The 2021-22 Ashes test series looks to be developing into a home team domination, after a second successive win by the Australian’s, taking a 2-0 lead into the Boxing Day test in Melbourne, this Sunday. The Adelaide Oval Test event had its drama’s from the outset, with new captain Patrick Cummins sidelined, after he was ruled out due to being deemed a close contact of a COVID-19 positive person.
Day: 22 December 2021
RFDS museum to upgrade
The Royal Flying Doctor Service’s Broken Hill Outback Heritage Experience will undergo a makeover following a recent funding announcement.
Government given best recommendations on Floodplain Harvesting
A NSW Upper house committee report calling for further investigation into the impacts floodplain harvesting has warned that over licensing has contributed to environmental, cultural, economic and social impacts to the Darling-Baaka River, Menindee lakes and the Lower Darling towns. The Upper house Inquiry was established to inquire into the government’s management of floodplain harvesting, with the intention to provide better monitoring and metering of Floodplain harvesting in accordance with the Water Management Act 2000 and the Murray Darling Basin Plan. The NSW Government has recently made several attempts to regulate and license floodplain harvesting, with an announcement expected in the next few days. The upper house inquiry published Report of the committee’s inquiry on Wednesday in which representatives from
Hot Tips for the summer
It is good to be outdoors – in the open air. Physical activity is good for you. Put a hat on, some sunscreen, some insect repellent – and get out there – during the summer holidays. Doing things on your block, like creating a new garden, or putting in a new veggie patch, or tending to a few new trees you might plant, or creating some garden structures – these are all activities best carried out with family and friends. Fun, healthy and constructive – and especially so during these COVID times, with health experts advising that activities in the outdoors is better than being couped up indoors where the virus can spread more easily.