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Friday, 27 October 2023
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Local beekeepers fear the future with varroa mite By Ned COWIE IT has been several months since a beekeeper in the Macleay Valley discovered varroa mites during a routine alcohol wash of his bees. This would mark the beginning of a varroa crisis for beekeepers in the Kempsey region, with the NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) eventually declaring the transition from eradication to management of the varroa mite in NSW as of 19 September 2023. The varroa mite, a tiny insect which attaches to bees has, for many years, been a pest in other countries
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Monica Rich, Secretary of the Mid North Coast Amateur Beekeepers Association, shows off her native stingless bee hives.
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Save Nambucca River and OzGREEN combine for water quality monitoring program
CLUB URUNGA
THE Save Nambucca River Group, with grant funding from the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR), will partner with environmental charity OzGREEN to
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