Prime Minister Scott Morrison might be warming to the goal of net-zero emissions by 2050, but federal Nationals leader Michael McCormack has thrown a spanner in the works by suggesting agriculture be excluded from the target.
On Sunday, McCormack told Sky News the Coalition government will not “whack regional Australia” just to meet a climate target. He went on:
I awoke one morning late last year to find a bright red bauble at the foot of my bed. It wouldn’t have looked amiss adorning a Christmas tree. But it felt ready to explode. It was my big toe, and this was my first encounter with gout.
In good company
With a history spanning more than 4,500 years, gout is among our earliest recorded diseases. Hippocrates, traditionally regarded as the father of medicine, called it “the unwalkable disease”, because it was very painful for people with gout to walk.
Many famous historical figures suffered with gout, including Christopher Columbus, Henry VIII, Benjamin Franklin and Beethoven. It became known as “the disease of kings”.
The SAVE WESTERN PORT WOODLANDS group commends Bass Coast Council for taking the battle to protect its remaining coastal forest up to the Victorian Minister for Planning Richard Wynne.
Council Wednesday voted to reject plans by Dandy Premix to expand its sand mining pit at Grantville. It proposed instead an alternative motion laying out a range of stringent conditions which will be submitted to the Minister in writing and form the basis for its panel submission.
From 11:59pm tonight, we will largely return to the previous rules – while keeping a watchful eye on some of the riskier settings.
There’ll no longer be four reasons to leave home. The five-kilometre restriction will no longer apply.
Restaurants and retail can reopen. Same too with community facilities, entertainment venues and all other public places – although some additional limits on crowd sizes will be in place.
As a child of the 60s and 70s I was there when the 1st wave of vegetarianism come into play. While I always enjoy some meat I’m not adverse to enjoying the many and varied forms of vegetarian cooking. In the 70s Molly Katzsen published the “Enchanted Broccoli Forest” and the “Moosewood” cookbook which adorns many student and in hippie houses of the of the 70s. Cuisine comes from her famous Moosewood restaurant in Ithaca NY. The ideas of these recipes originated in the homes and imagination have many people who cook and have cooked there over the years.
The Tarwin Lower & District Community Health Centre, offering modalities for health and wellbeing, is excited and proud to launch Pipis Art Gallery. Featuring intriguing, beautiful, artwork created by local artists, the grand opening takes place on Saturday February 27th from 5.30 – 7pm and Saturday 28th from 11am – 1.30pm. Light refreshments and nibbles will be available to enjoy.
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