Bushfire affected families can now access all available assistance in one place with the NSW Government creating a ‘one stop shop’ for local, State and Federal support.

AgriFutures Australia is seeking applications from suitably qualified individuals for an advisory panel member to join the AgriFutures™ Honey Bee & Pollination Program Advisory Panel.

Tourism businesses and fire-affected communities around the country will receive much needed support from the Morrison Government’s National Bushfire Recovery Fund today through an initial $76 million tourism recovery package to protect jobs, small businesses and local economies by helping get tourists travelling across Australia again.

In response to the devastating bushfires, the Morrison Government has today announced a comprehensive suite of measures to immediately support impacted small businesses. 

Each year, every ABC regional station selects a winning Heywire Competition entry to represent their part of Australia. The young winners work with ABC staff to produce their story to be featured on ABC Radio and abc.net.au. Heywire stories are renowned for their honesty and for giving us a window on the lives of young people in regional Australia.

This year Zoe McLaren from Temora is a winner from our region. Congratulations Zoe!

Forest industries in the South West Slopes (SWS) region of NSW have been given a huge boost with the launch today at AKD Softwoods sawmill in Tumut of the SWS Forest Industry Hub. The work program of the Hub is underpinned by Federal government funding of $1 million over three years.

The Engaging Youth in Regional Australia (EYRA) Study was funded by the Australian Research Council via a 2019-2021 Discovery Early Career Researcher Award. The report on the first stage of the research, conducted in 2019, was released in November.

The AgriFutures Australia Annual Report 2018-19 has now been released.

Within the report, you'll see how diverse levied industries such as chicken meat, rice, export fodder, thoroughbred horses, honey bee and pollination, ginger, tea tree oil, pasture seeds, buffalo, kangaroo, goat fibre, deer and their bodies, panels and stakeholders guide research, development decisions and expenditure.

Australians are flying drones in record numbers. It's important we all understand the rules that keep us safe.

The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has launched a new website for people who fly for fun. It includes an interactive quiz to test your knowledge and information on Australia’s drone safety rules in 20 languages.

The NSW Government is subsidising skills training for farmers and regional businesses impacted by the drought to support off farm income and diversification of business practices. 

The University of Canberra conducts a Regional Wellbeing Survey each year. The aim is to support research that improves the wellbeing and quality of life of people living in rural and regional Australia. The results of the survey help to provide insights that support the development of strategies to build wellbeing, resilience and adaptive capacity in these regions.

Griffith City Council is pleased to announce that the Griffith Housing Strategy was adopted at Council on 26 November 2019. Grant funding from the Building Better Regions Fund enabled Council to commission a detailed analysis of the current state of housing availability in Griffith.

The Department of Planning, Industry and Environment is conducting a community survey seeking feedback on digital connectivity issues in regional areas.

Expressions of interest (EOI) can now be submitted for the first round of applications under the Inland Rail Interface Improvement Program (II Program).

The latest participants from the AgriTech Incubator ATI Riverina: Ready to Launch program are wrapping up their 8 week pre-accelerator program, concluding with a pitch night on Monday 30th September.

Applications for the 2020 Jan Cathcart Scholarship are now open for women involved in the Australian rice industry, offering financial assistance valued at $10,000 a year for up to three years of tertiary study.