Bourke (Australia)

Type: City
Name: Bourke (Australia)
Country: Australia
population: 5,297
First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

World-record collage of hands attempt

HANDS ON: Little Ruben Smithers, 4, takes part in the Family Day Care Australia Guinness World Record Attempt overseen by Jane Maclatchy of Eurobodalla Family Day Care.STORY TIME: Narooma Library Officer Willow Gordon had the children at Narooma Library’s ... [Published Narooma News - May 15 2013]
First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Australia - Sheep and lambs flood the market

FAILED rain forecasts are forcing farmers to offload sheep and lambs in droves, flooding selling centres across NSW and Victoria.As a sign of the dry times, the National Livestock Reporting Service (NLRS) figures show national lamb yardings last month ... [Published Meat Trade News Daily - May 14 2013]
First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

Three of Australia’s best road trip routes teem with life

Some of the best drives in the country are out the back of Bourke – literally – and the best time to get behind the wheel and explore the outback routes is now, when the flora and fauna go wild.NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service has identified three ... [Published Out & About with Kids - May 13 2013]
First reported May 11 2013 - Updated May 11 2013 - 1 reports

Fair Trade Rallies slam demands for higher medicine prices

before Trans-Pacific Trade talks resume in PeruTrans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) talks resume in Peru next week between Australia, the US, New Zealand, Canada, Mexico, Peru, Chile, Singapore, Brunei, Malaysia and Vietnam. Japan will join the ... [Published Scoop - May 11 2013]
First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

Three of Australia's best roadtrip routes team with Life

Some of the best drives in the country are out the back of Bourke – literally – and the best time to get behind the wheel and explore the outback routes is now, when the flora and fauna go wild.NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service has identified three ... [Published e-Travel Blackboard - May 09 2013]
First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

Briefing from Mr Graeme Meehan - Assistant Secretary, East Asia Branch, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Drawing on his extensive and current knowledge of China, Graeme will talk about what China’s new leadership means for the Australia-China relationship, the prospects for needed reforms to sustain China growth in the coming decades, and recent Australian ... [Published Australia China Business Council - May 08 2013]
First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

DM: Turtle Cans

Media: DMCategory: Public interestAgency: Saatchi & SaatchiBrand: GreenpeaceGeo: Australia & NZ, AustraliaAdvertising Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi, The Rocks, AustraliaExecutive Creative Director: Damon StapletonCreatives: Gene Brutty, Timothy Seddon, Darren ... [Published Coloribus.com - May 07 2013]
First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 1 reports

Officers honoured

Two Nyngan Police officers were recognised at last week’s Darling River Local Area Command Awards Ceremony held in Bourke.Inspector Jim Hampstead (Ret) OAM was among the dignitaries assembled for the occasion. He was representing the Bogan Shire as deputy ... [Published Nyngan Observer - May 01 2013]
First reported Apr 28 2013 - Updated Apr 28 2013 - 1 reports

Corporate Water Valuation

, also referred to as water accounting or footprinting, brings together experts and practitioners from business, government and civil society to discuss the challenges and opportunities associated with corporate water valuation, a critical area of natural ... [Published Only Melbourne - Apr 28 2013]
First reported Apr 22 2013 - Updated Apr 23 2013 - 2 reports

Wildlife survey success at Naree Station

Beauty: Sunset falls over Naree Station. Picture: Cameron RichardsonCOVERING 14,400ha, Naree Station is the biggest private property bought by Bush Heritage Australia NSW, and is filled with waterbirds.Last week, 25 scientists and volunteers set out on ... [Published Weekly Times Now - Apr 23 2013]
First reported Apr 22 2013 - Updated Apr 22 2013 - 1 reports

Bourke: Immigration won't cure our old age

Adding to the population and putting more pressure on our fragile resources is not the way to manage an ageing demographic, writes William Bourke. Did you know that Australia has an ageing society? Of course you did. We hear it all the time in the ne ... [Published Adelaide Now - Apr 22 2013]
First reported Apr 21 2013 - Updated Apr 22 2013 - 4 reports

NSW's beautiful Naree Station

Source: The Daily Telegraph COVERING 14,400ha, Naree Station is the biggest private property bought by Bush Heritage Australia in NSW. Last week, 25 scientists and volunteers set out on a 10-day expedition to find out what they got for their money.Armed ... [Published Daily Telegraph Australia - Apr 22 2013]

Quotes

RACHELL CARBONELL: The Victorian Mental Health MinisterMental Health Minister Mary Wooldridge, said in a statement, "Women have the right to receive treatment and care, free from fear of victimisation, violence, sexual assault and re-traumatisation."
"Farmers had expected rain the Anzac Day week and when that didn't happen they were forced to bring their stock in for last week's sale" Mr Wiggins said
...experience, even if many of the people from the tourist buses scurry past the galleries up the rocks to be photographed where Mick Dundee declared, "This is my backyard and over there is the Never Never" while the movie camera panned across the flood plain
GERRI MINSHALL: "Why should I do it when everyone else doesn't? Why do my kids suffer this problem? It's not really that bad. I am doing all of this anyway. I think the problem is not in food, the problem is in activity. The problem's not in activity, the problem's in food."

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Australia - Sheep and lambs flood the market [Published Meat Trade News Daily - May 14 2013]
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Fair Trade Rallies slam demands for higher medi... [Published Scoop - May 11 2013]
Over the Top again [Published Singleton Argus - May 10 2013]
Three of Australia's best roadtrip routes team ... [Published e-Travel Blackboard - May 09 2013]
Briefing from Mr Graeme Meehan - Assistant Secr... [Published Australia China Business Council - May 08 2013]
Two in a Row for Frawley Family at Emerald Expo [Published Stackyard - May 07 2013]
DM: Turtle Cans [Published Coloribus.com - May 07 2013]
Sydney hospital breaking the obesity cycle [Published ABC Online - May 07 2013]
Packer's reaching for Barangaroo sky indicative... [Published Sydney Morning Herald - May 05 2013]
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The Long Paddock - Cobb Highway Touring Route 1... [Published Addict3d.org - May 02 2013]
Officers honoured [Published Nyngan Observer - May 01 2013]
Ascott Serviced Residences Offer free internet ... [Published e-Travel Blackboard - Apr 29 2013]
First Texpo branded a huge success [Published Daily Liberal - Apr 28 2013]
Corporate Water Valuation [Published Only Melbourne - Apr 28 2013]
ANZAC DAY 2013 - A march of memories [Published Northern Daily Leader - Apr 25 2013]
Dry takes hold in NSW [Published The Land Australia - Apr 23 2013]
Conservationists buy key NSW wetlands [Published World News Australia - Apr 23 2013]
Wildlife survey success at Naree Station [Published Weekly Times Now - Apr 23 2013]
Ensuring sun never sets on our flora and fauna [Published The Sydney News - Apr 22 2013]
Bourke: Immigration won't cure our old age [Published Adelaide Now - Apr 22 2013]
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