2012 Annual Get Together a Smash Hit

An estimated 4000 people attended the three day annual event and Merrijig which commenced on Friday Jan 13.The theme for the weekend was ‘don’t forget our history and heritage’. To that end a pioneer parade was held on Saturday   and was a crowd stopper. There was non stop entertainment on Saturday and Sunday. The event was attended by twelve Members of Parliament and...

Political games cloud alpine grazing debate – Weekly Times

OUR proud heritage is threatened by silly political games, writes MARK COLEMAN Read the whole story here.

FEDERAL BAN ON GRAZING – MEDIA RELEASE

MINISTER BURKE INTRUDES INTO STATE MATTERS AND BANS ALPINE GRAZING BY REGULATION. THERE ARE IMPLICATIONS FOR ALL BUSH USERS IF REGULATIONS CAN BE CHANGED ON THE PERSONAL WHIM OF A MINISTER WITH NO KNOWLEDGE OF AN ISSUE. WHATS NEXT, BANNING 4WD OVER 5000 FEET? We understand that the proposed regulations have to stand before Parliament for 15 working days and can be overturned by a majority in...

MEDIA RELEASE – Project update: Alpine grazing trial

The Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) has released the first in a series of reports as part of the trial on the effectiveness of fuel and bushfire risk management in Victoria’s high country using strategic cattle grazing. The report covers the first phase of the trial, which was not intended to provide data on the effectiveness of cattle grazing but rather to inform the...