March 22, 2018

By WAFarmers President Tony York There is a pathway for the State Government to lead us from its controversial and unpopular education cuts impacting student and families in the regions. It is in the best interest of the state and Perth to encourage population growth in the regions. Not only will this offer a greater range of amenities in the bush to service those already living there, it will also attract new people to regional

A change in the definition of lamb has been officially endorsed by Sheepmeat Council of Australia (now known as Sheep Producers Australia), following significant industry feedback, with WAFarmers applauding the decision. There was wide industry support for the change, with 83 per cent of respondents voting in favour during the nine-week national consultation period. Once the new definition is adopted, a lamb will be classified as ‘young sheep under 12 months of age or which