo containers, break-bulk cargo and in people’s luggage.

“Hitchhiking plant pests covered in this national action plan include the brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB), spongy moth, exotic bees, internal and external mites of bees, exotic snails and spotted lanternfy.

“BMSB alone has the potential to attack around 300 different plant species, and varroa mite is a serious threat to Australia’s bee population and could seriously harm our $13.4 billion horticulture industry if it were to establish here.

“Nationally, signifcant resources and $96 million in funding have been allocated from 2024–25 in national eradication programs to help manage hitchhiker plant pests like BMSB arriving in imported cargo.

“The National Hitchhiker (Contaminating) Plant Pest Action Plan 2022–2032 contributes to lifting our preparedness, response and resilience to exotic pest and disease incursions – one of the strategic actions for implementing Commonwealth Biosecurity 2030. “The national action plan provides a nationally agreed approach on how to prevent, detect and respond to national priority hitchhiking plant pests and carriers of plant diseases.

“It also is an important way key stakeholders can collaborate to create and maintain relationships to work on managing hitchhiking plant pests and mechanism to report on how Australia is building plant biosecurity capability and capacity against hitchhiking plant pests.”

For more information visit: www.agriculture. gov.au/pests-diseasesweeds/plant/nationalaction-plans

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ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.20pm Bluey. 7.30 David Attenborough’s Global Adventure. 8.25 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 9.10 Restoration Australia. 10.10 Catalyst. 11.10 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 11.50 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 12.30am Beyond The Towers. 1.30 Red Dwarf. 2.00 ABC News Update. 2.05 Close. 5.00 Clangers. 5.15 Hoot Hoot Go! 5.20 Sarah & Duck. 5.30 Late Programs. VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 Cavendish. Noon Ghosthunter. 1.55 Years Of Living Dangerously. 3.55 WorldWatch. 5.15 Shortland St. 5.45 Joy Of Painting. 6.15 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Dark Side Of The ‘90s. 9.25 The Casketeers. 10.25 VICE. (Return) 11.25 Final Space. 12.55am 24 Hours In Police Custody. 3.15 Late Programs. 7TWO (62) 6am Shopping. 7.00 The Bowls Show. 8.00 Cruise Away. (Premiere) 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. 10.30 To Be Advised. Noon Extreme Railways. 1.00 Million Dollar Minute. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 Sons And Daughters. 4.30 Emmerdale. 5.00 Coronation Street. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 A Touch Of Frost. 10.45 Late Programs. 9GEM (82) 6am Tennis. US Open. Day 7. Continued. 1pm My Favorite Martian. 1.30 Days Of Our Lives. 2.30 The Young And The Restless. 3.30 Antiques Roadshow. 4.00 MOVIE: Law And Disorder. (1958) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.30 Miniseries: Agatha Christie’s Ordeal By Innocence. 10.30 Law & Order: SVU. 11.30 Antiques Roadshow. Midnight Footy Classi ed. 1.00 Late Programs. BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 The Doctors. 9.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 9.30 Reel Action. 10.00 Demolition Down Under. 11.00 MacGyver. Noon NCIS: New Orleans. 1.00 Walker, Texas Ranger. 3.00 To Be Advised. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 MacGyver. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 Blue Bloods. 11.15 Motor Racing. Formula 1. Race 15. Dutch Grand Prix. 12.15am Shopping. 2.15 L.A.’s Finest. 3.10 ST: Next Gen. 4.05 MacGyver.

ABC ME (23) 6am Children’s Programs. 4.20pm The Deep. 4.55 The Flamin’ Thongs. 5.10 Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs. 5.25 Kung Fu Panda. 5.55 The PM’s Daughter. 6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Horrible Histories. 7.35 Dragons: Defenders Of Berk. 8.00 Kung Fu Panda: Legends Of Awesomeness. 8.25 The Legend Of Korra. 8.45 SheZow. 9.00 Find Me In Paris. 9.25 School Of Rock. 9.45 Rage. 11.10 Close. SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Ex Files 3. Continued. (2017, PG, Mandarin) 6.10 The Chaperone. (2018, PG) 8.10 The Forbidden Kingdom. (2008, PG) 10.05 Ideal Home. (2018, M) 11.45 Charlie And Boots. (2009, M) 1.40pm Thirteen Days. (2000, PG) 4.20 Long Way North. (2015, PG) 5.50 Vai. (2019, PG) 7.30 Bee Season. (2005, M) 9.30 The Apartment. (1996, M, French) 11.40 Late Programs. 7MATE (63) 6am Morning Programs. 10.15 MOVIE: Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald. (2018, PG) 1pm Boy To Man. 2.00 Leepu And Pitbull. 3.00 Motor Racing. Extreme E. Round 1. Desert X-Prix. 4.15 Motor Racing. Extreme E. Round 2. Island X-Prix. 5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Full Custom Garage. 8.30 MOVIE: Die Hard 4.0. (2007, M) 11.10 Late Programs. 9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs. Noon The Bionic Woman. 1.00 Buck Rogers. 2.00 Baywatch. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 Raymond. 5.30 The Nanny. 6.00 3rd Rock. 6.30 That ’70s Show. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 RBT. 8.30 MOVIE: Hot Fuzz. (2007, MA15+) 11.00 Young Sheldon. 11.30 Up All Night. Midnight 90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After? 1.00 Say Yes To The Dress: UK. 2.00 License To Kill. 2.50 Late Programs. PEACH (52) 6am The Big Bang Theory. 7.00 Friends. 10.00 The Middle. Noon Nancy Drew. 1.00 Charmed. 2.00 The Big Bang Theory. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Seinfeld. 11.00 Frasier. Midnight Home Shopping. 1.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 2.30 The Late Late Show With James Corden. 3.30 The King Of Queens. 4.30 Home Shopping.

