Primo Smallgoods is conducting a voluntary recall of the above products in response to testing which indicates the presence of Listeria monocytogenes.

The Australian and Northern Territory Governments have committed an additional $2.5 million to Indigenous education to trial a literacy and numeracy program in remote communities.

For the first time, South Australian rural doctors now have access to all four major cardiology units

Child Support Agency (CSA) customers will be able to make personal appointments with CSA Warrnambool Regional Service Centre staff in Colac

Child Support Agency (CSA) customers will be able to make personal appointments with CSA Mildura Regional Service Centre staff in Berri

Farm families and businesses will soon have access to targeted case management support and additional rural financial counsellors in priority areas after a $3.5 million Brumby Government funding boost.

The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) issued its Pastoral Partnerships Project Discussion Paper, aimed at breaking down the barriers for the long-term unemployed, indigenous Australians, disabled people and women to enable them to take up jobs and careers in farming.

Guidelines on banning customers from entering Centrelink offices because of inappropriate behaviour are the subject of the Commonwealth Ombudsman’s investigation report released.

Disadvantaged women, refugees and the homeless will be the major beneficiaries of four Queensland Government grants to help level the legal playing field in south-east Queensland..

Hearing Awareness Week 24-30 August 2008

Australians living with cancer – including those in remote and regional areas, people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background, and women affected by gynaecological cancers – are among those to benefit from new cancer support projects funded by the Australian Government.

Survival after cancer is improving significantly in Australia, although not for all types of cancer.

Minister for Health Nicola Roxon launched the national Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program.

The product contains egg white which is not declared on the label and may pose a health risk to consumers with an intolerance to egg white.

An increase in household rainwater tanks due to the severe drought and accompanying water restrictions across Australia is creating a new hazard for parents of young children.

Premier Morris Iemma has launched a major initiative which will revolutionise the way people can access NSW Government information and services.

The recall applies only to the above products with the nominated sizes, four digit codes or Use By date.

Tas Premier David Bartlett urged individuals, organisations and groups that are making a difference in the community to apply for the 2008 Community Achievement Awards.

The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, welcomed discussion on expanding the Do Not Call Register.

A new campaign begins today to recruit more than 500 people for Victoria’s bushfire fighting force, by becoming Project Firefighters

Attorney-General and Minister for Justice Kerry Shine has warned Queensland parents to keep their children away from treadmills with 50 children treated in hospital over the last five years

The Rudd Government has announced changes to military awards in response to the independent review of Battle of Long Tan recognition.

These special days are being held in rural communities throughout Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania to give women affected by drought a special day out.

National Foods announced an immediate, voluntary recall of its range Yoplait Go-Gurt and Smackers tube products as a result of a packaging defect.

Tas Premier David Bartlett and Primary Industries and Water Minister David Llewellyn announced a $145,000 grant for Rural Alive and Well Tasmania to provide mental health support to rural men and their families.

Environmentally friendly vehicles would attract a 100 per cent stamp duty discount under new laws tabled in the ACT Legislative Assembly that would give effect to a new Green Vehicles Duty Scheme - the first of its kind in Australia.

Community groups wanting to reward the efforts and dedication of local volunteers are being encouraged to apply for a State Government grant of up to $1,000.

A peak Western Australian family organisation that provides support for one in every two new families, received a $500,000 boost from Lotterywest.

The SA State Government is taking the lead on seeking national controls on dangerous fats that are linked to heart disease, stroke and diabetes.

Essential facts and figures on Australian agriculture are now at your fingertips with the release of a pocket sized reference

A report on mental health services released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) found that expenditure on state and territory mental health services as a whole increased on average by 5.2% per year

Thousands of Australians will benefit from medicines that will be subsidised from today by the Rudd Government through the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme

All parents of a new baby will be given a free book called ‘Welcome to Your New Baby’ to help them through the first year of their child’s life.

The City of Perth awoke to the smell of sizzling sausages and the sounds of a street choir this morning to mark the start of Homeless Persons Week.

At least 600,000 Australians are affected by osteoporosis, a disease that causes bones to become fragile and weak and increasing the risk of fracture, according to a report released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare and Osteoporosis Australia.

Queenslanders are being urged to follow fire safety warnings despite a dramatic drop in house fires this winter.

Whisk & Pin Pty Ltd wish to advise consumers that they are conducting a voluntary consumer level recall in NSW, VIC and QLD

Human Services Shadow Minister Helen Coonan has called for improved legislation to enforce the payment of child support obligations by parents, following reports that up to 20,000 fathers who have moved overseas are avoiding their payment commitments.

Tasmanian students living in remote areas of the State deserve the same quality education as their city counterparts