Local business owner and farmer John McCann says that he has noticed a serious issue with network coverage since the 3G network shutdown last year.

The final month of spring was chaotic when it came to the weather with sunshine, warmth, freezing cold, rain, wind and storms.

As temperatures increase and daylight lingers, Australia’s pets face an increase in life-threatening risks, from snakes and ticks to fleas and heat stress.

The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has welcomed the introduction of the Universal Outdoor Mobile Obligation (UOMO) legislation to Federal Parliament, calling it a landmark step toward fixing the communications blackspots that hold farmers and regional Australia back.

It has been talked about and criticised across regional Australia for several weeks now and finally common sense has prevailed, the proposed policy of reducing speed limits from 100km/h to as low as 70km/h on regional roads has been quietly dropped by the Federal Government.

Moppity Vineyards has continued its strong record at the Canberra and Region Wine Show, collecting a total of 23 medals this year and reinforcing the Hilltops’ growing reputation for premium wine.