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6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Foreign Correspondent. (R) 10.30 China Tonight. (R) 11.00 Our Brain. (PG, R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Miniseries: Marriage. (Ml, R) 2.00 Parliament Question Time. 3.00 Escape From The City. (R) 4.00 Think Tank. (PG, R) 5.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 5.25 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Great Southern Landscapes. (PG) 8.30 Old People’s Home

For Teenagers. (PG) 9.30 Science Of Drugs With Richard

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6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Inside The Modelling Agency. (PG) 9.55 Food Markets: In The Belly Of The City. (PG) 10.55 Victorian House Of Arts And Crafts. (PG) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.10 Secrets Unearthed Great Wall of China. (PGav, R) 3.00 Going Places. (R) 3.30 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 3.40 The Cook Up. (PG, R) 4.10 London’s Great Bridges. (R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Great Coastal Railway

Journeys. (PG) 8.30 Insight. 9.30 Dateline. 10.00 SBS World News Late. 10.30 The Point. (R) 11.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour.

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Hosted by Natalie Gruzlewski. 9.00 Extreme Weddings: Australia. (Premiere, PG) Follows Aussie couples as they tackle the challenge of planning extreme and unconventional weddings. 10.00 10 Years Younger In 10 Days. (PGa) The experts help a lollipop lady. 11.00 The Latest: Seven News. 11.30 Chicago Fire. (Mav) 12.30 Home Shopping. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise. NBN (8, 80)

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 The Block. (PGl, R) 1.00 Emergency. (Mm, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. 6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current A air. 7.30 The Block. (PGl) 8.45 The Hundred With Andy Lee. 9.45 True Story With Hamish & Andy. (PGa, R) 10.45 Nine News Late. 11.15 Law & Order: Organized

Crime. (Mv) 12.00 See No Evil. (MA15+a) 12.45 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current A air. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today. TEN (5)

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Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald take a look at the week that was. 9.30 NCIS. (Mav, R) The NCIS team discovers another person has been tracking the serial killer Gibbs was hunting. 10.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. (Mv, R) 11.30 The Project. (R) 12.30 The Late Show With

Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

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ABC ME (23) 6am Children’s Programs. 4.55pm The Flamin’ Thongs. 5.10 Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs. 5.25 Kung Fu Panda. 6.00 The PM’s Daughter. 6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Horrible Histories. 7.35 Dragons: Defenders Of Berk. 8.00 Kung Fu Panda: Legends Of Awesomeness. 8.25 The Legend Of Korra. 8.45 SheZow. 9.00 Find Me In Paris. 9.25 School Of Rock. 9.45 Rage. 11.10 Close. SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Vai. Continued. (2019, PG) 7.20 Forever Enthralled. (2008, PG, Mandarin) 10.00 Bee Season. (2005, M) Noon The Apartment. (1996, M, French) 2.10 Long Way North. (2015, PG) 3.40 The Chaperone. (2018, PG) 5.40 Toast. (2010, PG) 7.30 Still Human. (2018, M, Cantonese) 9.35 Rumble In The Bronx. (1995, M, Cantonese) 11.15 Drunken Master II. (1994, M, Cantonese) 1.10am Late Programs. 7MATE (63) 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 Pawn Stars. 10.30 Storage Wars. 11.00 American Pickers. Noon Hell re Heroes. 1.00 Boy To Man. 2.00 Full Custom Garage. 3.00 Shipping Wars. 3.30 Pawn Stars UK. 4.00 Pawn Stars Sth Africa. 4.30 Aussie Lobster Men. 5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Highway Patrol. 8.30 Outback Opal Hunters. 10.30 Jade Fever. 11.30 Late Programs. 9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs. Noon The Bionic Woman. 1.00 Baywatch. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 3rd Rock. 4.00 That ’70s Show. 4.30 Raymond. 5.30 The Nanny. 6.00 3rd Rock. 6.30 That ’70s Show. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 MOVIE: Spy Game. (2001, M) 10.00 MOVIE: The Mod Squad. (1999, M) Midnight 90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After? 1.00 Say Yes To The Dress: UK. 2.00 License To Kill. 2.50 Late Programs. PEACH (52) 6am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 The King Of Queens. 8.00 Seinfeld. 9.30 Becker. 10.30 The Middle. 11.00 Frasier. Noon This Is Us. 1.00 The Big Bang Theory. 1.30 Seinfeld. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Mom. 11.10 Frasier. Midnight Shopping. 1.30 Stephen Colbert. 2.30 James Corden. 3.30 King Of Queens. 4.30 Shopping.

