Sam Coulton is not one to throw things away. The third-generation Queensland cotton grower keeps everything that still has potential use on his Goondiwindi farm. He says he inherited the trait from his father, Keith, a pioneer of irrigated farming in northern NSW who was honoured with an MBE in 1979 for services to agriculture […]
Australia’s Wagyu industry is now facing pricing and sustainability challenges, following an incredible period of growth and surge in demand both domestically and internationally. F1 Wagyu feeders reached record prices from $11 up to $13 a kilogram liveweight or more last year, but Australian Wagyu Association president Charlie Perry said prices dropped earlier this year. […]
A developer has scrapped plans to build a $500 million apartment tower on the Gold Coast, citing spiralling construction costs. Melbourne-based Central Equity will not go ahead with it’s 56-storey Pacific One tower in Surfers Paradise, saying global supply chain turmoil had made it unviable. “The company feels strongly that it is better to move […]
Building industry bosses have revealed their true feelings about a recent spate of collapses in the Australian construction sector. More than 80 per cent of industry leaders are confident in the future of Australia’s construction industry despite the recent collapses of major companies, new research shows. The inaugural Kennards Hire Construction Confidence Check, published this […]
A fresh round of Coles Nurture Fund recipients from across the country have ambitious plans for innovative sustainability projects to help meet growing consumer demand for organic produce. It wasn’t so long ago that only health food stores stocked organic produce, but now you can’t miss it in the supermarket. What used to be a […]