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| Provides information on feeding, sheep and pasture management options, animal health, cost calculators economics and other strategic management decisions. |
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| The Tax Office can help taxpayers affected by the drought by giving them more time to lodge and pay their income tax and activity statements. |
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| The Better Health Channel website was founded in 1999 by the Victorian Department of Human Services, Australia as a consumer health information website for the Victorian community.The site’s aim has always been to provide free health and medical information in an easy to understand format and language. |
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| In response to the tough times country people are experiencing, beyondblue, is working with a range of government and non-government agencies to launch a special National Drought Campaign. The Don't beat about the bush! Campaign aims to increase awareness of depression, show people where they can get help and provide mental health support for communities. |
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| The Bureau of Meteorology's Seasonal Climate Outlook is issued every month, giving probabilities for rainfall and temperatures in the season ahead. |
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| Weekly rainfall data and updates from the Bureau of Meteorology. |
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| Drought Statement for the 6 and 24-month periods ending 30th June 2009. Issued on 6th July 2009 by the National Climate Centre
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| Australia is the driest inhabited continent even though some areas have annual rainfall of over 1200 millimetres. Our climate is highly variable - across the continent generally, as well as from year-to-year. We must learn to live with drought! |
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| A special part of the Bureau of Meteorology's web site dedicated to Agriculture and Natural Resources Management
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| If you are responsible for a farm, Centrelink can help you with drought assistance, farm help, accommodation and renting and other areas. |
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| Centrelink is helping people in communities that have been affected by the drought in a number of ways. This assistance includes help for farmers, small business, the wider community and farm hands. Help available for farmers includes; Exceptional Circumstances Relief Payment for Farmers; Exceptional Circumstances Professional Advice and Planning Grant; Interim Income Support for Farmers; Drought Bus; Personal Counselling Service; Drought Force. |
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| The Exceptional Circumstances Relief Payment (ECRP) is delivered by Centrelink on behalf of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. The payment provides assistance to farmers living in 'exceptional circumstances' affected areas who are having difficulty meeting family and personal living expenses. |
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| CSIRO is improving water efficiency and developing techniques to help farms remain productive during drought conditions. |
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| The Assistance Guide is a summary of drought assistance measures provided by the Australian, State and Territory Governments. |
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| Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) website outlining Tasmanian drought measures. |
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| From 3 July 2007, all producers in the Central Midlands area of Tasmania can apply for up to six months of income support. |
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| From 3 July 2007, all producers in the North East and Flinders Island area can apply for up to six months of income support. |
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| Information on Australian Government's review of drought policy |
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| A report prepared by the Expert Social Panel on the social impacts of drought on Australian farm families, rural businesses and communities. |
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| Information about drought assistance and exceptional circumstances (EC) support from the Australian Government. |
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| Information on drought including assistance, planning, management, recovery and current situation. |
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| The Victorian Government has formed the Drought Taskforce and made available a number of resources to help the community get through this drought. This website contains a variety of information from DPI and other agencies. |
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| A number of new drought initiatives including farming information, financial assistance, community support, counselling and personal support. |
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| Provides informaiton on cutting greenhouse emmisions and provides a whole of government approach to climate change and greenhouse matters. |
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| Through this site you will find a wide range of up-to-date and quality assessed information on important health topics such as diabetes, cancer, mental health and asthma. |
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| Feed budget tables for drought/dry conditions in southern Australia. |
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| Mensheds Australia is a not-for-profit Australian organisation dedicated as the peak body, to resourcing and supporting Men's Sheds. The growing problems with men's health, isolation, loneliness and depression are now looming as major health issues in Australia. Men’s Sheds can play a significant and practical role in addressing these and other men’s issues and at the same time act as a catalyst in stimulating their community's economic activities.
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| Mensline Australia is a dedicated service for men with relationship and family concerns. |
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| Here you will find some useful information that may help you manage your animals and pastures through the dry times.