ABC NEWS (24) 6am News Programs. 1.30pm Capital Hill. 2.00 Parliament. 2.25 Interest Rate Decision. 3.00 News. 4.00 Afternoon Brie ng. 5.00 ABC News Hour. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 7.00 ABC National News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.45 The Business. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.15 Four Corners. 10.00 The World. 11.00 The Drum. Midnight News. 12.15 The Business. 12.30 7.30. 1.00 Late Programs. SBS FOOD (33) 6am Morning Programs. 2pm Make This Tonight. 2.30 My Market Kitchen. 3.00 License To Grill. 3.30 May’s Kitchen. 4.00 David Rocco’s Dolce Napoli. 4.30 Cook And The Chef. 5.00 Nigella Feasts. 5.30 River Cottage Aust. 6.30 Food Safari. 7.00 The Cook Up. 7.30 Food Safari. 8.00 Railway Vietnam. 8.30 Rick Stein’s Long Weekends. 9.35 Dine With Me UK. 10.00 Late Programs. NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1.35pm The Kamilaroi. 2.00 Shortland St. 2.30 Kriol Kitchen. 3.00 Jarjums. 4.35 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Indian Country Today News. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Undiscovered Vistas. 7.30 The Point. 8.00 Spirit Talker. 8.30 Over The Black Dot. 9.00 Feeding The Scrum. 9.30 Letterkenny. 10.00 The Crimson Rivers. 11.00 Late Programs. 9LIFE (84) 6am Morning Programs. 10.30 Outgrown. 11.30 House Hunters. 12.30pm Backyard Envy. 1.30 Australia’s Best Pools. 2.30 The Block. 4.00 Flip Or Flop Atlanta. 4.30 Log Cabin Living. 5.00 Self Made Mansions. 6.00 House Hunters Int. 7.00 House Hunters. 7.30 Escape To The Chateau. 8.30 Dales For Sale. 9.30 Restored. 10.30 Beachfront Bargain Hunt. 11.00 Late Programs. SKY NEWS (53) 6am Morning Programs. 1pm The Rita Panahi Show. 2.00 Afternoon Agenda. 3.00 Paul Murray Live. 4.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.30 Business Now With Ross Greenwood. 5.00 The Kenny Report. 6.00 Peta Credlin. 7.00 Bolt Report. 8.00 Paul Murray Live. 9.00 Piers Morgan Uncensored. 10.00 The Front Page. 10.30 Business Now With Ross Greenwood. 11.00 Late Programs.

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Four Corners. (R) 11.00 Conquest Of The Skies. (R) 12.00 News. 12.30 Press Club. 1.40 Media Watch. (PG, R) 2.00 Parliament Question Time. 3.05 Escape From The City. (R) 4.00 Think Tank. (PG, R) 5.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Inside The Modelling Agency. (Final, PG) 9.55 Food Markets: In The Belly Of The City. (PG) 10.55 Victorian House Of Arts And Crafts. (PG) 12.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Dateline. (R) 2.30 Insight. (R) 3.30 The Cook Up. (PG, R) 4.00 Jeopardy! 4.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 5.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. Stage 16. H’lights.

6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 8.30 Shaun Micallef’s

MAD AS HELL. (M) 9.00 Summer Love. (Ml) 9.35 Win The Week. (PG) 10.05 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. (R) 10.45 ABC Late News. 11.00 The Business. (R) 11.15 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R) 12.05 Parliament Question Time. 1.05 Unforgotten. (Ml, R) 1.55 Glitch. (Mlv, R) 3.45 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.25 The Drum. (R) 5.25 7.30. (R) 6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Tony Robinson’s History

Of Britain. (PGav, R) 8.30 Secret Scotland. (PGa, R) 9.20 The Stranger. (MA15+) 10.20 SBS World News Late. 10.50 Cycling. UCI World

