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January 2019

New CEO appointed for WAFarmers

WAFarmers has appointed Trevor Whittington as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), who brings a wealth of political and agricultural experience which will position the organisation strongly ahead of the Federal Election. WAFarmers President Tony York said that Mr Whittington has been acting in the role for five months and his official appointment demonstrates confidence in his ability to drive strategic outcomes, improve operational procedures while overseeing and implementing policy and advocacy for our members in

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WA Farmers January 31, 2019
Opinion Articles

Lobster Karri and Kangaroo For All

What is the link between lobster, kangaroo and karri besides the fact that they are all iconic native local products that are available to consumers; they are also all managed by the state government. Historically we have over caught, cut or culled them all and only recently have we wound back our harvest rates to ensure they are sustainably managed. Such a conservation approach has the support of all Western Australians. That is up to

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Trevor Whittington January 18, 2019

WAFarmers calls for full investigation

WAFarmers is extremely disappointed in the allegations that the footage from the Awassi Express in 2016 were fabricated and animal activists groups may have mislead the general public and their own members for their own financial gain. WAFarmers President Tony York said these reports completely discredit these organisations. “WAFarmers is calling for a full investigation into these allegations and if any individual or group is found to have broken the law, then prosecution should follow,”

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WA Farmers January 18, 2019

WAFarmers Supports AWEX Overweight Bales Campaign

In response to recent discussions had at the WA Shearing Industry Association (WASIA) general meeting regarding the major issue of overweight bales being delivered to wool stores, the Australian Wool Exchange Ltd (AWEX) have prepared a campaign to create greater awareness of the impact and cost of overweight bales on the wool industry. AWEX Mark Grave spoke on the issue at the WASIA meeting on Saturday and highlighted the need for urgent action to resolves

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Trevor Whittington January 15, 2019
Opinion Articles

The Great Lobster Grab

Western Australian farmers should take the time to read two brilliant opinion pieces by Jane Marwick The Great Lobster Grab and Paul Murray The Sods Must Be Cray-z! published online in WAToday. Both articles comment on a radical government policy to nationalise, redistribute or double rents on three of the states iconic fisheries. The first to be hit was the aquarium fishery which saw the Minister for Fisheries double the existing quota and hand out

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Trevor Whittington January 9, 2019
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