News, interviews and stories for the discerning listener. Good old-fashioned reporting on everything under the Australian sun.
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9: Animals on Screen - Behind-the-scenes on an upcoming Aussie feature film.
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Filming animals for movies and productions is no easy feat, and training them to be camera-ready, harder still. Farmer Nigel from York in WA has had an incredible life working with and training animals, and we'll hear more of his stories in time, but today he joins us to chat about his experience on the set of the upcoming Aussie feature film, Runt…
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Nick joins us today to discuss: - A wide range of policy issues, including Firearms Legislation, Health and Education. - His reasons for entering politics. - The political landscape and culture now, and what it could be in the near future. - Getting actively involved and the importance of knowing who you're voting for. If you would like to support …
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Consumers are paying more, for less. Farmers are getting paid less, for more. Why is that? And how? Jeremy Griffith, a member of the National Farmers Federal Horticulture Council, joins us to clearly explain the situation, how we got here, who's running the show, what it means for farmers and consumers, and what the future holds unless change is im…
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Currently there is no legal requirement for trains to be lit to a particular standard in Australia. 80% of the 23,000 railway crossings in Australia don’t have warning lights. The Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator reports that 26% of railway collisions with vehicles at level crossings occur during night time hours. The Jensen family, and…
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5: Choice and Change - with Louise O'Neill of Farm Life Fitness
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Making difficult choices and navigating change doesn't have to be overwhelming. Louise O'Neill is a wife, mother, founder of Farm Life Fitness, winner of the 2022 AgriFutures Western Australian Rural Women’s Award, and a good friend. Farm Life Fitness has really grown and developed since I first spoke with Louise during our radio days, and she join…
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4: Nationals Party WA interview - with Peter Rundle.
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Peter Rundle is the Deputy Opposition Leader in WA, and is also a farmer from Katanning. We cover a broad range of local, political topics in this interview, and Peter also shares some personal insights as to the day-to-day workings of Parliament in WA. ----more---- Subscribe in your preferred podcast app to be notified whenever a new episode is re…
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3: Losing farm land to renewables - impacts on a rural community.
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Emily Hill is from Colbinabbin in Victoria. It's a small farming community, and a great wine growing region with a fantastic soil profile. Family farms and mixed enterprises are common. There's plans afoot to install a massive solar plant right in the middle of it. Around 700,000 + panels on over 600ha of land. Emily lays out the impacts this could…
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1: Live Export with Steven Bolt from The Livestock Collective
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The federal government decision to phase out live exports will have far reaching impacts, no matter where you live in Australia. Steven Bolt wears many hats, but we are chatting to him today as a farmer, and as one of the directors of The Livestock Collective. Steve talks about his farm, live export, and how it will affect and has already affected …
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2: Wool outlook in WA + live export ban effects - with Greg Tilbrook
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Greg Tilbrook is the WA state wool and livestock manager with AWN Rural. In this episode of Station 707, we catch up with Greg briefly to discuss the local outlook here in WA for the coming season or two, and also how the live export ban is affecting producers' decisions moving forward, and what the economic impacts of that may look like. If you wo…
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A quick G'day and introduction to the show, your host, and an invitation. Thanks for listening!By TM707
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