Tour. La Vuelta. Stage 17. 1.50 Destination Flavour

Down Under Bitesize. (R) 2.00 Before We Die. (Malv, R) 3.50 Italian Food Safari. (R) 4.50 Destination Flavour Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight. 6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Chris Watts: Confessions Of A Killer. (2020, Mav) 2.00 World’s Deadliest. (Ml) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 7News Local. 6.30 7News @ 6:30. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGa) 7.30 Armed And Dangerous:

Heists. (Premiere, Mav) A look at

Australia’s greatest bank heists. 9.00 The Chernobyl Disaster:

Meltdown. (Ma) Part 1 of 3. 10.00 Air Crash Investigation:

Deadly Delivery. (PG) A look at the crash of a cargo plane. 11.00 The Latest: Seven News. 11.30 Chicago Fire. (Mav) 12.30 Home Shopping. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise. 6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 The Block. (PGl, R) 1.00 The Hundred With Andy Lee. (R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. 6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current A air. 7.30 The Block. (PGl) 8.45 After The Verdict. (Mlv) 9.45 Family Law. (Mas) 10.45 Nine News Late. 11.15 Chicago Med. (MA15+am, R) 12.05 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 12.55 Destination WA. (PG) 1.20 Talking Honey. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current A air. (R) 5.00 News. 5.30 Today. 6.00 Ent. Tonight. (R) 6.30 GCBC. (R) 7.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 7.30 Bold. (R) 8.00 10 News First: Breakfast. 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGa, R) 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.00 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 My Market Kitchen. (R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 3.30 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 4.00 Everyday Gourmet. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news and events. 7.30 The Dog House Australia. (PGa, R) Narrated by Dr Chris Brown. 8.30 Ghosts. (PGds) Thor nn su ers from night terrors. Isaac feels compelled to seduce his new roommate, Hetty. 9.30 Bull. (PGa, R) Bull represents a client in federal court who has been accused of stealing critical disease research. 11.30 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news and events. 12.30 The Late Show With

Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

CONSUMER ADVICE (P) Pre-school (C) Children (PG) Parental Guidance Recommended (M) Mature Audiences (MA15+) Mature Audiences Only (AV15+) Extreme Adult Violence (R) Repeat (CC) Closed Captions (a) Adult themes (d) Drug references (h) Horror (s) Sex references (l) Language (m) Medical procedures (n) Nudity (v) Violence.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.20pm Bluey. 7.30 Anh’s Brush With Fame. 8.00 Art Works. 8.30 Civilisations. 9.30 Great Southern Landscapes. 10.00 LSO: Gardiner Conducts Mendelssohn And Schumann. 11.35 Talking Heads. Midnight Louis Theroux: By Reason Of Insanity. 1.00 Ghosts. 1.30 Catalyst. 2.25 ABC News Update. 2.30 Close. 5.00 Clangers. 5.15 Hoot Hoot Go! 5.20 Sarah & Duck. 5.30 Late Programs. VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 The New Era Of Canadian Sex Work. 11.30 Canadian Cannabis: Cash Crop. Noon The Source. 12.55 Outsider: World’s Weirdest Films. 1.20 In My Own World. 2.15 Curse Of Oak Island. 3.45 WorldWatch. 5.15 Shortland St. 5.45 Joy Of Painting. 6.15 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Glastonbury: 50 Years And Counting. 10.15 Late Programs. 7TWO (62) 6am Home Shopping. 6.30 Travel Oz. 8.00 Cruise Away. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Bargain Hunt. 1.00 Million Dollar Minute. 2.00 To Be Advised. 2.30 Sons And Daughters. 4.30 Emmerdale. 5.00 Coronation Street. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Heartbeat. 8.30 Lewis. 10.30 Miniseries: Bancroft. 11.30 Autopsy USA. 12.30am Cleaning Up. 1.30 Late Programs. 9GEM (82) 6am Tennis. US Open. Day 9. Continued. 1pm My Favorite Martian. 1.30 Days Of Our Lives. 2.30 The Young And The Restless. 3.30 Antiques Roadshow. 4.00 MOVIE: No Limit. (1935) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 As Time Goes By. 8.50 Midsomer Murders. 10.50 Chicago Fire. 11.50 Footy Classi ed. 12.50am The Avengers. 2.00 Tennis. US Open. Day 10. BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 The Doctors. 9.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 9.30 Reel Action. 10.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 11.00 MacGyver. Noon NCIS: New Orleans. 1.00 Walker, Texas Ranger. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 To Be Advised. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 MacGyver. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Hawaii Five-0. 10.20 Blood And Treasure. 11.15 Evil. 12.15am Shopping. 2.15 Late Programs.

