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Rona Chiera — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 02:02:45 +0000

The development of an almond project at Eneabba has been in the pipeline for several years. Initially there was interest and concern about the size of the water licence – 13.9 GL was under consideration in late 2007 (though I am not sure how much they eventually got) – The original plan was for 1.6m trees on 5000 ha but it may be smaller than that – Council minutes of Sep 2008 approved a 1000ha orchard on Chatfield-Clarke Rd (between Carnamah & Eneabba) We have known for some time that there are considerable water resources under the Eneabba region – but transport, distance from markets, lack of staff and to a certain extent the poor soil, have delayed water-dependant development. Select Harvest is a major almond producer in Australia, with interests in Victoria, NSW, WA …. It owns, or manages for other investors, 16,000ha of almonds in Austalia, with its main orchard in NW Victoria, and also produces packaged nuts and friut products that are distributed via major supermarkets; some of its brands are Lucky, Sunsol, Nu-Vit, Meriram and Soland. See www.selectharvests.com.au
This article is courtesy of NARNEWS. narnews@westnet.com.au

Lancelin Food and Wine Festival April 17th & 18th- Moore River region

Rona Chiera — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 06:34:53 +0000

Lancelin Food and Wine Festival in Wangaree Park sponsored by The Lancelin Chamber of Commerce and Industry.12 noon til 8.30pm on Saturday 17th April, and 9am – 2pm on Sunday 18th April. To be held in conjunction with bicycle events presented by Bicycling WA and Cyclo Sportif. FREE ENTRY. This is a family friendly event so enjoy our activities,food and drinks. Bring the family along and join the family bike ride around the town from 2.45pm – 3.15pm on the Saturday. Bike ride entry $5 with proceeds to Lancelin Primary School – all entries go into the draw for a new bike. For more information contact Judy Roberts on sbcadmin@centralcoastalbusiness.com.au or
08 9655 1068. This activity information was supplied by our local NARNEWS Newsletter 5th April 2010 edition. Lancelin is approx 11/2 hours north of Perth. Check out www.gingintourism.com.au for all your accommodation needs and make any excuse for a quick weekend holiday in the Moore River region, Gingin. Enjoy from Rona Chiera of Moore River Holidays.

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Lancelin Food and Wine Festival April 17th & 18th- Moore River region