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Shearing Teams Road Accident (NZ) – two critical
Workplace Health and Safety
January 10, 2016
With the shearing industry’s evolution away from camp-out jobs, travelling to and from the job site has increasingly become a concern to shearing contractors. With the travel-cost increases forcing the Australian industry to follow the New Zealand model of using buses rather than the worker’s private vehicles, the safety responsibility of the vehicle and driver […]
Sir David – Is this the world’s first knighted Shearing Contractor?
Fun Stuff
January 1, 2016
Although more famous for his prowess on the end of a down-tube rather than running shearing teams, never the less it is a feat unlikely to be achieved by an Australian shearing contractor (unless Tony Abbot returns to power). Full Story – http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/farming/75469876/knights-of-the-king-country-arise-sir-david-fagan.html
DPI Report: 2015 sheep enterprises continue to perform
Workplace Health and Safety
December 1, 2015
2015 sheep enterprises continue to perform: NSW DPI Report Sheep breeding enterprises in 2015 continue to perform well with many enterprises experiencing increases of 12% to 17%. These improved results were due mainly to an increase in wool value ( both Merinos and X Bred) and the sale value of 1st cross ewe hoggets. See […]
Pastoral Award – 4 Year Review by the FWC
Awards, Financial Management, Workplace Health and Safety
November 10, 2015
Pastoral Award – Update on 4-Year Review The Fair Work Commission (FWC) is required to review all modern awards every four years. The review of the Pastoral Award commenced in 2014 but the first real ‘action’ in relation to the Pastoral Award did not occur until 30 March 2015. There have been numerous submissions made […]