ABC ME (23) 6am Children’s Programs. 4.55pm The Flamin’ Thongs. 5.10 Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs. 5.25 Kung Fu Panda. 6.00 The PM’s Daughter. 6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Horrible Histories. 7.35 Dragons: Defenders Of Berk. 8.00 Kung Fu Panda: Legends Of Awesomeness. 8.25 The Legend Of Korra. 8.45 SheZow. 9.00 Find Me In Paris. 9.25 School Of Rock. 9.45 Rage. 11.10 Close. SBS MOVIES (32) 6am The Forbidden Kingdom. Continued. (2008, PG) 7.25 Toast. (2010, PG) 9.15 Long Way North. (2015, PG) 10.45 As You Want Me. (1996, M, Italian) 12.35pm Rumble In The Bronx. (1995, M, Cantonese) 2.15 Vai. (2019, PG) 3.55 Howard Lovecraft. (2016, PG) 5.30 The Well-Digger’s Daughter. (2011, PG, French) 7.30 A Little Chaos. (2014, M) 9.40 The Power Of One. (1992, PG) Midnight Late Programs. 7MATE (63) 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 Pawn Stars. 10.30 Storage Wars. 11.00 American Pickers. Noon Hell re Heroes. 1.00 SAS: UK. 2.00 Jade Fever. 3.00 Shipping Wars. 3.30 Pawn Stars UK. 4.00 Pawn Stars Sth Africa. 4.30 Aussie Lobster Men. 5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Family Guy. 8.00 American Dad! 8.30 MOVIE: Suicide Squad. (2016, M) 11.00 Late Programs. 9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs. Noon The Bionic Woman. 1.00 Baywatch. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 3rd Rock. 4.00 That ’70s Show. 4.30 Raymond. 5.30 The Nanny. 6.00 3rd Rock. 6.30 That ’70s Show. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 MOVIE: The Truman Show. (1998, PG) 9.30 MOVIE: Dinner For Schmucks. (2010, M) 11.45 Young Sheldon. 12.10am 90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After? 1.10 Say Yes To The Dress: UK. 2.10 Late Programs. PEACH (52) 6am Carol’s Second Act. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The King Of Queens. 9.00 Becker. 10.00 The Middle. 11.00 Frasier. Noon This Is Us. 1.00 Mom. 2.00 Becker. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.20 Two And A Half Men. 10.10 The Big Bang Theory. 11.00 Frasier. Midnight Shopping. 1.30 Stephen Colbert. 2.30 Late Programs.

ABC NEWS (24) 6am News Programs. 12.30pm Press Club. 1.40 Capital Hill. 2.00 Parliament. 3.15 News. 4.00 Afternoon Brie ng. 5.00 ABC News Hour. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 7.00 ABC National News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.45 The Business. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 China Tonight. 10.00 The World. 11.00 The Drum. Midnight News. 12.15 The Business. 12.30 7.30. 1.00 Late Programs. SBS FOOD (33) 6am Morning Programs. 2pm Make This Tonight. 2.30 My Market Kitchen. 3.00 License To Grill. 3.30 May’s Kitchen. 4.00 David Rocco’s Dolce Napoli. 4.30 Cook And The Chef. 5.00 Nigella Feasts. 5.30 River Cottage Aust. 6.30 Food Safari. 7.00 The Cook Up. 7.30 Food Heroes. 8.00 The Chocolate Queen. 8.30 John Torode’s Middle East. (Premiere) 9.00 Plat Du Tour. 9.30 Dine With Me UK. 10.00 Late Programs. NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm Artie: Our Tribute To A Legend. 2.00 Shortland St. 2.30 Strait To The Plate. 3.00 Jarjums. 4.35 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Te Ao With Moana. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Land Of Primates. 7.30 The Last Land: Gespe’gewa’gi. 8.30 Yokayi Footy. 9.25 Serena Vs The Umpire. 10.25 The Kings. 11.30 Late Programs. 9LIFE (84) 6am Morning Programs. 9.30 House Hunters Int. 10.00 Australia’s Best House. 11.00 Restored. Noon Rehab Addict. 1.00 Beach Hunters. 2.00 Beachfront Bargain Hunt. 3.00 The Block. 4.00 Flip Or Flop Nashville. 4.30 Log Cabin Living. 5.00 Dales For Sale. 6.00 House Hunters Int. 7.00 House Hunters. 7.30 Boise Boys. 8.30 Home Town. 9.30 House Hunters Renovation. 10.30 Caribbean Life. 11.00 Late Programs. SKY NEWS (53) 6am Morning Programs. 1pm Piers Morgan Uncensored. 2.00 Afternoon Agenda. 3.00 Paul Murray Live. 4.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.30 Business Now With Ross Greenwood. 5.00 The Kenny Report. 6.00 Peta Credlin. 7.00 Bolt Report. 8.00 Paul Murray Live. 9.00 Piers Morgan Uncensored. 10.00 The Front Page. 10.30 Business Now With Ross Greenwood. 11.00 Late Programs.

