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  New thinking needed about regional electricity supply
It's time to think differently about how to supply electricity to regional industry. Renewables can and must  play a key role but equally important is making better use of existing network infrastructure to facilitate load shedding and strategic feed in arrangements.
  
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    Waste Less, Recycle More: EPA-backed project aims to expand farmers’ access to organic compost across NSW
A new $210,000 project, helmed by compost industry experts MRA Consulting and Fertcare® with support from the Australian Organics Recycling Association aims to expand the recycled-organics market across NSW.
  
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    Asian-markets database aids Australian food and beverage exporters
The Export Market Insights (EMI) database for Australian food and beverage exporters offers a wealth of information about eight key markets across Asia aggregated from multiple key data sources in a single web location.
  
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    Study calls for national program addressing link between energy and water efficiency
A report has found that high energy costs are inhibiting water efficient irrigation and undermining agricultural productivity.  It argues for a radical rethink of regional electricity distribution under which government would...
  
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    Case study: Energy audit leads to savings for new-look Young abattoir
By upgrading the refrigeration plant at its newly acquired abattoir in Young, meat wholesaler BE Campbell will reduce its annual power consumption by a third, cut carbon emissions significantly and make ongoing annual savings of nearly $300,000...
  
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