The Devondaler – MG’s community newspaper

‘Give Dairying a go’ is couple’s message

‘Give Dairying a go’ is couple’s message

17th November 2011 | By ROBERT WHITE IF ever a couple was needed to play a role in an advertising campaign promoting the dairy industry, John and Vanessa Sharman would ...

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Farm life appeals to Ash after army life

Farm life appeals to Ash after army life

16th November 2011 | By ROBERT WHITE WHEN Ash Barr was helping the people of East Timor re-build their war-torn country, working on a dairy farm was not a priority. As ...

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Shane’s world of dairying

Shane’s world of dairying

16th November 2011 | By ROBERT WHITE SHANE Gardiner is off to see the dairy world – literally. Shane, 31, is one of five young South Australian dairy farmers who will ...

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Milking the rewards of catering success

Milking the rewards of catering success

10th October 2011 | By ROBERT WHITE HOW does this sound for starters? Herbed pikelets with pear and blue cheese. And then followed up with … Pesto chicken and butter bean on ciabatta ...

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Family back in dairy after drought setback

Family back in dairy after drought setback

10th October 2011 | By ROBERT WHITE ALMOST five years ago, the Cavallaro family decided enough was enough. Strangled by the effects of the drought, they decided to give dairy farming ...

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Diamond delight for Milawa couple

Diamond delight for Milawa couple

12th September 2011 | By Robert White AS Maureen Hourigan handed me a cup of tea and offered a plate of freshly buttered bun, I turned to her husband and ...

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Stephen ‘hooked’ on dairy farming

Stephen ‘hooked’ on dairy farming

12th September 2011 | STEPHEN Hook hovered his hand about one metre high. “The weeds were like that,” he said. “All over the whole place.” The ‘place’ is 56 flood-irrigated ...

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The farm beckons

The farm beckons

12th September 2011 | MG chairman retires after seven years as a Board member IT was not the best of times for a farmer from Swan Hill to be chairman ...

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MG moves headquarters to Essendon Fields

MG moves headquarters to Essendon Fields

24th August 2011 | MURRAY Goulburn’s decision to move its headquarters from Brunswick to Essendon was an exciting new step in the long term development of the co-operative according ...

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Wedding sirens bring fire friends together

Wedding sirens bring fire friends together

24th August 2011 | By SUE WEBSTER THE September 9 wedding of Tamsin Vale and Evan Bourchier will be more than a joining of two renowned names of northern Victoria. ...

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