THURSDAY, September 8

ABC TV (2)

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Aust Story. (R) 10.30 That Paci c Sports Show. (R) 11.00 Rick Stein’s Road To Mexico. (Final, R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Win The Week. (PG, R) 1.30 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. (M, R) 2.00 Parliament. 3.00 Escape From The City. (R) 4.00 Think Tank. (PG, R) 4.55 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 6.00 The Drum. 6.55 Sammy J. (PG) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Foreign Correspondent. 8.30 Q+A. 9.35 First On The Ground. 10.05 ABC Late News. 10.20 The Business. (R) 10.35 Old People’s Home

For Teenagers. (PG, R) 11.35 Parliament Question Time. 12.40 Doc Martin. (PG, R) 1.25 Unforgotten. (Mal, R) 3.00 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.25 The Drum. (R) 5.20 Sammy J. (PG, R) 5.25 7.30. (R) SBS (3)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Peer To Peer. (Premiere, PG) 9.55 Food Markets: In The Belly Of The City. 10.55 Victorian House Of Arts And Crafts. (PG) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.10 Secrets Unearthed. (R) 3.00 Going Places. (PGa, R) 3.35 The Cook Up. (PG, R) 4.05 Jeopardy! 4.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 5.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. Stage 17. H’lights. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 World’s Most Scenic

River Journeys. (PG) 8.30 Inside Aldi. (PG, R) 9.20 Suspect. (MA15+a) 10.20 SBS World News Late. 10.50 Cycling. UCI World Tour.

La Vuelta. Stage 18. 1.50 Destination Flavour

Down Under Bitesize. (R) 2.00 Tin Star. (MA15+v, R) 3.50 Italian Food Safari. (R) 4.50 Destination Flavour Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight. SEVEN (6)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Jodi Arias: Dirty

Little Secret. (2013, Msv, R) 2.00 Kochie’s Business Builders. 2.30 Border Patrol. (PG, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 7News Local. 6.30 7News @ 6:30. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGas) 8.30 Ambulance: Code Red. (Ma)

Follows the work of an ambulance service, giving an insight into the life and death incidents they face. 9.30 The Latest: Seven News. 10.00 The Front Bar. (M) Takes a lighter look at all things AFL. 11.00 Autopsy USA: Carrie

Fisher. (MA15+ad, R) 12.00 Instant Hotel. (PGs, R) 1.30 Home Shopping. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise. NBN (8, 80)

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 The Block. (PGl, R) 1.00 After The Verdict. (Mlv, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R) 6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current A air. 7.30 RBT. (Mdl) 8.30 Paramedics. (M, R) 9.30 New Amsterdam. (MA15+am) 10.30 Nine News Late. 11.00 The Equalizer. (MA15+av) 11.50 The Gulf. (Madls, R) 12.40 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current A air. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today. TEN (5)

6.00 Ent. Tonight. (R) 6.30 GCBC. (R) 7.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 7.30 Bold. (R) 8.00 10 News First: Breakfast. 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGal, R) 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.00 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 My Market Kitchen. (R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 3.30 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 4.00 Everyday Gourmet. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project. The hosts and guest panellists take a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics. 7.30 Shaun Micallef’s Brain

Eisteddfod. Quiz show featuring schools. 8.30 Gogglebox Australia. TV fanatics open up their living rooms to reveal their reactions to popular and topical TV shows. 9.30 To Be Advised. 10.30 Law & Order: SVU. (Mads, R)

A young Italian woman goes missing. 11.30 The Project. (R) 12.30 The Late Show With

Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

CONSUMER ADVICE (P) Pre-school (C) Children (PG) Parental Guidance Recommended (M) Mature Audiences (MA15+) Mature Audiences Only (AV15+) Extreme Adult Violence (R) Repeat (CC) Closed Captions (a) Adult themes (d) Drug references (h) Horror (s) Sex references (l) Language (m) Medical procedures (n) Nudity (v) Violence.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.20pm Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.30 Would I Lie To You? 9.00 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. 9.30 Win The Week. 10.00 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 10.40 Mock The Week. 11.15 Doctor Who. Midnight Ghosts. 12.30 Live From The BBC. (Final) 1.15 Would I Lie To You? 1.45 ABC News Update. 1.50 Close. 5.00 Clangers. 5.15 Hoot Hoot Go! 5.20 Sarah & Duck. 5.30 Late Programs. VICELAND (31) 6am Morning Programs. 11.30 FEMEN: Sextremism In Canada. Noon Huang’s World. 12.50 Je rey Epstein’s Hidden Files. 1.40 One Star Reviews. 2.05 Munchies Guide To Basque Country. 2.55 Munchies Guide To Sweden. 3.45 WorldWatch. 5.15 Shortland St. 5.45 Joy Of Painting. 6.15 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.30 News. 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Curse Of Oak Island. 10.10 Late Programs. 7TWO (62) 6am Home Shopping. 6.30 Travel Oz. 8.00 Cruise Away. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Bargain Hunt. 1.00 Million Dollar Minute. 2.00 My Italian Family. 2.30 Sons And Daughters. 4.30 Emmerdale. 5.00 Coronation Street. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Father Brown. 8.30 Murdoch Mysteries. 12.30am The Fine Art Auction. 3.30 Late Programs. 9GEM (82) 6am Tennis. US Open. Day 10. Continued. 1pm My Favorite Martian. 1.30 Days Of Our Lives. 2.30 The Young And The Restless. 3.30 Antiques Roadshow. 4.00 MOVIE: Laxdale Hall. (1953) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 To Be Advised. 10.30 The Case Of Caylee Anthony. 11.30 Law & Order: SVU. 12.30am Antiques Roadshow. 1.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 4.30 Joyce Meyer. 5.00 TV Shop. BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 The Doctors. 9.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 9.30 Reel Action. 10.00 MacGyver. Noon The Code. 1.00 Hawaii Five-0. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 MacGyver. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Bull. 10.30 Elementary. 11.30 48 Hours. 12.30am Home Shopping. 2.00 Blood And Treasure. 3.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 4.00 MacGyver.

ABC ME (23) 6am Children’s Programs. 4.55pm The Flamin’ Thongs. 5.10 Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs. 5.25 Kung Fu Panda. 6.00 The PM’s Daughter. 6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Horrible Histories. 7.35 Dragons: Defenders Of Berk. 8.00 Kung Fu Panda: Legends Of Awesomeness. 8.25 The Legend Of Korra. 8.45 SheZow. 9.00 Find Me In Paris. 9.25 School Of Rock. 9.45 Rage. 11.10 Close. SBS MOVIES (32) 6am The WellDigger’s Daughter. Continued. (2011, PG, French) 7.55 The Power Of One. (1992, PG) 10.15 Drunken Master II. (1994, M, Cantonese) 12.10pm Still Human. (2018, M, Cantonese) 2.15 Toast. (2010, PG) 4.05 The Perfect Candidate. (2019, PG, Arabic) 6.00 The Lunchbox. (2013, PG, Hindi) 8.00 Beatriz At Dinner. (2017, M) 9.30 Philadelphia. (1993, PG) 11.50 Late Programs. 7MATE (63) 6am Morning Programs. Noon Hell re Heroes. 1.00 SAS: UK. 2.00 Biker Battleground Phoenix. 3.00 Shipping Wars. 3.30 Pawn Stars UK. 4.00 Pawn Stars Sth Africa. 4.30 Truck Night In America. (Premiere) 5.30 Desert Collectors. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Storage Wars. 8.30 Pawn Stars. 9.30 American Pickers. 10.30 American Restoration. 11.00 Late Programs. 9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs. Noon The Bionic Woman. 1.00 Baywatch. 2.00 Motor Racing. IndyCar Series. Grand Prix of Portland. H’lights. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 3rd Rock. 4.00 That ’70s Show. 4.30 Raymond. 5.30 The Nanny. 6.00 3rd Rock. 6.30 That ’70s Show. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 MOVIE: Robin Hood. (2010, M) 10.10 MOVIE: The Last Witch Hunter. (2015, M) 12.10am Late Programs. PEACH (52) 6am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The King Of Queens. 9.00 Becker. 10.00 The Middle. 11.30 Friends. Noon The Living Room. 1.00 Frasier. 2.00 Becker. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Seinfeld. 11.00 Frasier. Midnight Shopping. 1.30 Stephen Colbert. 2.30 James Corden. 3.30 King Of Queens. 4.30 Shopping.

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newly simplifed marina leases will help remove red tape REFORMS FOR REGIONAL MARINAS

Boating facilities along the east coast of NSW are set to beneft from a series of upgrades, with regional marinas on Crown land to be offered extended leases of up to 40 years, in return for a commitment to reinvest and update them.

Minister for Lands and Water Kevin Anderson said marina leasing reforms being introduced by the NSW Government will deliver better marinas and waterfront facilities for communities and boat users, support jobs, economies and tourism, while also providing greater certainty for lease holders.

“The newly simplifed marina leases will help remove red tape, provide greater investment incentives, and deliver world-class boating and waterfront precincts for the beneft of local communities, businesses and visitors,” Mr Anderson said.

“The changes will also secure fair market rents on these sites with the funds to be reinvested back into the Crown estate for the beneft of all NSW residents.”

