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Roocke says environmental and welfare groups want to see mor...
ABC Southern Queensland, Toowoomba hosted by
Neroli Roocke
19 Feb 2013 12:27 PM
Qld Country Hour - 2 mins 14 secs - ID: W00052262821
Roocke says environmental and welfare groups want to see more initiatives
where land holders are recognised for good work. The WWF and the RSPCA are
in Mitchell for the Australian Land Management Conference, and Amy Phillips
speaks with Melina Tensen from the RSPCA and Ian McConnell from the WWF.
Phillips asks Tensen if there is a place for ALMG's Certified Land Management
Standard. Tensen says it provides producers with animals to appeal to a consumer base looking for
humanely farmed food.
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Young says over 50 people have gathered in Mitchell for the ...
ABC Western Queensland, Longreach hosted by
Bernadette Young
19 Feb 2013 10:48 AM
Mornings - 3 mins 57 secs - ID: W00052262392
Young says over 50 people have gathered in Mitchell for the Australian Land
Management Group conference, and plays an interview with Dr Bradd Witt,
Researcher, University of Qld who says the urban concept of the country city
divide largely exists in peoples' minds, and better communication strategies are
needed to break stereotypes down. Witt says he surveyed Brisbane,
Toowoomba and Cairns to explore how people in the city were feeling about rural land management,
farming, farmers and other related issues. Witt says they found a large sense of support and concern
of urban people for those living in rural Australia, but people are genuinely concerned about issues
like the state of the environment, the nature of vegetation, water resources and sustainable land
management. Witt says if farming people want to communicate with the urban majority, they need to
understand what their fears and concerns may be, and the only way to move forward environmentally
and socially is for long-term relationships to be built between traditionally opposing camps.
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Dr Bradd Witt, Researcher, University of Qld
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WWF and the RSPCA, who are in Mitchell for the Australian La...
ABC Western Queensland, Longreach hosted by Virginia
Tapp
19 Feb 2013 6:24 AM
Rural Report - 4 mins 25 secs - ID: W00052258034
WWF and the RSPCA, who are in Mitchell for the Australian Land Management
Group conference [ALMG], say they want to see more initiatives where
landholders become certified for good environmental and animal welfare
practices. ALMG has come up with a certification for good environmental
management and animal welfare management that landholders can subscribe
to. Ian McConnell, Project Officer for Sustainable Beef, WWF, praises ALMG's certification system at
some length. Melina Tensen, Scientific Officer, RSPCA, says ALMG's standard provides producers
with an incentive to appeal to a consumer base looking for humane farm food. Tensen says painful
practices like dehorning, spaying, castration, and branding are of great concern to the RSPCA.
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Ian McConnell, Project Officer for Sustainable Beef, WWF
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Melina Tensen, Scientific Officer, RSPCA
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Roock notes that landholders and dignitaries are meeting at ...
ABC Southern Queensland, Toowoomba hosted by
Neroli Roocke
18 Feb 2013 12:51 PM
Qld Country Hour - 4 mins 22 secs - ID: W00052246281
Roock notes that landholders and dignitaries are meeting at Mitchell to discuss
recognising good farm practices. Jock Douglas, Australian Land Management
Group, speaks with Amy Phillips about launching an internationally recognised
property and animal welfare certification called CLM. Douglas says an
environmental animal welfare tag offers differentiation in the market. He says
international certification for their grass-fed beef would pull it through the final marker. He says they
will discuss the matter with the Cattle Council and landholders/
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Jock Douglas, Australian Land Management Group
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Hough says today there are about 50 landholders converging o...
ABC Southern Queensland, Toowoomba hosted by
Cassie Hough
18 Feb 2013 6:35 AM
Rural Report - 2 mins 22 secs - ID: M00052238806
Hough says today there are about 50 landholders converging on Mitchell for a
conference on recognising good environmental and animal welfare practices on
farms. The Australian Land Management Group is a not for profit ornaisation that
was started in 2003 and grown to include property owners from across Australia
who were committed to environmentally sustainable practices. Tony Gleeson,
CEO, Australian Land Management Group. Gleeson says at Mitchell there are certified land
management people and they are mainly grazing and cropping people but particularly grazing. He
says some have changed their grazing management systems for better outcomes. he says this
means some form of time controlled grazing so each of the paddocks has a spell. He says this
applies differently on each different property. Gleeson says he is near the Qld boarder north of
Tenterfield and ALMG means grazing strategy and Lantana control which is a major weed problem.
