All posts tagged "safety"

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  Look out for European wasps in Western Australia

  Residents and pest controllers in Western Australia are asked to look out for and report European wasps, after a nest was found...

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  Horses without Hendra protection a risk

  The Australian Veterinary Association (AVA) is expressing its concern about the health and welfare of unvaccinated horses at equestrian events, including endurance...

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  Children should wear helmets around horses

  A new study has recommended helmets should always be worn by children, not only when riding horses, but also when around horses,...

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  Warning to drone flyers – keep away from floods

  Drone flyers are being warned not to get in the way of emergency air services during the current flood crisis in NSW...

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  Windrow burning – apps to assist

  Many southern New South Wales growers will be turning their minds to windrow burning soon, and while there are a number of...

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  Severe Tropical Cyclone Debbie to impact QLD

  Severe Tropical Cyclone Debbie intensified to Category 4 strength on 28 March 2017, and has maintained this strength as it approached the...

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  Call for quad bike five-star safety rating system

  The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) and the Rural Doctors Association of Australia (RDAA) called for a five-star safety rating system to be...

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  Addressing Methamphetamine in the workplace

  Crystal methamphetamine or ‘ice’ in the workplace is becoming an increasing concern, with the number of Queensland farmers reporting drug use among...

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  Quad safety rebates zoom past $1 million mark

  The Victorian Farmers Federation has handed out more than $1 million in safety rebates since October 2016 in a major milestone for...

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  Australia supporting food safety in Bangladesh

  Federal Assistant Minister to the Deputy Prime Minister, Luke Hartsuyker, met with the Bangladesh Minister of Food, Md Qamrul Islam, to provide...