Tuesday 31 July 2001

Protesters attack nuclear Star Wars - OLD ALLIES GET TOGETHER, The Australian, 31 July, 2001.

Protesters attack nuclear Star Wars - OLD ALLIES GET TOGETHER: [1 Edition]

Stapleton, JohnThe Australian [Canberra, A.C.T] 31 July 2001: 2.
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In Sydney, where the building of a new nuclear reactor at Lucas Heights in the city's south is a contentious issue, about 50 observers watched in drizzling rain as protesters delivered speeches condemning the US and the nuclear industry.
"Star Wars has the ability to create a new nuclear arms race," she said. "We need to solve international problems through peaceful means, not by creating fear. Australians are against furthering the nuclear arms industry."

Wednesday 25 July 2001

Chance discovery alerts wine industry to a disaster in the wind, The Australian, 25 July, 2001.

Chance discovery alerts wine industry to a disaster in the wind: [1 Edition]

Stapleton, JohnThe Australian [Canberra, A.C.T] 25 July 2001: 3.
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Identification of the pustules as grapevine leaf rust, a fungus endemic in northern Asia that kills leaves and retards vine growth, has rung alarm bells around the country.
Federal chief plant protection officer Bill Roberts said rust was spread by wind so easily that, during the1950s, rust on Australian wheat was blamed for turning New Zealand ski fields yellow.
While [Darwin] is far from the valuable southern vineyards, many grapevines grow in its suburbs, planted bythe city's Greek and Italian communities. Wine Makers Federation of Australia policy director Stephen Strachan said the disease was of serious concern.

Monday 23 July 2001

Three injured in office-block blast, The Australian, 23 July, 2001.

Three injured in office-block blast: [2 Edition]

Stapleton, JohnThe Australian [Canberra, A.C.T] 23 July 2001: 5.
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The explosion occurred in the air conditioning plant of Plessey House, near the corner of Arthur and Mount streets overlooking the northern approaches to theHarbour Bridge.
The blast is believed to have occurred at 9.54pm. Firemen, who took six minutes to arrive at the scene, found the injured men stumbling towards the entrance of the building.
Mr [Ian Krimmer] said Sydney's state-of-the-art computerised fire detection system meant the nearest fire station was alerted within three seconds of theexplosion triggering the building's alarms.

Friday 13 July 2001

Battle looms on future of 'roo farming, The Australian, 13 July, 2001

Battle looms on future of 'roo farming - RURAL: [1 Edition]

John Stapleton, Jane MulkerrinsThe Australian [Canberra, A.C.T] 13 July 2001: 36.
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Protecting indigenous animals was an outdated idea that damaged Australia's ecology, he said. Farming native animals adapted to thelocal environment was far easier on the Australian landscape than farming cattle and sheep. He was speaking at a conservation biology conference in Sydney last week.
"It really makes a lot of sense for us in this country to produce our meat from the animals that belong here, rather than introduced animals like sheep and cattle that don't belong here," he said. "In the next five to 10 years I think many sheep and cattle producers will halve their numbers and devote resources to harvesting kangaroos."
"Kangaroo populations should be managed as a resource in a manner that balances biodiversity, conservation and grazing production objectives," he said. "It is sustainable. We as farmers have been saying for a long time that kangaroos are a resource. You don't have to drench them or use chemicals, they are running in their natural environment. Kangaroo farming could well be better for the country because we would be farming the natural resource on the country they have lived on for million years.

Friday 6 July 2001

You could fill your dance card at Nyamup village, The Australian, 6 July, 2001.





You could fill your dance card at Nyamup village: [1 Edition]

Stapleton, JohnThe Australian; Canberra, A.C.T. [Canberra, A.C.T] 06 July 2001: 36.
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YOU can still buy a house in Sydney for $650,000. But go west to the other side of the country and you could be the proud owner of the 26ha Nyamup Holiday Village, complete with 25 cottages, a manager's residence, a park and a nine-hole golf course.
Nyamup is located in Manjimup shire amid the famous karri, jarrah and red gum forests of south-west WA, 320km from Perth. Thestately karri is one of the tallest hardwoods in the world, reaching 90 metres in height.
Nyamup was established as a timber mill town in 1939 by Bunning Brothers on crown land. At its peak the town had more than 50 cottages, an office, staff quarters, boarding house, butcher, millwright, school, bowling green, clubhouse and the mill itself.