Livestock SA’s Southern region held a special event, Summer by the Sea, at the Robe Bowling Club as an ‘end of season get together.’ The special guest speaker was Assistant Federal Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources Anne Ruston from Renmark who provided an insight in a Q&A session into her experience as a business owner in the Riverland, to her on reflections on the change in Prime Minister last year and her new ministerial duties and the Federal Government’s agenda for agriculture.
Livestock SA president Geoff Power provided an update to the meeting, which included news about Livestock SA’s work in the aftermath of the Pinery fire north of Adelaide, especially in coordinating the supply of donated fodder from across the state.
Two resolutions were unanimously passed – to support PPSA’s push for an independent review of water planning costs being proposed to be passed on through the NRM boards, and another to reinstate the Livestock Brands register which ceased on January 1.
