• Coronavirus (COVID-19) update
• Work for national horse traceability system under way
• Know the difference between abscess and footrot
• Silage inoculant or aerobic spoilage inhibitors – which one should I use?
• Avian influenza permits still required
• Alliance cracks another code to barley breeding
• Are you considering buying or selling calves?
• Wine Grape Smoke Taint Grant
• Fox and wild dog bounty collection schedule for North West Victoria
• Kitchens, masks on farms and show us your shed
• Water Trade 101 webinar recording now available
• Summerfruit webinar on stonefruit maturity now available
• Agriculture Victoria has a fantastic new opportunity for young farmers!
• AgVic Talk podcast - latest episodes
• What's on?

Safely reopening Victoria

A roadmap for reopening Victoria has been announced by the Victorian Government.

There are two separate roadmaps in Victoria: one for metropolitan Melbourne and one for regional Victoria regarding how we live and how we work. Each roadmap outlines safe, steady and sustainable steps to COVID Normal.

The Roadmap for reopening: regional Victoria provides steps on easing restrictions, dependent on how many active coronavirus (COVID-19) cases are in the community and public health advice.

From 11.59 pm on 16 September 2020 regional Victoria moved to the Third Step on the roadmap.

From 11.59 pm on 27 September 2020 metropolitan Melbourne moved to the Second Step on the Roadmap for reopening. This step included some small but significant changes to the planned roadmap based on current case numbers and the latest modelling and projections.

Visit Roadmap for reopening for more details.

COVIDSafe Plan now required for regional Victorian businesses

From 11:59 on 13 September 2020, it is mandatory for every Victorian business to have a COVIDSafe Plan.

To ensure compliance, random spot checks are underway in metropolitan Melbourne and commenced in regional Victoria from 29 September 2020.

Your COVIDSafe Plan must set out:

• your actions to help prevent the introduction of coronavirus (COVID-19) in your workplace
• the level of face covering or personal protective equipment (PPE) required for your workforce
• how you will prepare for, and respond to, a suspected or confirmed case of coronavirus (COVID-19) in your workplace
• this plan must demonstrate how you will meet all the requirements set out by the Victorian Government. Some higher-risk industries or workplaces have additional requirements of employers and employees.

Businesses must review and update their COVIDSafe Plans routinely, especially when restrictions or public health advice changes. Organisations with multiple worksites must complete a COVIDSafe Plan for each worksite.

For more information and for templates and guidance on how to create your COVIDSafe Plan, visit coronavirus.vic.gov.au

• Kathy Gibson, Animal Health Australia
• Linda Kelly and Dr Meredith Flash, Australian Horse Industry Council
• Karen Day, Racing Australia
• Kathleen Mullan, Harness Racing Australia
• Dr Bidda Jones, Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA)
• Equine Australia
• Representatives from state and territory governments as well as the Commonwealth.

Stuart McLean OAM will chair the group, bringing a depth of traceability experience as the current Chair of the Australian Livestock Saleyards Association and having provided exceptional leadership in a variety of local, state and national roles. The group will meet for the first time this month.

The working group will analyse existing animal traceability systems and technologies in Australia, such as the National Livestock Identification System (NLIS), informed by a review already undertaken by Agriculture Victoria; and will put forward recommendations on what form a national register for all horses in Australia should take.

An effective horse traceability system will benefit all horse owners in Australia, including the racing industry, with better traceability for exotic diseases such as equine influenza and African horse sickness, as well as endemic diseases such as Hendra virus.

Dr Jeff Cave, District Veterinary Officer

One of the main animal health issues for producers a good spring may bring is foot problems in sheep.

A question often asked is “is it foot abscess or footrot?”

A sheep with foot abscess will usually be very lame in just one foot. This is an important difference from footrot where more than one foot will invariably be affected.

Although foot abscess is associated with the bacterium Fusobacterium necrophorum it is not contagious. In contrast, footrot, caused by the bacterium Dichelobacter nodosus, spreads readily in warm, moist conditions.

The foot of a sheep with foot abscess will appear hot, swollen and painful. The abscess can be present in either the toe or the heel of the foot.

The severity of the effects of footrot, which are inflammation between the toes and underrunning of the hoof, will depend upon whether the strain of bacteria is benign (mild) or virulent (severe).

