Top grade lucerne hay for sale

By |2017-03-14T14:19:16+11:0014 March, 2017|business, general news|

Canberra City Farm has bags of top-grade lucerne hay available for sale. The locally grown hay has been winnowed and put into hessian bags for ease of transport and application.

Prices vary according to bag contents weight:

6kg for $5.00
8kg for $6.50
10kg for $8.00.

E-mail Linda for orders: linda.ayliffe@gmail.com

Pick up your bags from Dairy Road next time […]

ACT Food Safety Management Consultation

By |2017-03-08T08:26:25+11:008 March, 2017|business, general news|

Food businesses are invited to participate in a joint Australia and New Zealand food regulation system consultation on future options to improve food safety outcomes in the ‘food service and closely related retail sectors’. These sectors include caterers (on and off site), takeaway stores, restaurants, cafes, and retailers who sell bakery products, seafood, delicatessen products and […]

Acton café opportunity for entrepreneurial foodie

By |2017-03-01T12:45:14+11:001 March, 2017|business, general news|

Calling foodie entrepreneurs and coffee connoisseurs: have you been seeking the perfect space to transform your cafe dreams into reality? Start getting your orders ready because we’ve got the spot for you.

The National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA) is seeking an enthusiastic operator for its self-contained coffee shop in Acton, to provide a limited yet […]

Bungendore Harvest Festival to celebrate local food

By |2017-03-15T19:03:17+11:0027 February, 2017|business, general news|

The Bungendore Harvest Festival is a chance for all local businesses to get involved, whether you have a retail store, are on a rural property or run your business from home. The weekend Festival will be held across from Friday 28th April until Sunday 30 April to encourage overnight visitors and people from further afield. […]

Small Scale Poultry Producers Under Threat

By |2017-02-22T10:38:12+11:0022 February, 2017|business, general news|

Pastured poultry farms across NSW face being put out of business by unfair and out-of- date legislation, being enforced by governments who consistently fail to acknowledge the needs and requirements of healthy, small farming businesses.

The legislation states that you need to apply for Designated Development Approval if you have more than 250,000 poultry, OR any number of […]

How small scale farmers are supplying local communities and reaping benefits for all

By |2017-02-15T12:16:24+11:0015 February, 2017|business, farmers market, general news|

A surge in interest in locally grown and made food is providing enormous benefits across communities.  Apart for the oblivious benefits to farmers and consumers, there are significant flow on effects to local communities.

ABC’s Australia Wide featured the Southern Harvest Farmers Market in Bungendore and SAGE Farmers Market in Moruya.  The […]

Queanbeyan to showcase local food at orchestral event

By |2017-02-27T16:27:32+11:0014 February, 2017|business|

The Canberra Symphony Orchestra will be performing in Queanbeyan at the new park area near Queanbeyan River, and Queanbeyan Palerang Regional Council are looking for food vendors who offer local produce which is fresh, fun and suit the nature of this event to express interest in attending.

The event will run from 7:30 – 9:30PM on Saturday […]

Top 10 marketing ideas for local business

By |2017-02-14T14:27:45+11:0014 February, 2017|business, general news|

Would you like to discuss with a professional marketing company how your business can use and take advantage of the top marketing tactics for your business?  Attend this practical workshop where the top 10 marketing ideas for local business in 2017 will be covered.

Following the workshop, available to a limited number of businesses who register […]

Food safety information session

By |2017-02-07T10:37:17+11:007 February, 2017|business, general news|

On 7 March 2017, ACT Health is holding a free food safety information session in collaboration with Canberra Business Chamber. The aim of this event is to discuss common food safety issues and the tools available to assist food businesses to achieve compliance.

This event will also allow ACT Health to engage with food businesses and […]

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