Gleeson says ALMG is an internationally-based management system that allows continuous
improvement and ideally works with the catchment management authorities to improve outcomes. He
says there is no other system in Australia that works across Australia and across industries and gives
a credible verification of outcomes.
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Tony Gleeson, CEO, Australian Land Management Group
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Around 50 landholders are converging on Mitchell for a confe...
ABC Western Queensland, Longreach hosted by Virginia
Tapp
Rural Report - 2 mins 25 secs - ID: W00052238773
18 Feb 2013 6:19 AM
Around 50 landholders are converging on Mitchell for a conference on
recognising and animal welfare practices on the farm run by Australian Land
Management Group [ALMG], a not-for-profit organisation that started in 2003 to
commit property owners to environmentally sustainable practices. Tony Gleeson,
CEO, discusses the process by which land management is certified through
examples from around the Mitchell region. Gleeson says it involves time-controlled grazing and
mentions that his property is near Tenterfield, discussing the challenge of lantana weed control on his
property.
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Tony Gleeson, CEO, Australian Land Management Group
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TV (11 items)
A meeting of primary producers have called on Australian fa...
ABC1, Sydney hosted by Pip Courtney
24 Feb 2013 12:19 PM
Landline - 9 mins 51 secs - ID: S00052323490
A meeting of primary producers have called on Australian farmers and critics to
stop bickering over animal welfare issues and find a solution. Stewart Taylor,
NAPCO says his cattle are herded calmly and without issue. The Australian
Land Management Group want to roll out a certification system to improve
animal and environmental management. Melina Tensen, RSPCA says they can
achieve a solution for farmers and animals. Ian McConnell, WWF says the industry needs to accept
that change needs to occur.
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Interviewees
David Crombie, Fmr NFF President
AUD110,796 ASR
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Dr Bradd Witt, University of Queensland
Duncan McLeod, Roma Stok Agents' Association
Ian McConnell, WWF
Melina Tensen, RSPCA
95,000 MALE 16+
101,000 FEMALE 16+
Stewart Taylor, NAPCO
Tony Gleeson, Australian Land Management Group
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Australian farmers and critics have been urged not to feud o...
ABC News 24, Sydney hosted by Michael Rowland and
Karina Carvalho
21 Feb 2013 7:16 AM
ABC News Breakfast - 6 mins 11 secs - ID: S00052287928
Australian farmers and critics have been urged not to feud over animal welfare
and collaborate. Primary producers met at Mitchell, Qld. They say humane stock
handling is good for profits. No sticks or electricity are used by farmer Stuart
Taylor and his farm hand on 500 cattle. The Australian Land Management Group has celebrated its
10th birthday. Tony Gleeson is proud of the group but wants to expand a national certification system.
Marlena Tensen from the RSPCA says it is important to achieve a compromise which is good for all
interests. The Dr Bradd Witt from Uni of Qld examined the urban-rural divide after the Indonesian
cattle crisis. Ian McConnel from WWF says the beef industry must be viable to manage the land, but
the right way. Tensen says the RSPCA is not anti-farmer.
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Interviewees
AUD46,947 ASR
Ian McConnel, WWF
127,000 ALL
Dr Bradd Witt, Uni of Qld
74,000 MALE 16+
47,000 FEMALE 16+
Marlena Tensen, RSPCA
Stuart Taylor, Pastoralist
Tony Gleeson, Australian Land Management Group
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The RSPCA and WWF have pledged to work with farmers to devel...
ABC News 24, Sydney hosted by Juanita Phillips
20 Feb 2013 8:19 PM
ABC News - 20:00 - 2 mins 00 sec - ID: M00052284988
The RSPCA and WWF have pledged to work with farmers to develop
sustainable livestock practices. The RSPCA made the commitment just days
after backing down on its call to phase out sale yards within five years.
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Interviewees
Duncan McLeod, Roma Livestock Agents Association
AUD6,156 ASR
55,000 ALL
Ian McConnel, WWF
29,000 MALE 16+
23,000 FEMALE 16+
Melina Tensen, RSPCA
Also broadcast from the following 10 stations
The RSPCA has made a commitment to help farmers develop sust...
ABC1, Sydney hosted by Juanita Phillips
20 Feb 2013 7:23 PM
ABC News - 1 min 54 secs - ID: M00052284139
The RSPCA has made a commitment to help farmers develop sustainable
livestock practices, just days after backing down on a call to phase out saleyards
within five years. Duncan McLeod, Roma Livestock Agents Association says
good cattle are still selling well, but it is tough to move cattle from the 'lower end',
adding farmers must maintain their stock to the best of their abilities. Ian
McConnell, WWF says it is a win for everyone if the beef injury manage their land appropriately.