A foot abscess contains pus. It can be treated by hoof paring to provide drainage for the pus. Antibiotics prescribed by your veterinarian will also help.

Footrot can be controlled through foot bathing. Virulent footrot can be eradicated but a long, hot, dry summer is needed.

In a spring with abundant feed sheep become unusually heavy and this coupled with standing on wet pasture or muddy ground for an extended period leaves them susceptible to developing foot abscess.

For further advice please contact your local veterinarian or Agriculture Victoria veterinary or animal health officer, or in NSW your Local Land Services.

Michele Jolliffe, Dairy Extension Officer

Silage inoculant and aerobic spoilage inhibitors are two options available for farmers to help improve the quality of silage. So how do they work and are they an option for this year’s silage season?

Silage inoculants are the largest range of silage additives currently used in Australia. Inoculants are manufactured populations of desirable lactic acid producing bacteria, which are essential to produce the sweet smelling, highly palatable silages that we like to make.

When bacteria such as Lactobacillus and Pediococcus, are added to a harvested crop, they increase their own populations to support the naturally occurring bacteria and can help to out compete less desirable bacteria. This results in a quicker fermentation of the silage, which will rapidly preserve the crop and reduce dry matter and quality losses.

Suited to most forage crops, silage inoculants are very useful when a crop hasn’t reached the required dryness and needs to be ensiled quickly to beat poor weather conditions. The crop must not have been on the ground longer than three days. Any longer and the plant sugar levels will be too low for inoculants to work.

When using inoculants, it is important to mix and apply them as stipulated by the manufacturer as each product has different requirements. Some products require a set time and conditions for the batch to build up bacterial numbers to the required level.

Other inoculants that are freeze dried already have the required number of bacteria in the satchel and don’t need time to build up numbers.  Make sure that inoculants are stored in a cool, dry place and avoid leaving them in hot conditions as they break down very quickly.

Silage inoculants assist in the fermentation process of silage making, whereas aerobic spoilage inhibitors work by delaying the onset of silage spoilage such as heating and mould growth causing lost dry matter, quality and palatability. 

If wilting and harvest of the forage occurs within one to two days and the stack or bales are compacted very densely and sealed airtight after harvest, aerobic spoilage inhibitors are not really required.

Aerobic spoilage inhibitors are designed to be applied at harvest, just like silage inoculants, and require thorough mixing throughout the forage to work effectively. They can be very useful in maize and whole crop cereal silage. They are also useful where pit silages require several days to feed out across a face or where silage is left in a Total Mixed Rations (TMR) mixer or silage cart overnight.

It’s important to consider what you are wanting from either product. If you wish to speed up the fermentation process, then silage inoculants are an obvious choice. If you have silage sitting in a silage cart or TMR for an extended period than aerobic spoilage inhibitors are the better option.

The key thing to remember is neither product will improve the quality of silage if corners are cut during the ensiling process.

Moving domestic chickens, eggs or other bird products into, out of or within Restricted or Controlled Areas requires a permit from Agriculture Victoria.

You need a permit to buy, sell or move eggs, manure and chickens, whether on the side of the road, from your property, your local store, online (such as Gumtree or Facebook) or at markets.

Movement restrictions are currently in place for Golden Plains Shire, near Bairnsdale and near Kerang.

It is illegal to move these products without a permit. Know what you need to do https://go.vic.gov.au/bfe6wf

If you’re unsure, call the avian influenza response hotline on (03) 4334 2715.

Western Australian scientists have been central to another leap in modern crop breeding technologies around the globe.

The Western Crop Genetics Alliance was a key contributor to the recent detailed DNA sequencing of world-wide barley genomes by an international consortium.

The research by the Alliance, a partnership between the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) and Murdoch University, had additional co-investment from the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC).

Mapping the barley ‘pan genome’ – the entire set of genes from a wide diversity of strains within the species – provides a blueprint to breed the next generation of high performance varieties.

The work builds on the Alliance’s contribution to the first mapping of the barley reference genome in 2017. 

Alliance director Chengdao Li said mapping the barley pan genome provided a deeper understanding of DNA composition of individual varieties.

“Every barley variety is different and so is its genome,” Professor Li said.

