When the State Government committed during the last election to “investigate and progress the potential buy-back of the below-rail freight lease”—to restore public control of freight rail, improve supply chain efficiency and support agriculture and resources—many across agriculture, transport and regional Western Australia hoped it marked a long-overdue recognition that
WAFarmers’ President Steve McGuire has sent a letter to Minister for Agriculture and Small Business, Hon Jackie Jarvis MLC, calling for her urgent advocacy for a commonsense change that will minimise trade disruption during the 12-month closure of the Fremantle Traffic Bridge. The State Government will rebuild the Fremantle Traffic
Out on a country road, when something jumps out in front of you, the worst thing you can do is panic and yank the wheel. Anyone who has spent time behind the wheel outside the suburbs knows you don’t swerve wildly left or right every time the road throws up
If you want a competent technician who can diagnose a John Deere header that has ground to a stop, fault-find a CAN-bus issue on a Case tractor, or re-loom the electrics on a Claas baler, the Australian training system offers you exactly one answer: a four-year apprenticeship. It does not
MERRY CHRISTMAS! As the sun sets on our 113th year, WAFarmers extends its best wishes to all our members, farming families, friends and broader regional communities this festive season. For many of us, Christmas is a time to reflect, reconnect, recharge and rejoice. It’s a moment to pause and celebrate
If you want to measure the real speed of modern change, don’t look at the size and complexity of new headers or how Al is every student’s best friend. Look instead at the three oldest bits of civic infrastructure we all grew up with: the post office, the banknote and the
