Child poverty rates in Stevenage and North Herts have been steadily increasing over recent years - with Stevenage having the highest rise in the county -.
“We’ll be the only ones exporting fresh sheep milk in retail-ready form,” Cameron Ravenwood said. It only took about three days for the product to get from the milking shed to the Asian supermarkets. The first bulk shipment of Fernglen milk headed overseas last week for processing to be used as a pharmaceutical supplement. A litre bottle sells for about $9 in New Zealand. Ravenwood, 23, has a masters degree in agribusiness and food marketing and convinced his parents that their farm could lead the way with new products, highlighting ethical production. He saw that other industries had SPCA animal welfare certification, but dairy was conspicuously absent.
SES volunteers walk away from Menindee unit, look to Rural Fire Service for more training and support
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Eight Menindee SES volunteers have applied to join the RFS unit.
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Members of the State Emergency Service s Menindee unit in Far West New South Wales have collectively walked away from the agency, voicing their frustrations with a lack of training options and overall support.
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Menindee local and former SES member Rob Gregory says some members had to wait more than a year to complete minor qualifications
Questions have been raised about the viability of having both SES and RFS units in remote communities