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| Various links and information for farmers experiencing drought conditions including: exceptional circumstances; irrigation/water management; drought management publications; feed and seed register; and other relevant publications. |
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| If you are living in a drought affected area and have a legal issue, enter the Forum and post a question or view what others have to say. Lawyers and Rural Counsellors from around Australia are available to respond to you query. |
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| The Salvation Army program Hope for Life highlights that suicide prevention is everybody's business. The program consists of a national HopeLine (1300 467 354 or 1300 HOPE LINE) for people bereaved through suicide. |
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| AWI has available a variety of information to assist with decision making during drought.
A key research focus for AWI continues to be the best management practices available to Australian woolgrowers when in preparation for, or already under, drought conditions.
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| StockPlan® is a suite of computer decision support tools that enables sheep producers to explore options during a drought and to make informative and timely decisions before the onset of a full-blown drought. |
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| A best practice guide to managing sheep in droughtlots. |
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| A guide to assist sheep producers in drought. |
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| Drought Force helps individual farms and farm communities that have been severely affected by drought. It aims to help farmers with their workforce needs, especially those who have lost workers because of drought, by keeping the pool of farm labour from moving away from the region. |
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| The Tasmanian Climate Change Office is up and running in Hobart’s Salamanca Square and is working on a number of new initiatives as well as finalising the Climate Change Strategy for the State. |
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| 8x5 is a cooperative initiative between AWI, TIAR and DPIW with a focus to engage producers in an interactive environment in a process of continuous improvement of their sheep and wool productivity systems.
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| In Tasmania, strategies and actions are currently being undertaken or planned to address greenhouse gas emissions and climate change adaptation. |
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| There are three broad types of internal parasite that can cause significant health issues in sheep – worms, flukes and protozoa. |
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| Exceptional Circumstances (EC) is part of the Federal Government’s 'Agriculture Advancing Australia' package of support measures for the primary industry sector. NAMS is a website containing up-to-date climatic and production information for dryland and broadacre agricultural industries at a national, state and regional scale that are presented in user-friendly graphs and maps.
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| Information for the humane and environmentally acceptable disposal of drought affected sheep. |
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| Extended dry periods place extra stresses on both dairy cows and managers. If a dry season, or the severity of a dry season has not been anticipated, then animals can quickly lose condition. |
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| The Tasmanian Government through the Minister for Primary Industries and Water, Hon David Llewellyn, is providing up to $5,000 monetary assistance to eligible Flinders Island farmers. This will aid in providing cost equity with mainland Tasmanian counterparts for transport to assist in drought management. |
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| Just Ask is Lifeline's rural mental health information service. It's an Australia-wide service provided by Lifeline South Coast.
Provides information and referral for people with mental health problems, and to friends, relatives and others who want to know how to help. Tells callers about relevant local services, as well as books and web sites. Also provides self-help information sheets on a range of areas.
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| Lifeline is a not-for-profit organisation offering a number of services at both the national and local level. Lifeline’s 13 11 14 service is staffed by trained volunteer telephone counsellors who are ready to take calls 24-hour a day, any day of the week from anywhere in Australia. These volunteers operate from call centres in every state and territory around Australia. |
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| Map of the proposed exceptional circumstance regions for Tasmania. |
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| Website where current Tasmanian agricultural water restriction notices are published |
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| Information on current restrictions on irrigation in Tasmania. Just select "Water Restrictions" from the Category menu on the left-hand side of this webpage. |
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| Employs trained professional staff to provide counselling to individuals, couples and families to enhance, maintain, or where necessary, manage changes in relationships. Phone 1300 364 277 and you will be automatically directed to the nearest office in your area. |
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| Rural Financial Counselling Service Tasmania (RFCS) is a unique statewide service which aims to help primary producers, fishing enterprises and small rural businesses in rural areas who may be experiencing financial hardship and need support. The service can provide an independent financial assessment, information and support for those making the difficult decisions. |
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| Women Tasmania has a policy focus on family and community safety, leadership and participation, and women in work and education. It works in partnership with the community sector, government agencies and business to achieve practical improvements in the lives of Tasmanian women. |
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