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Interviewees
Duncan McLeod, Roma Livestock Agents Association
AUD21,268 ASR
215,000 ALL
Ian McConnell, WWF
98,000 MALE 16+
111,000 FEMALE 16+
Melina Tensen, RSPCA
Also broadcast from the following 1 station
The RSPCA and WWF have pledged to work with farmers to devel...
ABC1, Canberra hosted by Virginia Haussegger
20 Feb 2013 7:23 PM
ABC News - 1 min 49 secs - ID: W00052283815
The RSPCA and WWF have pledged to work with farmers to develop
sustainable livestock practices. The RSPCA made the commitment just days
after backing down on its call to phase out sale yards within five years.
Order presentation file or transcript
Interviewees
Duncan McLeod, Roma Livestock Agents Association
Ian McConnel, WWF
AUD4,970 ASR
48,000 ALL
23,000 MALE 16+
23,000 FEMALE 16+
Melina Tensen, RSPCA
The RSPCA has made a commitment to help farmers develop sust...
ABC1, Brisbane hosted by David Curnow
20 Feb 2013 7:19 PM
ABC News - 1 min 51 secs - ID: M00052284660
The RSPCA has made a commitment to help farmers develop sustainable
livestock practices, just days after backing down on a call to phase out saleyards
within five years. Duncan McLeod, Roma Livestock Agents Association says
good cattle are still selling well, but it is tough to move cattle from the 'lower end',
adding farmers must maintain their stock to the best of their abilities. Ian
McConnell, WWF says it is a win for everyone if the beef injury manage their land appropriately.
Order presentation file or transcript
Interviewees
Duncan McLeod, Roma Livestock Agents Association
AUD13,507 ASR
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Ian McConnell, WWF
68,000 MALE 16+
69,000 FEMALE 16+
Melina Tensen, RSPCA
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The RSPCA and WWF have pledged to work with farmers to devel...
ABC News 24, Sydney hosted by Newsreader
20 Feb 2013 7:19 PM
ABC News - 19:00 - 1 min 53 secs - ID: M00052284419
The RSPCA and WWF have pledged to work with farmers to develop
sustainable livestock practices. This has led the RSPCA to withdraw their
condemnation of the way cattle auctions are handled. The agreement comes as
the animal rights industry acknowledge that the industry is large provider of jobs and working with
them is more productive than against them.
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Interviewees
Duncan McLeod, Roma Livestock Agents Association
AUD6,011 ASR
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Ian McConnel, WWF
28,000 MALE 16+
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Melina Tensen, RSPCA
Vox Pop
Also broadcast from the following 10 stations
The RSPCA and WWF have pledged to work with farmers to devel...
ABC1, Adelaide hosted by Jessica Harmsen
20 Feb 2013 7:17 PM
ABC News - 1 min 54 secs - ID: W00052284127
The RSPCA and WWF have pledged to work with farmers to develop
sustainable livestock practices. The RSPCA made the commitment just days
after backing down on its call to phase out sale yards within five years.
Order presentation file or transcript
Interviewees
Duncan McLeod, Roma Livestock Agents Association
AUD6,823 ASR
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Ian McConnel, WWF
29,000 MALE 16+
32,000 FEMALE 16+
Melina Tensen, RSPCA
The RSPCA and WWF have pledged to work with farmers to devel...
ABC1, Melbourne hosted by Tamara Oudyn
20 Feb 2013 7:17 PM
ABC News - 1 min 53 secs - ID: M00052283706
The RSPCA and WWF have pledged to work with farmers to develop
sustainable livestock practices. The RSPCA made the commitment just days
after backing down on its call to phase out sale yards within five years.
Order presentation file or transcript
Interviewees
Duncan McLeod, Roma Livestock Agents Association
AUD23,055 ASR
230,000 ALL
Ian McConnel, WWF
93,000 MALE 16+
128,000 FEMALE 16+
Melina Tensen, RSPCA
Also broadcast from the following 1 station
The RSPCA has made a commitment to help farmers develop sust...
ABC News 24, Sydney hosted by James McHale
20 Feb 2013 5:49 PM
ABC News: Early Edition - 1 min 50 secs - ID: M00052282869
The RSPCA has made a commitment to help farmers develop sustainable
livestock practices, just days after backing down on a call to phase out saleyards
within five years. Duncan McLeod, Roma Livestock Agents Association says
good cattle are still selling well, but it is tough to move cattle from the 'lower end', adding farmers
must maintain their stock to the best of their abilities. Ian McConnell, WWF says it is a win for
everyone if the beef injury manage their land appropriately.
