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![Tasmanian Volunteering Awards 2022](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611af32c6871a517575a7522/1629328927250-0QV7H8XOGPCWFTFZ4Y5M/Generic+Thumbnail+2.jpg)
Tasmanian Volunteering Awards 2022
Nominations are open for the seventh annual Tasmanian Volunteering Awards.
![New COVID-19 business support package](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611af32c6871a517575a7522/1630474870855-E84QF0LWAZ56PDN5W3X8/Generic+Thumbnail+1.jpg)
New COVID-19 business support package
The Tasmanian Government recently announced a package of targeted assistance for Tasmanian businesses adversely impacted by the spread of the Omicron variant.
![Making your own sweet summer treats](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611af32c6871a517575a7522/fa64a483-ee3e-4c4a-a2b4-6fbe7635bc61/12_Wendy_Hays.jpg)
Making your own sweet summer treats
I have a friend with a strong culinary affinity with Betty Crocker, White Wings and Green’s.
![Patsy Crawford scribbling away](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611af32c6871a517575a7522/1629337471718-MK64LOVPLD4JJW4Y2ILS/MVG+Patsy+Crawford.jpg)
Patsy Crawford scribbling away
I’m listening to the Trout Quintet on a CD player that’s so tinny I feel I should apologise to Franz Schubert every time I put it on.
![Broody chooks](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611af32c6871a517575a7522/1629768102653-TLO6YU8Q4SP1QIYNER0C/MVG+Chook+Chat.jpg)
Broody chooks
Broody chooks can be a good thing if you want to breed chickens but are a pain if you don't.
![Exhibitor applications open for Agfest](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611af32c6871a517575a7522/1629328927250-0QV7H8XOGPCWFTFZ4Y5M/Generic+Thumbnail+2.jpg)
Exhibitor applications open for Agfest
Rural Youth Tasmania are excited to advise that exhibitor applications for Agfest 2022 reopened on Tuesday 1, February 2022.
![Upgrades to support bee industry](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611af32c6871a517575a7522/1644112590187-V013MFZLZV0J8L67RCFK/17_Bee_Industry.jpg)
Upgrades to support bee industry
The Tasmanian Government is continuing its support for the State’s bee industry through its Bee Industry Futures initiative.
Are you Tassie’s Young Farmer of the Year 2022?
The Rural Youth Organisation of Tasmania, along with naming rights partner Woolworths, are excited to announce that the 2022 Woolworths Tasmanian Young Farmer of the Year Competition is now open for entries.
![Gap year program to entice young people to regional farms](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611af32c6871a517575a7522/1630474870855-E84QF0LWAZ56PDN5W3X8/Generic+Thumbnail+1.jpg)
Gap year program to entice young people to regional farms
An uncertain job market and the inability to travel overseas has led to a decline in high school graduates participating in a “gap year.”
![Christmas spirit in the valley](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611af32c6871a517575a7522/d482bf46-c27d-411d-b552-eb1086c02aed/01_carols_by_the_river.jpg)
Christmas spirit in the valley
There was something for everyone at Carols by the River 2021. Did we spot you there? 📸
![Landcare in the Meander Valley](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611af32c6871a517575a7522/1641768969246-XWWRUXGR7XA2O0U5TTLO/02_landcare_1.jpg)
Landcare in the Meander Valley
In October, Landcarers from all over Tasmania gathered for the 2021 Tasmanian Community Landcare Conference in Launceston.
![New road crash rescue truck for Meander Valley SES](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611af32c6871a517575a7522/1641768793033-EYJS6O5Q19SA7YQOZSV8/04_ses.jpg)
New road crash rescue truck for Meander Valley SES
The Meander Valley SES has been handed the keys for a new custom-built fit-for-purpose road crash rescue truck, and equipment for other SES operations including for storm and flood rescue.
![Patsy Crawford scribbling away](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611af32c6871a517575a7522/1629337471718-MK64LOVPLD4JJW4Y2ILS/MVG+Patsy+Crawford.jpg)
Patsy Crawford scribbling away
Having been immersed in the arid world of Dune from the minute Frank Herbert launched the first book into the reading stratosphere, I almost fell over myself in my rush to see the movie the other day.
![New layers of protection for regional drinking water](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611af32c6871a517575a7522/3640f026-1a09-4519-abb4-cd1033088f90/06_taswater_1.jpg)
New layers of protection for regional drinking water
Additional water quality safeguards have been completed at a northern Tasmanian water treatment plant. The Bracknell Water Treatment Plant now has an ultraviolet (UV) disinfection treatment facility on-site which will add an additional layer of treatment.
![Tongerlongeter: a hero for all Australians](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611af32c6871a517575a7522/1641770039887-TMV97XKPUBI4LQC5O34D/06_tongerlongeter.jpg)
Tongerlongeter: a hero for all Australians
A recently published book by fellow Tasmanians Henry Reynolds and Nick Clements gives Australians a new hero: Tongerlongeter, a man who defended his country with grit, grace, and fierce determination.
![Peony roses](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611af32c6871a517575a7522/1641768222170-LGXZR8YPOLIDWJ8QEO29/07_garden.jpg)
Peony roses
Many gardeners grow peony roses and peony trees. They are beautiful flowers in subtle shades of pink, mauve and white that many adore.
![Harvesting rain with Raincube](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611af32c6871a517575a7522/486b5c74-875d-4b6c-9aa9-6c87e3acc8b3/07_raincube.jpg)
Harvesting rain with Raincube
When Alistair Rule purchased a block of land in the Meander Valley with no access to water and without any built structures to attach fixed water tanks, he decided to do something about it.
![Biodiversity and the 3F initiative](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611af32c6871a517575a7522/1641766514870-3NENPUKIVTQQAEP4AEED/11_observing_nature_3.jpg)
Biodiversity and the 3F initiative
In 2021, the Species Survival Commission (SSC) of the IUCN committed to the 3F initiative by using ‘mycologically inclusive’ language in documents and in their conservation strategies.
![Riding the rails in Westbury](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611af32c6871a517575a7522/1641765896550-SRY9G3WUMBLLGSY3OPFB/13_probus.jpg)
Riding the rails in Westbury
Deloraine Probus members enjoyed a fun outing to Pearn’s Steam World at Westbury.
![Bringing the groove back](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611af32c6871a517575a7522/1641765728160-F0ITE1NRKPWCREUQIZY7/13_mvfm.jpg)
Bringing the groove back
When Mira Kuperstein first joined the Meander Valley community radio, MVFM 96.9, they thought it would be fun to be part of something that would be such a tremendous resource for the community.