“As a result of this new knowledge we have been able to determine that about one third of barley genes are highly variable, also that about five per cent of genes are unique to individual varieties.

“These variations are critical to understand and manipulate key performance traits, including yield, quality, disease resistance and adaptation to different environments, to assist plant breeders to develop new improved varieties.”

A notable discovery, was the determination that about 15 per cent of all barley genes have a variation of DNA copy numbers, which have a major influence on the performance of individual varieties.

One of Australia’s most widely sown barley varieties, RGT Planet, was used in the research.

The scientists also uncovered that RGT Planet had the largest number of gene inversions – or genes arranged in different orientations – across all barley varieties, which could eventually be used to incorporate desirable traits in new varieties.

Professor Li used the example of a brick in a wall to illustrate how these variations in copy numbers and orientations could be used to target key traits for new varieties.

“Every brick – or gene – can look similar but different numbers of bricks put together will form a new structure,” he said.

“Like a brick, genes can have a different orientation and be arranged in different ways to create a different structure, which in doing so, can create a different function or enhance a function, like greater heat tolerance or nitrogen efficiency.”

During the research, the scientists also discovered this characteristic originated from a mutation from a European parent of this variety, which was created via the use of gamma radiation in the 1960s.

“No one knew for half a century that this had happened,” Professor Li said.

“Now this inversion mutation has been identified, plant breeders can use it to breed new varieties or examine the use of gamma radiation to explore its influence on other functions.”

To facilitate the use of the barley pan genome, the Alliance is developing computer software that makes the information more accessible to commercial plant breeding companies.

The DNA breeding tools developed by the Alliance from the barley pan genome have already been transferred to Australian commercial plant breeding companies, which have applied it to their breeding programs.

Murdoch University Pro Vice Chancellor for the Food Futures Institute, Peter Davies, commended the Alliance for its continued contribution to science.

“This small team is punching above its weight, building on its achievements, like developing the doubled haploid CRISPR technology recently, to advance breeding technology and applications that boost sustainable food production,” Professor Davies said.

DPIRD Primary Industries Development Managing Director Mark Sweetingham said the Alliance’s discoveries would lead to new gene discoveries and the application of genomics-based tools to unlock future genetic advances.

“Growers will ultimately benefit from varieties that perform better in the paddock, while maltsters and brewers will benefit from grain that will perform better in their manufacturing processes,” Dr Sweetingham said.

GRDC barley and coarse grains manager Brett Ford said the investment leveraged from the international effort ensured Australian researchers and barley breeders had access to cutting edge barley genomic data.

“The Alliance’s work will enable new opportunities for researchers and barley breeders to improve the crop performance and fast track the delivery of new high performing barley varieties to benefit Australian barley growers,” Dr Ford said.

The International Barley Pan Genome Consortium is comprised of seven countries and included contributions from the Western Barley Genetics Alliance, the University of Adelaide and Agriculture Victoria.

Richard Smith, Dairy Industry Development Officer

Australian cattle prices have been surging throughout 2020. With the lift in the Eastern Young Cattle Indicator, combined with increasing re-stocker activity, many cattle producers may be considering taking advantage of these high prices by selling or buying calves.

As calf buying transactions are increasingly occurring online, it is important that sellers and buyers are aware of the National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) requirements and the consequences which can occur if requirements are not being met.  

If you are considering buying or selling cattle, it is a requirement that, at dispatch, all cattle regardless of age (including calves) must be tagged with an NLIS (Cattle) tag, have a National Vendor Declaration and any previous movements onto the property of dispatch are recorded on the NLIS database.

If you are looking at purchasing calves through a saleyard, cattle scale operator, public auction (conducted by a registered Livestock Agent), it is the responsibility of the person operating this business to notify the NLIS database of the movement. You can check this yourself by logging in to the NLIS database by following the link – https://www.nlis.com.au/Login/

If calves are purchased through private transactions (including Facebook and Gumtree) or online auctions (for example, AuctionsPlus), a property-to-property NLIS transfer must occur. The NLIS transfer must be completed within two days (48 hours) of the livestock arriving at the new property. It is the responsibility of the buyer/receiver of the calves to notify the NLIS database of the transfer.

