Beacon blokes save icons of agricultural history
Not that long ago, the sound of a hand-cranked motor would be reverberating throughout farms across the country as tractors were wound over to get them going.
View ArticleBeacon blokes save icons of agricultural history
Not that long ago, the sound of a hand-cranked motor would be reverberating throughout farms across the country as tractors were wound over to get them going.
View ArticleCountry parents vow to fight the loss of Year 7 education from their primary...
Country parents at Beacon have drawn up a parliamentary petition to halt the Education Department policy of removing year 7 education from primary schools.
View ArticlePetition opposes eleven olds going to boarding school
Beacon farmer Andrew Dunne says the social issues far outweigh the educational benefits of making year seven part of high school
View ArticleBob's gift to future education
Murdoch University's Kirstin Mannix says Robert Hammond's bequest of nearly one million dollars will be used to create a scholarship.
View ArticleGenerous gift from former WA farmer
A former West Australian broadacre farmer has left nearly $1 million in his will to Murdoch University in Perth.
View ArticleSeeding underway in southern WA
Patches of good rain in southern parts of Western Australia has got the tractors rolling and some grain farmers are starting to put in this year's crop.
View ArticleSeeding begins in Beacon
Beacon farmer Noel Miguel started seeding last Thursday and is already starting to see the canola germinating at the two leaf stage.
View ArticleHailstorm hits Wheatbelt farmers
Farmers in Western Australia's Wheatbelt have borne the brunt of a hailstorm that swept through the region at the weekend.
View ArticleSalt and acid tolerant bacteria discovery could overcome the need for costly...
Environmental microbiologist Dr Suzy Rea, says fresh water is a major cost item in the mining industry. (read more)
View ArticleSalt and acid tolerant bacteria discovery could overcome need for costly...
CSIRO scientists say bacteria found in the West Australian Wheatbelt could pave the way for more efficient mining in the future.
View ArticleBeacon in the dark: Small farming community fights for survival
Farmers in the north-eastern Wheatbelt say they are enduring the driest year in living memory. Around the community of Beacon — home to about 100 people — the big dry has hit hard.
View ArticleMen's shed is beacon of hope
The 88-year-old retired farmer has a talent for repair and now, with his community in the grip of a big dry, he's turning that talent towards helping to restore his fellow man.
View ArticleBeacon of hope: Men's shed supports struggling town
In the struggling community of Beacon — 300 kilometres north-east of Perth — retired farmers are keeping the town's spirit alive one restored tractor at a time.
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