Order presentation file or transcript
Interviewees
Duncan McLeod, Roma Livestock Agents Association
AUD18,931 ASR
182,000 ALL
Ian McConnell, WWF
69,000 MALE 16+
109,000 FEMALE 16+
Melina Tensen, RSPCA
Also broadcast from the following 12 stations
The RSPCA has pledged to develop sustainable livestock pract...
ABC News 24, Sydney hosted by Newsreader
20 Feb 2013 1:52 PM
ABC News - 13:00 - 1 min 49 secs - ID: M00052286504
The RSPCA has pledged to develop sustainable livestock practices, despite
standing down from plans to phase out sale yards in five years. A meeting was
staged in Mitchell to liaise with farmers on implementing changes.
Order presentation file or transcript
Interviewees
Ian McConnel, WWF
AUD5,696 ASR
56,000 ALL
Melina Tensen, RSPCA
Unidentified Farmer
35,000 MALE 16+
20,000 FEMALE 16+
Vox Pops
Also broadcast from the following 10 stations
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Future of rural land
is muster’s hot topic
Distribution of money is the primary focus
Project Update
Message from
Regional Manager Sam Klaas:
What a great outcome in the west last
week with the news that 18-year-old English
Backpacker Sam Woodhead was found alive.
Santos GLNG is proud we could assist in the
search for Sam through the use of the Roma
Based CSG industry helicopter. Since we
introduced the helicopter in 2011, it’s proven to
be valuable asset to the community.
I’m sure many of you are breathing a sigh of relief
now school has returned. But it’s at this time we
really need to reflect on road safety.
There are a number of road works currently
underway around the region including work
Santos GLNG is carrying out in conjunction
with the Maranoa Regional Council on Mount
Saltbush Road, Warooby Lane and the InjuneTaroom Road.
I thank you for patience and understanding
around these works and ask you all to drive
safely. Please look at the Santos GLNG Traffic
Update, published in the Western Star weekly
and santosglng.com, which includes all the latest
information on roadworks.
Work is continuing on our 420 kilometre
underground gas transmission pipeline from
the gas fields to Curtis Island. The team has
now buried around 24 kilometres of pipe in
Arcadia Valley.
We’re committed to keeping you informed
about our progress. The Landholder Relations
team is working closely with property
owners and will advise them of any planned
activity, timing and compensation related to
our works. Santos GLNG is committed to
working cooperatively and transparently with
landholders to minimise the disruptions we will
have on their day-to-day activities.
Following the devastating flooding in Bundaberg
we relocated a 40 person mobile camp from
Fairview to Bundaberg to house recovery teams.
MUSTER A MUST: Alan Trounson and Snow Barlow enjoy the CLM
muster on Monday.
PHOTO: REBECCA GEORGE
SPEAKERS at the Certified
Land Management muster
proved it was definitely
possible to look after the land
and care for animals without
it costing a fortune.
Australian Land
Management Group chief
executive Tony Gleeson said
the issue was ensuring the
money went to the right
programs.
“Over the five years to 2013
the Australian Government
spent $448 million through the
Caring for our Country
program to improve the
environmental outcomes of
42,000 farmers over 70 million
hectares,” Mr Gleeson said.
“10% of these funds would
have been sufficient to cover
the cost of half of these
landholders having
certification.”
Mr Gleeson said this was
not a lament over what had
passed but was more of guide
to what would happen over the
next five years.
“With Certified Land
Management we could
kick-start a credible
internationally-recognised
verification system for
environmental and animal
FORMER National Farmers
Foundation president David
Crombie has urged the
nation’s farmers to be ready to
feed the growing Asian middle
class.
Speaking at the Australian
Land Management Group
annual conference in Mitchell
on Monday, Mr Crombie said
that by 2030, two-thirds of the
world’s middle class people
would live in Asia and
Australian farmers were
ideally placed to serve that
market.
“This must be our target,”
Mr Crombie said.
“But it is not just going to
happen – we must think and
plan to adapt to changing
customer demand.”
Mr Crombie said such a
change would not be easy.
“Everyone in the chain from
paddock to plate must be
accountable,” he said.
“There is no excuse for
tough beef.”
Mr Crombie said producers
needed to be more
transparent and this was
where the ALM Group’s
certification process would
help.
