Smart Farms Small Grants

Federal Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey said he encourages farmers, fishers and foresters with clever, sustainable agriculture ideas to apply for grants of $5000 up to $50,000 under Round 4 of the Smart Farms Small Grants program. “Our farmers are highly adaptive and agriculture would not be the incredible industry it is today without them…

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August E-News Update

Managing the COVID-19 pandemic is certainly proving to be a volatile and fast moving challenge. Every week government packages supporting employers, employees and citizens generally and the rules applying to people movement and business operations are being adjusted to reflect the changing circumstances. The challenge for governments, is how far the economic tap can be…

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E-newsletter & COVID Update

As the COVID crisis keeps evolving so do our responses, which vary considerably from state to state, consequently we continue to work in my offices to keep you up-to-date. Certainly the experience of Victoria is a salient lesson to all of us that when our health experts issue new advice, we need to keep following…

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Investing in agriculture’s next generation of smart minds

Federal Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey encourages young people at the forefront of agriculture to apply for the next round of Federal Government  Science and Innovation Awards grants which are now open. Individual grants of up to $22,000 are available for the sharpest young minds across multiple categories for young people in agriculture, fisheries and…

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Funding Boost for Local News in Mid North

  Federal Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey said he is very pleased to announce funding through the Public Interest News Gathering (PING) program for the Plains Producer newspaper based in Balaklava. “The local newsprint industry is one that has been really smashed by COVID-19 with greatly reduced revenues and even newsworthy events to report on,”…

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More than $27,000 for Men’s Sheds in Grey

The Australian Government is continuing to support the health and wellbeing of men in Grey electorate through grants of more than $27,000 under the 20th funding round of the National Shed Development Programme. Federal Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey welcomed the decision by the Australian Government to award the five Men’s Sheds around Grey with…

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E-newsletter COVID Update

This is a short e-news to update you on restrictions that are being lifted in South Australia today and to give information to local Agricultural Societies who have not been able to go ahead with planned shows due to COVID-19. As of today the density requirements for all defined public activities will be 1 person per 2 square…

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SHOW OF SUPPORT FOR COVID IMPACTED RURAL AND REGIONAL COMMUNITIES

Federal Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey said he is pleased to announce the Australian Government is spending $36 million to support agricultural show societies in recovering from the effects of COVID-19. Local rural and regional show societies who have made the decision to cancel this year’s event will be eligible for a share of $10…

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