Northern Territory Country Hour
Headlines for Thursday, July 29, 2010
- Call for rural land register
- Trucking guidelines in focus
- Community meeting held on bats and power
- NT Developing Carbon Strategy
- Alice Springs tourist numbers to drop if uranium mine opens
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National News
Coalition backs Greens' call for register of foreign farm ownership
The Federal Opposition is supporting a call for a national register of foreign purchases of land and water in rural Australia.
Banned insecticide found on NZ food
New Zealand's food safety body has found residue from the banned chemical endosulfan on local fruit and vegetables.
Water authority admits overcharging for irrigator exits
A water authority in southern NSW has been overcharging farmers deciding to get out of irrigation.
Farmers plan to buy blue gum forests and burn them down
A group of 32 landholders have joined forces to buy up blue gum forests on Kangaroo Island, burn them down and create farmland.
Abalone poachers may have damaged Esperance stocks
Two Perth men have been fined for illegally catching abalone off Western Australia's south coast.
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Northern Territory Features
Is foreign investment a problem?
How much new foreign investment is actually occurring in Australia, and should agriculture and food industries be concerned?
Rise and fall of the 'Cattle King'
Bill Tapp was known as the 'Cattle King' as he went about developing several Northern Territory cattle stations, but in the early 1990s his empire came crashing down.
Indigenous community learning through its love of football
Many city-dwellers would be shocked if it took seven years for a community sporting ground to be built. However, for the Indigenous residents of Areyonga, 200 kilometres south-west of Alice Springs, the development of their local football oval represents a coming of age.
Chopper crash survivor tells his tale
Chopper pilot Ben Williams is lucky to be alive after his lunch leftovers caused his chopper to crash land.
Katherine show wheelie fun
The Katherine show is on again for another year and The Country Hour was stationed right next to the main arena for all the action, which included our very own wheelie-bin competition!
Mic wired to the saddle
Northern Territory campdrafter Daniel Tapp is wired with a microphone as he competes at Katherine.
National Landcare Winners 2010
It's the night of nights for community groups and environmental achievers who gathered in Canberra to celebrate the National Landcare winners for 2010.
100 races for Brunette Downs
Several thousand people gathered at the remote Northern Territory cattle station of Brunette Downs to celebrate 100 years of racing.
Katherine abattoir bought with high hopes
After being mothballed for nine years, the Katherine abattoir has been sold and looks set to reopen in a matter of months.
State of Origin: Bull Ride
The Battle of the Border rodeo was held at Camooweal on the weekend, with Queensland narrowly beating the Territory in the bull ride.
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