March 2025
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One in a melon
The Motherland
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‘Whiz’ tribute
Hands up for award
The one and only ‘Winton Whiz’, the world’s most idolised saddle bronc ridder Ray Hermann, will be honoured for his incredible career with a lifesized bronze statue. The $135,000 statue weighing approximately 500kg will be unveiled during the Winton 150th Anniversary celebration in April. The statue was taken from a photo captured by Darryl Doyle, of Ray riding the late Peter Gills buckjumper named Brock at Dingo Rodeo in 1985. Ray is known as the world’s most successful saddle bronc rider champion, after winning numerous prestigious titles, including seven Australian saddle bronc titles (1980-1985, 1987), and two world titles (1978, 1981). STORY PAGE 4
Fifth-generation beef producer Angie Nisbet who co-founded FarmHer Hands - a business that produces UPF50+ sun protection gloves - is one of three finalists in the Queensland Rural Women’s Award. Libby Cook-Black and Nicole McNaughton are also vying to represent Queensland at the national awards in Canberra later this year. STORY PAGE 5
Arrow bends A group of courageous Darling Downs farmers are celebrating after scoring a major win against multinational gas company Arrow Energy. Arrow Energy, a joint venture between Shell and PetroChina, recently wrote to the “Springvale Four” landholders, confirming it had withdrawn plans to drill 14 gas wells on the farmers’ properties. “Arrow has updated our development plans and the initially proposed well path trajectories underneath your property will not proceed,” the Arrow Energy letter read. Arrow has withdrawn a second application, also on the Darling Downs. STORY PAGE 7
FarmHer Hands co-founder Angie Nisbet.
Working smarter By Fiona Gowers
and then you can knock off ...”
“Don’t come home until you’re finished. We work from sun up to sun down. If your hands are soft, you haven’t worked hard enough. We don’t stop for breaks here. One more run
Farmers have long been represented as a tough breed who work around the clock - and expect their workers to do the same. But now, with labour shortages at an all-time
high, the industry is changing tack, preferring a human-centred, psychological approach to attract and retain workers. Leading the charge is the Australian cotton industry.
First-of-its-kind research from rural psychologists has found cotton farmers and their staff are moving away from the stereotype of agriculture being a “tough“ industry by focussing on a human-centred approach. COVERAGE PAGES 2-3
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