“We have consumers who
are prepared to pay a
premium for food that is
reliable, safe and consistent,”
he said.
“This is a great opportunity
for Australian agriculture.”
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welfare management,” Mr
Gleeson said.
“CLM is one of those magic
things – the more it is used
the greater the benefits.”
While Mr Gleeson painted
the big picture, other speakers
discussed ways farmers could
look after their land.
Ecologist Dr Teresa Eyre
spoke about the simple
measures farmers could take
to ensure they had
biodiversity on their land.
These included leaving a
few fallen trees on the land for
lizards and other animals to
hide in and leaving some trees
rather than completely
clearing the land.
Speaker Bill Douglas said
just being aware and having
the right attitude could
increase biodiversity.
NEW HORIZON: Former NFF boss David Crombie speaks
passionately about the benefits of CLM at the ALM Group
conference in Mitchell on Monday.
PHOTO: DEREK BARRY
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LAND management and
animal welfare are hot
topics as Australia prepares
to double its food
production in the next 30
years.
Now a group of
landholders are getting a
program off the ground
which rewards farmers who
do the right thing.
The group met in Mitchell
for a Certified Land
Management “muster” on
Monday and Tuesday.
Speakers at the muster
discussed how landholders
could run a profitable
business and still look after
the land and their animals.
The event ended with 15
farmers presented with
Certified Land Management
signs.
The signs mean the
landholder has passed on
audit proving they were
dealing with animal welfare
and land management
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I think it’s
important that we
recognise good
environmental
management and
animal welfare,
because these things
are important to
consumers.
issues on their property to
an international standard.
CEO of the Australian
Land Management Group
Tony Gleeson said they are
hoping they will soon see
the sign on a lot of gates
throughout the district.
“We have designed and
tested the system, and
demonstrated that it can be
applied by landholders, and
it is practical,” Mr Gleeson
said.
CLM has taken hold
across the country and the
initiative has attracted
political support. Federal
Member Bruce Scott said he
is working to get the
government on board.
“We’ve got some funding
in mind that could come
through the Caring For Our
Country program and any
subsequent programs,” Mr
Scott said.
Mr Scott said he hoped he
would one day see the
Certified Land Management
sign on packaging, as a
recognised brand.
“I think it’s important
that we recognise good
environmental management
and animal welfare, because
these things are important
to consumers,” Mr Scott
said. “The government
needs to support this
financially.”
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ALMG CEO Tony Gleeson spoke at the annual ALMG Muster in Mitchell.
THE Australian Land Management Group (ALMG) has called on the Federal Government to
support a national rollout of the internationally recognised Certified Land Management (CLM)
system to help improve environmental and animal welfare outcomes and farm profitability.
Speaking at the recent annual ALMG Muster in Mitchell, ALMG CEO, Tony Gleeson, said the
Federal Government needed to place more emphasis on long-term land management systems,
such as CLM, rather than the short-term projects currently being funded through the Caring for
Our Country program and local catchment management authorities.
"There is a place for that to some extent, but there is also a place for us to develop more efficient
ways for tax payer money to go to innovative landholders who are doing the right thing in the
long term," he said.
"There are 56 catchment management authorities across Australia all operating in isolation.
"As part of Caring for Our Country and as part of the operation of the catchment management
authorities, why not promote a national verification system for improved environment and
animal welfare?"
About 150 Australian landholders have now adopted CLM which is internationally recognised
under the ISO14001 standard.
The system aims to recognise and reward the environmental and animal welfare innovations
made by landholders.
Mr Gleeson said there were several benefits to landholders who adopted CLM.
"There are on-farm benefits where people feel they have improved their farm management
because we have a very strong farm ecology focus in our advisory programs," he said.
"Secondly, there are the sort of benefits that we hope will come from the marketplace but they
are going to take some time to develop.
"If we could get some support coming through systems like CLM than it would help give us the
critical mass we need to develop the food and fibre market benefits."
Mr Gleeson said landholders needed to differentiate their products in order to compete in higher
priced markets and said a national rollout of CLM would help achieve that.
"We have a product that we are trying to market with CLM," he said.
"We think it's a very good product. We think the time is right for that product and we think there
is a very big need for that product."
About 60 landholders and academics traveled from across Australia to attend the two-day Muster
in Mitchell last week, which was officially opened by former NFF president, David Crombie.
Titled, Connect with Land, the program had a strong on-farm focus, with several property tours
and presentations from local landholders currently working towards their CLM certification