The only time an NLIS tag can be replaced is if the NLIS tag falls out or is damaged and cannot be read electronically. In these instances it's very important that the correct NLIS tag is used - Post-breeder NLIS tag (Orange tag) for introduced livestock and Breeder NLIS tags (white tag) for livestock still on the property of birth

If you are thinking of buying or receiving a calf, it is important to note that all Victorian properties must have a Property Identification Code (PIC) to have one or more cattle (including calves).

In following these steps you help protect Victoria’s food safety reputation by maintaining Victoria’s ability to trace and control diseases, and by being able to quickly trace livestock for any residue, disease or food safety issues if they arise.

All calves must be identified with the appropriate NLIS tag prior to pick up. If your calves do not have the appropriate NLIS tags, you are risking legal penalties and could be issued with infringement notices, worth up to $495. You are also risking the integrity national red meat industry.

To maintain Australia’s whole-of-life cattle identification, producers are encouraged to be familiar with NLIS (Cattle) requirements and to do their part by tagging their animals correctly and ensuring movement records are up to date.

For queries regarding NLIS please contact the Victorian NLIS helpline on 1800 678 779 during business hours and or visit https://agriculture.vic.gov.au/livestock-and-animals/national-livestock-identification-system

The Victorian and Commonwealth Governments are continuing to support the agriculture business recovery from the 2019–20 bushfires, with additional support for both inside and outside the fire-affected areas.

The Smoke Taint Grant provides up to $10,000 for business recovery and growth, improvements to make the business more resilient to future disasters, and marketing activities.

It is available to farmers outside the local government areas that are currently eligible for the Emergency Bushfire Response in Primary Industries Grant and the Small Business Bushfire Support Grant.

For details of the grant and a list of the eligible local government areas, visit ruralfinance.com.au

Victorian Fox and Wild Dog Bounty collections resumed for regional Victoria from Monday 5 October.

Agriculture Victoria has a COVIDSafe Plan in place for each bounty collection centre.

If you are attending a collection centre, you must comply with coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions including physical distancing, good hygiene practices and wearing a face mask (unless you have a lawful reason not to).

Hunters are encouraged to continue to collect fox scalps and wild dog body parts, while following coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions relevant to their area. Pieces can be frozen or air dried and submitted for reward at an alternative collection centre or when the suspended collection centres reopen, in line with bounty terms and conditions.

All hunters are reminded to use common sense when hunting and when it comes to attending bounty collections. Stay safe by following the coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions that apply to your area and, if you feel unwell, get tested and stay home.

Reward payments can only be made by Electric Funds Transfer.

#SnapshotRuralVic, an initiative of the National Centre for Farmer Health is bringing Victorians from Buchan to Bendigo, and Kyabram to Kennedys Creek together to tell a unique story of rural life in Victoria during the second wave COVID-19 lockdown.

Since launching over seven weeks ago, over 1,000 people have shared their photos and stories of everyday rural life over a number of social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and the www.farmerhealth.org.au website.

During a time when people are more disconnected than ever, it has proved to be a valuable outlet for people to connect and share aspects of how life goes on during lockdown.

One participant noted #SnapshotRuralVic 'picked me up when feeling down and I enjoyed the positive and motivating pictures'.

Social media analytics show both rural and metropolitan areas are joining in with feedback received from the participants overwhelmingly positive.

‘Seeing other people’s photos/experiences keeps me engaged and motivated’ and ‘I love seeing photos of other farmer’s places and the things that they do’.

Project Officer, Hilary McAllister said it has been encouraging to see that the simple act of sharing a photo or story is keeping other people motivated during this lockdown.

"Each week, there is a new theme with the most recent Covid cooking, masks on farms and stories from the shed.

"Some of the photos of the projects that people have been doing have been simply amazing," Ms McAllister said.

A weekly shortlist of the entries also go in the running to win the People’s Choice Award with the lucky winner receiving a $100 voucher to a local Victorian business of their choice.

With only a few weeks remaining, the National Centre for Farmer Health is hoping to see the community continue to grow. The campaign will culminate at the #SnapshotRuralVic Awards which will take place virtually in early November.

The awards will consider all #SnapshotRuralVic submissions and provide those who haven’t yet participated with the opportunity to be in the running for the many prizes still on offer.

