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The Border Watch : November 6th 2013
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Wednesday, November 6, 2013 Country Press SA NewspaperO r Of The Year – 2010, 201ear – 201010,, 201 tvwatch GLENCOE WOOLSHED CELEBRATIONS NEWS > PAGE 9 YOUR WEEKLY SEVEN-DAY TV GUIDE TURNING BRONZE INTO GOLD SPORT > BACK PAGE Firefi ghting force boost FORESTRYSA’S resources will be bolstered signifi cantly this fi re danger season, with more than 30 seasonal fi refi ghters set to begin work in early November as fi re preparation efforts kick off across South Australia. This season, 15 temporary fire personnel will begin work in the Green Triangle, with the remainder stationed within the Mount Lofty Ranges and Mid North. And as the 2013/14 fi re ... we must be ready to protect our assets and the local community when fi re strikes DRIVING A CAUSE: Make A Wish Foundation Mount Gambier branch members Bev and Dick Hamson have encouraged people of all abilities to support the organisation’s upcoming charity golf day this weekend. Full story page 6. Pictures: SAM DOWDY Water challenge Plantation sector rejects irrigator claims of allocation bias M S sa MORELLO SANDRA sandra@tbw.com.au THE region’s forestry sector has called on irrigators not to derail the Lower South East Water Allocation Plan (WAP) and rejected claims the document is slanted towards plantations. Green Triangle Regional Plantation Committee chair Laurie Hein has responded to claims by Mingbool irrigator Tony Beck, who argued the water budget was biased towards forestry. The region’s multi-million-dollar irrigation sector - including dairy, horti- WEATHER > MOUNT GAMBIER TODAY - WINDY, BECOMING CLOUDY 30O – PAGE 33 culture and viticulture producers - face heavy cuts under the plan, while the forest sector is poised to pay around $800,000 in new plantation levies. Continued page 4 BILLY’S > PAGE 13 COMICS > PAGE 24 ForestrySA chief executive Adrian Hatch danger season looms, fi re protection training and preparedness is the key focus, with pre-season training programs now in motion. ForestrySA fi re staff members have also been involved in the Country Fire Service led cross-border incident management training Exercise Southern Border last month, strengthening the existing training program undertaken by ForestrySA each year. Continued page 6 CLASSIFIEDS > PAGES 25-27 011& 2012 www.borderwatch.com.au | $1.10 626117 618512 INSIDE TODAY IN
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