Following a recent review, a new leasing model will be implemented which will include: • A standard lease term of 40 years (up from 20 years) with marina operators able to extend leases, subject to meeting operating conditions including a minimum commitment to

reinvest in facilities. • A new standard lease template to provide certainty for marina operators. • Rent calculations for marinas will be transparent and more predictable with the rent rationale and breakdown being made publicly available on the

Crown Lands website.

Boating Industry Association President Andrew Fielding said the industry welcomed the leasing reforms which would support industry and regional communities.

“The leasing reforms will create a framework where marina operators and investors can deliver important privately-funded public infrastructure with confdence, while greatly improving their offerings to boaties and the broader community,” Mr Fielding said.

PPE can be recycled to make stronger concrete

Engineers at RMIT University have developed a method to use disposable personal protective equipment (PPE) to make concrete stronger, providing an innovative way to signifcantly reduce pandemic-generated waste.

The RMIT team is the frst to investigate the feasibility of recycling three key types of PPE – isolation gowns, face masks and rubber gloves – into concrete.

Published in the journals Case Studies in Construction Materials, Science of the Total Environment and Journal of Cleaner Production, the studies by RMIT School of Engineering researchers demonstrate the potential for PPE to be used as reinforcement materials in structural concrete.

The studies found shredded PPE could increase the strength of concrete by up to 22% and improve resistance to cracking.

The RMIT School of Engineering team’s industry partner, Casafco Pty Ltd, is planning to use these research fndings in a feld project.

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, an estimated 54,000 tonnes of PPE waste has been produced on average globally each day. About 129 billion disposable face masks are used and discarded around the world every month.

First author, PhD researcher Shannon Kilmartin-Lynch, said the research brought a circular economy approach to the challenge of dealing with healthcare waste.

“We urgently need smart solutions for the ever-growing pile of COVID-19 generated waste – this challenge will remain even after the pandemic is over,” said Kilmartin-Lynch, a Vice-Chancellor’s Indigenous Pre-Doctoral Fellow at RMIT.

“Our research found that incorporating the right amount of shredded PPE could improve the strength and durability of concrete.

Joint lead author, Dr Rajeev Roychand, said there was real potential for construction industries around the world to play a signifcant role in transforming this waste into a valuable resource.

“While our research is in the early stages, these promising initial fndings are an important step towards the development of effective recycling systems to keep disposable PPE waste out of landfll,” he said. feasibility studies, disposable face masks, rubber gloves and isolation gowns were frst shredded then incorporated into concrete at various volumes, between 0.1% and 0.25%.

The research found:

• rubber gloves increased compressive strength by up to 22% • isolation gowns increased resistance to bending stress by up to 21%, compressive strength by 15% and elasticity by 12% • face masks increased compressive strength by up to 17% • Corresponding author and research team leader

Professor Jie Li said

PPE waste – both from health care and the general public – was having a signifcant impact on the environment.

“We have all seen disposable masks littering our streets, but even when this waste is disposed of properly it all ends up in landfll,” Li said.

“With a circular economy approach, we could keep that waste out of landfll while squeezing the full value out of these materials to create better products – it’s a win on all fronts.”

The next step for the research is to evaluate the potential for mixing the PPE streams, develop practical implementation strategies and work towards feld trials.

The team is keen to collaborate with the healthcare and construction industries to further develop the research.

REVIEW OF CTP AND LIFE TIME CARE AND SUPPORT SCHEME

The Standing Committee on Law and Justice has commenced its regular oversight reviews into the state’s Compulsory Third Party (CTP) insurance scheme and Lifetime Care and Support scheme, as required by the State Insurance and Care Governance Act 2015. The committee generally examines the operation of these schemes every two years.

The Hon Chris Rath MLC, Committee Chair, stated ‘The committee’s regular statutory reviews provide a valuable opportunity for us to get feedback from stakeholders about the operation of these schemes. The committee will often hear from the regulators, insurers and legal stakeholders on what can be improved, to ensure each scheme effectively supports those injured in motor vehicle accidents’.

In the last review of the CTP insurance scheme, the committee looked at a number of issues including the operation of the no fault statutory benefts period available to those injured in a motor vehicle accident, along with premium pricing and insurer profts. In the 2020 review of the Lifetime Care and Support scheme, the committee examined the fnancial position of the scheme and issues related to the delivery of attendant care services to participants in the scheme.

The Chair said: ‘We welcome all contributions to these reviews, particularly from those who have signifcant experience and insight into the performance and operation of these schemes. It is our role to make recommendations to the NSW Government on how these schemes could be improved, and we welcome all views and suggestions’.

The closing date for submissions is 25 September 2022. Stakeholders should note that the committee does not have the power to investigate individual compensation claims.

For further information about these reviews or for more information on how to make a submission, please go to our website: www.parliament.nsw.gov. au/lawandjustice.