All submissions across the 10 weeks of the campaign will be considered for judging, with categories including ‘Celebrating the Next Generation’, ‘Lamb of the Year’ and ‘Best Covid-Kitchen Creation’.

The campaign will conclude on Friday 6 November.

For further information, visit www.farmerhealth.org.au/snapshotruralvic or reach out to the Snapshot Online Project Officer, Hilary McAllister, directly at hmcallister@wdhs.net or on 0490483548.

The recording is now available of the Water Trade 101 webinar presented on Wednesday 30 September with expert speaker Craig Feuerherdt, Business Development Manager with H20X.

Click here to listen to the recording.

This webinar discusses key features of the connected southern Murray Darling Basin water market and the situation and seasonal outlook for water availability and price. It focuses on providing practical knowledge and tips to inform water trading decision making.

TOPICS

• Water trading tips for your farm business
• Situation and outlook for water availability and the market this season, including discussion of the key drivers
• Different trading zones, water entitlement classes and volumes in the connected southern Murray Darling Basin (sMDB)
• Relative impact of allocations against different sMDB water entitlements on over-all water supply and the local water price
• Implications of inter-valley trade restrictions.

This webinar was presented by Sustainable Irrigation Program, a partnership between Agriculture Victoria, Catchment Management Authorities, the Department of Environment Land Water and Planning and Rural Water Corporations.

Agriculture Victoria’s researchers at Agribio are looking at ways to optimise fruit maturity at harvest, using non-destructive technologies, to meet market expectations and to understand how fruit maturity affects storage and its impact on fruit composition and quality.

Research shows that:

• picking fruit too early compromises the fruit quality.
• maturity of the fruit is really important to the outturn.
• fruit produces its own ethylene naturally. If there's no ethylene when the fruit are picked from the tree, they can suffer from cold storage issues and internal injuries (browning, mealiness, dryness, flesh translucency), lack flavour and not ripen properly.
• harvest fruit with ethylene production before they come off the tree, to ensure high quality fruit going into markets.

Talk from Summerfruit Webinar series 2020: Managing fruit quality for export

Christine Frisina, from Agriculture Victoria, presents: Are the fruit on your trees really ready to pick?

Website and webinar recording here.

For more information contact: christine.Frisina@agriculture.vic.gov.au

We are partnering with Regional Leadership to offer a fully funded place in each of their ten regional leadership programs for 2021.

Are you keen to:

• connect with other people within your community who are interested in improving their leadership skills?
• deepen your understanding of where your agriculture business sits within your region?
• identify and develop your leadership style and identify your strengths?
• gain support in improving your management and resilience skills?
• participate in study tours in multiple different businesses across the region?

This is a fantastic opportunity for any young agriculture professionals or farmers looking to get more involved in community leadership.

Read further about the opportunities and benefits of the 2021 program and find out which region-specific program you are eligible for on the Regional Leadership website.

Applications for the Alpine Valleys Community Leadership program and the Great South Coast Leadership program are now open.

All other programs will open soon so keep an eye out on the Young Business Network Facebook group or on the Regional Leadership website.

Applicants are required to be 18 to 40 years of age, residing in regional or rural Victoria, and involved in agriculture or the agriculture supply chain.

You may be eligible to claim some out of pocket expenses, so please contact your program for more information.

For more information please contact Sarah Wallis, Young Farmer Project Coordinator at sarah.wallis@agriculture.vic.gov.au

Have you listened to the new AgVic Talk podcast yet?

We have several episodes out now, including:

• Now is the time to assess your pastures if you were affected by fire last season. In this episode of ‘AgVic Talk’, our Extension Officer Fiona Baker talks about the key things to look for, consider this spring on fire affected pastures.
• Merrigum dairy farmer Kevin Fitzsimmons says since the millennium drought, running profitably has never been more difficult. In one of our first episodes of ‘AgVic Talk’, Kevin discusses how he manages climate variability on his farm.
• Sarah McLean tells us how the Upskill and Invest Young Farmer Scholarship helped her turn her dream to farm a reality.

Listen here.

Details about Agriculture Victoria events can now be found in one spot on our website. Log on to agriculture.vic.gov.au/events to find out what's on.

Agriculture Victoria is delivering a webinar for livestock producers with a focus on interpreting soil tests.

