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Our good oil is a real bottler

Local producers of “liquid gold” have been honoured for their achievements at the ninth annual NSW Northern Olive Oil Show. While the top honour – Best in Show – went to an oil from Varipodio Estate near Mildura, local growers David and Justine George from Tanglewood...

Clean Technology Innovation Program funding

Grants are now available as part of the Federal Government’s $200 million Clean Technology Innovation Program. The merit-based grants program aims to help local businesses transition to a clean energy economy via the funding of research and development, proof of...

Olives a crushing success

Perth City Farm Growers Market has a great history. A not-for-profit community farm and education centre, it has vegetable gardens and chickens, and will soon have a beekeeper. The farm in place, they launched a growers market selling farm produce and letting stalls...

Royal Canberra Extra Virgin Olive Oil Show

Entries are now open for the Royal Canberra Extra Virgin Olive Oil Show, with judging to be held on 1 September 2012. Closing date for entries and oil delivery is 15 August. Winners will be announced at a presentation cocktail and tasting function at Exhibition Park,...

MEA wins innovation grant

Industry supplier Measurement Engineering Australia Pty Ltd has received a $290,000 Early Stage Commercialisation grant from Commercialisation Australia for further development of its PWS System. The system is a new irrigation scheduling tool which uses a Plant Water...

Iron Age olives and pampered pets

Ongoing excavations at Silchester, Hamps. (CA 250) have uncovered the first evidence that Britain’s inhabitants were enlivening their meals with Mediterranean flavours before the Roman conquest – including Britain’s first Iron Age olive. Previously it was believed...