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We discuss with the NSW Irrigators Council's Claire Miller the latest in floodplain harvesting regulation and metering, the prosecution level from the relatively new Natural Resources Access Regulator in NSW and the status of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan with nature providing cause for pause on thoughts about buybacks versus efficiency measures

... responding to claims about her voting record in her first term in office representing the north western Victorian seat of Mildura, Ali Cupper talks with Flow about advocating for a greater share of state and federal funding for two regional councils in her electorate faced in one case with 90 roads needing repair. We also discuss the Murray Basin Rail Project and past inertia from the major parties on this priority project for north western regional Victorians.

The first farmer load has arrived at Wallaroo, SA and emerging port operator T-Ports' client relations and business development manager Tim Gurney discusses their unique system of grain handling that works well in South Australia's shallower ports

The peak grain grower representative body in South Australia announced on Thursday that it had secured a compromise with the Country Fire Service and SA government with a big harvest coming through, regarding compliance with codes designed to prevent harvesting equipment starting fires.

Australians have felt the pain across all demographics of an estimated doubling of scam losses in this reporting year to $4 billion, but those aged over 65 have been particularly hard hit as the outgoing deputy chair of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Delia Rickard shares with Flow listeners, also welcoming the funding injection into Scamwatch announced on Flow by the Financial Services Minister Stephen Jones on Monday

Coal communities in his electorate are livid over the shutdown of their industry while native forestry has a dim future as the Shooters Fishers and Farmers Party's eastern Victoria MP says the new compact technology for nuclear energy should be considered in Australia's future energy mix in the rush to renewables away from baseload power like coal and gas.

The director-general of the global agency responsible for certifying disease free status and a key guide on animal welfare standards is visiting Australia in early November and Flow spoke with Australia's chief veterinary officer on the importance of that visit and updated listeners on Australia's efforts preventing or eradicating varroa mite, Japanese encephalitis, foot and mouth disease and lumpy skin disease

The northern Victorian MLC says she heard concerns at Ouyen Inc about plans for a big new public hospital at Mildura and whether local Mallee health services might be brought under it, and says for four years she's been talking about the Murray Basin Rail project as local roads are hammered in wet conditions and a big harvest on the way. We discuss drug detection and diversion at Mildura and the adequacy of health, doctor availability and ambulance response times in northern Victoria

T-Ports is receiving enquiries from growers from other states considering their export options and people in the logistics supply chain looking for work as the South Australian grain harvest gets underway in comparatively drier conditions to the eastern states as the Eyre Peninsula looks down the barrel at a record 4 million tonne grain harvest

No people or animals were harmed in the Struan Research Centre fire and the Minister wouldn't be drawn on the millions of dollars cost by the fire, but the historic Struan House was saved thanks to the dedicated work of volunteer firefighters.