Thursday 15 October, 12.30 – 1.30 pm

Topics covered:

• Why soil test
• What do the numbers mean?
• Trace mineral deficiencies
• When should I soil test?​

Delivered online via Zoom® 

Register here

For more information, or if you need assistance registering or joining the webinar please contact the event organiser Tess McDougall  on 0409 841 492 or at tess.mcdougall@agriculture.vic.gov.au

Agriculture Victoria is delivering a two-part webinar for goat producers using the National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) database.

Part 1: Wednesday 21 October
Part 2:  Wednesday 28 October

7.30 – 9 pm

Participants will learn about the Victorian goat traceability system, how to complete a Property to Property (P2P) transfer and use the NLIS database features.

Participants are required to set up their NLIS account prior to attending the webinar, further information on how to do this and how to join the webinar will be provided at registration.

TOPICS

• Traceability system overview
• Purchasing electronic NLIS tags for goats
• Setting up, navigating and using the NLIS database
• Completing Property to Property (P2P) transfers on the NLIS database.

REGISTRATION AND MORE INFORMATION

Book your free tickets online at Eventbrite then select ‘NLIS Database Webinar for Goat Producers’

For more information, or if you have trouble registering, please call (03) 5761 1647.

Numbers are limited to allow for an interactive session, so be quick to secure a spot!

Managing and forecasting cash flow is essential for any business. For farmers it’s particularly important given the highly variable income that comes with seasonal conditions, market fluctuations and unforeseen circumstances such as fire or floods.

Being prepared, both on the farm and on the books, will assist in preparing for and managing challenging situations.

Farm Cash Flow 101 is a two-session course designed to help farmers understand cash flow budgets, and develop confidence using spreadsheets for cash flow management.

Using case study figures from a farming operation, Farm Cash Flow 101 presenter farm business specialist Jim Moll, from AgBiz Assist, will show you how to develop a simple cashflow budget for your farm business, to get a better handle on managing income and expenditure over the next 12 months.

Once mastered, these simple Excel® spreadsheets can become an integral part of farm financial planning and management, revised regularly to reflect current circumstances.

The course will run over two days from 11 am to noon:

Monday 26 October

• Why cash flow budgets are important and how they assist farm businesses
• Introduction to cash flow budgeting and spreadsheet basics

Wednesday 28 October

• Adapting cash flow budgets to different production systems
• Refining the spreadsheet

REGISTRATION AND MORE INFORMATION

Register on Eventbrite: https://farm-cash-flow-budgets.eventbrite.com.au

Join-in information and an Excel® spreadsheet template will be provided prior to the sessions.

For more information: contact Greg Ferrier at greg.ferrier@agriculture.vic.gov.au or call 0438 738 634.

Recording of Embedding Climate Adaptation into Agriculture (North East Victoria)

Presented by Lachlan Campbell, North East CMA

In this webinar recording, Lachlan shares how the Embedding Climate Adaptation into Agriculture project has used climate change projections and applied these to assess potential impacts on agriculture production in North East Victoria. 

Lachlan also shares the spatial tools and engagement approach that have been developed which help guide discussions about climate adaptation pathways.

View the Recording (Duration: 61 minutes, including questions)

This webinar was originally presented on Tuesday 15 September 2020 at 12pm AEST.

Agriculture Victoria will host a number of climate and agriculture science talks in its latest lunchtime webinar series.

Having proved popular the first time around, the lunchtime webinars are designed for busy people chasing fast facts about climate and agriculture research.

Participants will hear from a broad range of expert speakers from Agriculture Victoria, North East Catchment Management Authority (NECMA), University of Tasmania and other agencies.

Scheduled to speak this series, are:

• Dr Rebecca Harris from University of Tasmania: will share Australia’s Wine Future: A Wine Climate Atlas which shows how wine-region climates have changed, with more to come
• Agriculture Victoria, Climate Specialist, Graeme Anderson: will talk about using seasonal forecasts and share new tools developed with a GRDC project for south eastern Australia.

Land managers, service providers, researchers and educators are encouraged to subscribe to our climate updates and newsletters.

Any queries can be directed to Climate Development Officer Heather Field at heather.field@agriculture.vic.gov.au

For more information and to subscribe to stay up to date with these upcoming climate webinars visit agriculture.vic.gov.au/climate

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