Last Updated: December 16, 2013

Weather: Canberra 13°C - 27°C . Shower or two developing.

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Dog calendar

And you can, with this adorable trio featuring in our 2014 dogs calendar. Get your coupon in this week's paper.

FireReady app overhaul

bushfire

The Victorian Government and the fire services commissioner are confident the updated FireReady app will work properly this bushfire season.

South African canned peaches dumped

Peaches

IMPORTED South African canned peaches have been ``dumped'' but not enough to cause damage to the local industry, the Anti-Dumping Commission has found.

Crane joins B20 Leadership Group

GrainCorp

THE head of West Australian grain co-operative CBH Group has joined the Federal Government’s “B Team” on world economic talks.

Water metre tampers caught

water

TWO rural customers who pleaded guilty to tampering with pipeline water metres have been put on good behaviour bonds.

Planning 'hampered' range fire

Blue Mountains Fires

TOO much planning and not enough action hampered firefighting efforts at a NSW army range listed as an "almost certain" fire risk, an inquiry hears.

Pedestrian dies after Cohuna accident

police

A PEDESTRIAN hit by a car in Cohuna in northern Victoria this morning has died in hospital.

Paddock Bombs '13

Take a look at some of Australia's finest Paddock Bombs.

Two Victorian fire refuges open

TWO community fire refuges have been opened in Melbourne's outer east and southeast.

Impressive jumping continues

JUST two weeks ago Jamie Kermond was burning up the surface in Sydney and last weekend he was in fine form in The Netherlands.

Dairy confidence boost

DAIRY farmer optimism has helped maintain overall Victorian rural confidence, according to a report.

Disease name a blow for Waubra

Ed Gannon

HIJACK or highlight? That's the debate surrounding the use of a western Victorian town's name in the hot issue of wind farms and wind energy.

Rewards without shackles

cattle paddock

A KOREAN free trade agreement comes at a time when - despite drought, debt and productivity - there's much to look forward to.

Dairy confidence boost

dairy cows

DAIRY farmer optimism has helped maintain overall Victorian rural confidence, according to a report.

Dairy body condition app released

dairy cow

A BODY condition score app has been released by Dairy Australia today.

Doolan joins water commission

water

FORMER Victorian water chief Dr Jane Doolan has been appointed a new commissioner to the National Water Commission.

Yea, Dec 13: Steers to $780

cattle sale charolais weaners

YOUNG well-bred steers sold to keen demand to reach $780 for Charolais weaners at Yea today.

Naracoorte, Dec 12: Dearer trend

Sale

THE annual southern weaner selling season got off to a solid start in Naracoorte, South Australia today.

Leongatha, Dec 12: Steers to $805

sale

GROWN steers sold to $805 in a mixed yarding at Leongatha today.

National weather

Poll of the week

Is there enough attention on rural crime?
Weekly Times 2014 Dogs Calendar

Technical course tests in Geneva

COMPETITORS excelled jumped the huge technical courses at the Rolex Grand Prix of Geneva with time as the enemy.

Weekly Times Horse news

Impressive jumping continues

horse

JUST two weeks ago Jamie Kermond was burning up the surface in Sydney and last weekend he was in fine form in The Netherlands.

McDermott in classic form

Tom McDermott

TOM McDermott took out the World Cup qualifying class of the Sydney Summer Classic.

Welsh ponies on show

welsh pony

WELSH ponies and their riders shone at the Victorian All Welsh Show at Tatura.

Disease name a blow for Waubra

Ed Gannon

HIJACK or highlight? That's the debate surrounding the use of a western Victorian town's name in the hot issue of wind farms and wind energy.

FireReady app overhaul

bushfire

The Victorian Government and the fire services commissioner are confident the updated FireReady app will work properly this bushfire season.

The good oil on Castrol

WEEKLY Times Now readers are keen as ever on showing us their dogs.

Weekly Times Travel News

Peter Cundall: Roses

roses

SAVAGELY pruning back a rose bush can be the kindest cut of all

Peter Cundall: Cucumber

cucumber

THERE are so many weird and wonderful ways to be as cool as a cucumber this summer - but handle them carefully

Time to check the mulch

Mulch

IT'S time to see if mulch applied in early spring needs a top-up.

Puddings as gran made them

Karen Kelly puddings

A SIMPLE two-line email holds pride of place in Karen Kelly's Pud For All Seasons kitchen in Castlemaine.

Salad dressing with style

Vincent salads

WHILE salads can be an all-year-round feature of your table, most of us are drawn to them when the weather warms up.

Jeremy Vincent: Cold soup

Cold pea and basil soup

WHETHER it's winter or summer, the idea of a soup provides so many options for a great-tasting dish.

Paddock bomb magic

THEY might be ugly but they are much loved.

Weekly Times Back Paddock

Mocking the monicker

Graduation cap

BACK Paddock speculated in July that the newly named Federation University might have a problem with its acronym - FU.

The votes are in

pn freight train

IT LOOKS like we are on a train to nowhere

Farm sculptors are really on a roll now

Tarrington hay bales

BACK Paddock has always believed the round hay bale is an under-appreciated sculpture material.

River of romance

Avignon Bridge and Popes Palace

DISCOVER the delights of Europe on this luxurious river cruise to must-see spots

Rock 'n' road heaven

Harley Davidson

"GET your motor running, head out on the highway".

Smiles hide pain of past in Cambodia

Angkor Wat

FROM macabre to majestic, brutal to beautiful, the good, the bad, the ugly - such are the many contradictions of Cambodia.

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