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$25,000 holiday and home giveaway from Best Western |
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 Best Western is celebrating the launch of 13 new BEST WESTERN PLUS properties in Australia by giving away $25,000 of prizes. Entrants can win one of three holidays, an amazing household package or 11 Best Western Travel Cards valued at $500 each.
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10 wines, 10 vintages - Optimism got them here |
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For Steve and Sharlene Dadd their dream of planting a vineyard and producing their own wine seemed so far flung 14 years ago when they first bought the picturesque 200 acre property at the gateway to Mudgee, now home to Optimiste Wines. But it seems that optimism has certainly paid off, and just as they release the wines from their celebrated 10th vintage they set to work on renovating the 100 year old, dilapidated Australian farmhouse on the property which this summer will become the Optimiste Tasting House.
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 Organic wine and food is produced without the use of synthetic pesticides, herbicides, fungicides and artificial fertilizers on the farm, i.e. from biologically active organic soils.
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Avoiding the nastiest vine pests - tips from Plant Health Australia |
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 A threat assessment of exotic plant pests for vines identified 13 different bugs, mites, fungi, bacterial infections and other nasties that Australian grapegrowers need to guard against.
They are all pests that could enter Australia, survive in Australian conditions, spread easily and have a large economic impact on vineyards.
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Entrepreneur explores the business of wine |
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 RMIT University alumnus, Georgia Beattie, has developed a new business that produces "wine for one".
Lupé offers consumers a range of single-serve quality wines in a neat, convenient package that is 100 per cent recyclable.
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 The Cowra wine region covers 1,250 square kilometres of the beautiful Lachlan Valley including Cowra, Billimari and Canowindra.
The region is defined by warm days, cool nights and dry late summers – perfect conditions for ripening wine grapes. It was classic, flavoursome Chardonnay that first established Cowra as a quality grape-growing region.
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FITE raise innovations & technology awareness |
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 2012 is shaping up to be a big year for farmers, in fact it will be the official "Australian Year of the Farmer" and Murray Now will be there with open arms to greet every farmer within the Conargo, Deniliquin, Jerilderie, Murray, Wakool, Campaspe, Gannawarra, Berrigan and Moira Shires.
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Compact and Efficient Hardi Mistblowers |
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 Reliable and simple: The design of the HARDI mistblowers reflects the growers' continuous demand for sturdiness and easy operation.
Crop protection is a question of precision, and when HARDI develops vine sprayers, the air volume and air distribution are of great importance.
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 Hilltops is one of the states most exciting new wine regions, with cool climate conditions allowing for the production of elegant Cabernet Sauvignon which is powerful, yet balanced and with proven ageing capabilities.
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Dial Before You Dig iPhone app sneak preview |
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 Dial Before You Dig have developed an iPhone application in conjunction with PelicanCorp. For people with iPhones, this application will make Dial Before You Dig even easier to use.
The new application uses the iPhone's location ability. Users can touch the screen to nominate a location and this is then used to generate a Dial Before You Dig inquiry.
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Brewery to excel with local fabrication |
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 A worrying trend among Australia's major resource companies is the increasing amount of engineering, detailing and fabrication work being sent offshore - a move that has had significant impact on local fabrication.
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