https://kiarastacey.journoportfolio.comRSS Feed for Kiara StaceyenThu, 08 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +0100https://soundcloud.com/user-419296439/podcast-alj331Hooning has increased since COVID lock down restrictions so why not make it legal in an controlled environment?Thu, 08 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +0100https://soundcloud.com/user-419296439/podcast-alj331https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/104669/uploads/8a2bf3f6-7c74-4372-ab40-10d7503aa095.pdfThu, 17 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/104669/uploads/8a2bf3f6-7c74-4372-ab40-10d7503aa095.pdfhttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/104669/uploads/cee304a0-39a7-4684-96ec-b7d7d08bfe65.pdfThu, 17 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/104669/uploads/cee304a0-39a7-4684-96ec-b7d7d08bfe65.pdfhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9q3hhu60Z4Celebrations in COVID-19 and how event businesses are making it throughFri, 29 May 2020 00:00:00 +0100https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9q3hhu60Z4https://kiarastacey.journoportfolio.com/articles/immaculately-clean-dishes-using-your-dishwasher/Fifty Eight percent of Australian’s own a dishwasher and twenty nine percent of Australian’s use it daily (CanstarBlue 2014). Having many different products now on the market and different marketing strategies to lure customers in it is difficult to determine what will provide the best results for clean dishes.Fri, 29 May 2020 00:00:00 +0100https://kiarastacey.journoportfolio.com/articles/immaculately-clean-dishes-using-your-dishwasher/https://kiarastacey.journoportfolio.com/articles/investing-in-property-during-covid-19/Buying a house is a major investment most people make at some stage in their lifetime. It involves years of planning, saving and hunting for the right house with many different decisions, playing a part in this big purchase.Fri, 29 May 2020 00:00:00 +0100https://kiarastacey.journoportfolio.com/articles/investing-in-property-during-covid-19/https://kiarastacey.journoportfolio.com/articles/covid-19-affects-local-businesses-with-excess-stock/Global pandemic COVID-19 is causing local businesses strife with the Australian Government implicating bans on events expected to draw crowds bigger than 500 people.Fri, 29 May 2020 00:00:00 +0100https://kiarastacey.journoportfolio.com/articles/covid-19-affects-local-businesses-with-excess-stock/https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/104669/uploads/91e1f682-390a-46ce-83f5-b5c076a11a08.pdfThis PDF is an digital version of all the articles which appeared in the printed versions of the newspapers.Tue, 19 May 2020 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/104669/uploads/91e1f682-390a-46ce-83f5-b5c076a11a08.pdfhttps://www.stockjournal.com.au/story/6614570/barossa-shows-clear-horse-events-hurdle/THE state's country show movement is breathing a huge sigh of relief with the Barossa Council overturning a proposed plan which could have seen horses banned from its show ovals. Last year, the future of Tanunda Show - which will hold its 107th event next month - and Angaston Show was under a cloud after the council released a draft Event Management Policy which proposed no 'high impact' events be allowed on its multi-purpose ovals. But in mid-December, after strong community backlash, couFri, 07 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://www.stockjournal.com.au/story/6614570/barossa-shows-clear-horse-events-hurdle/https://www.stockjournal.com.au/story/6585437/late-season-for-se-hemp-crops/Commercial hemp crops have been sown across the South East for the second season, with the most recent crop sown last week. Good Country Hemp - which has hemp processing facilities at Bordertown - has contracted three SE farmers at Coonawarra, Nangwarry and Frances to grow hemp under centre pivot irrigation. The company's managing director Mick Andersen said a very hot start to summer meant early-sown crops required more water than usual to get the plants growing. "The reason we are sowiTue, 28 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://www.stockjournal.com.au/story/6585437/late-season-for-se-hemp-crops/https://www.stockjournal.com.au/story/6591764/flashback-friday-november-2004-photos/Looking back to November 2004, Stock Journal covered stories such as trials carried out for growth regulants to lift yield, the Silver City Cup drawing more than 1000 race-goers, McLeod's Daughters recruiting 'extras' for their country show scene, Saltbush's spring and summer clothing launch attracting an equestrian Olympian, an all time high of $248 for first-cross ewes at Naracoorte sale, Changing Channels book launch, Lucindale's Great Southern Muster that recorded 3500 attendees, and the FenFri, 24 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://www.stockjournal.com.au/story/6591764/flashback-friday-november-2004-photos/https://www.stockjournal.com.au/story/6590488/udder-delights-hit-with-double-whammy/Adelaide Hills cheesemaker Udder Delights has been forced to throw out between $1.6 million and $2 million worth of stock following the Cudlee Creek fire in December. The fire cam perilously close to Udder Delights' Lobethal factory, which was evacuated at 11am on December 20. Udder Delights chief executive officer Sheree Sullivan was not on-site at the time, and was initially concerned that cheese would spoil while the factory was evacuated. "I didn't genuinely think a fire was going to Wed, 22 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://www.stockjournal.com.au/story/6590488/udder-delights-hit-with-double-whammy/https://www.stockjournal.com.au/story/6584560/heavier-weaners-in-demand-at-mt-pleasant/HEAVIER cattle were sought after at the annual Mount Pleasant weaner cattle sale on Thursday, according to Landmark Fawcett Mount Pleasant principal Colin Fawcett. "Any cattle that were up for feedlot entry weight, up around 340 kilograms and above were certainly met with good met with good demand," he said. "I thought the market was very good, we had about 60 registered buyers, there was a large crowd in attendance and in general the quality of the cattle was very good." Mr Fawcett said prSat, 18 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://www.stockjournal.com.au/story/6584560/heavier-weaners-in-demand-at-mt-pleasant/https://www.stockjournal.com.au/story/6572183/flashback-friday-october-1966-photos/Stock Journal looks back at October 1966, when South Australians travelled to the United States to learn about feed mill technology, "best ever" prices were achieved at the Peterborough market, the Saddleworth and Balaklava shows attracted a crowd, and the Pinnaroo Show celebrated its fiftieth year. Love your Flashback Friday galleries? Catch up on what you've missed here: Start the day with all the big news in agriculture. Click here to sign up to receive our daily Stock Journal newsletteFri, 17 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://www.stockjournal.com.au/story/6572183/flashback-friday-october-1966-photos/https://www.barossaherald.com.au/story/6578654/heartfelt-hay-drops-aid-bushfire-victims/The devastation caused by the Kangaroo Island bushfires prompted Angaston's Amy Doecke to turn to her community to help those in need. Ms Doecke has family on KI who have been affected by the recent fires, and after providing assistance with fire recovery efforts at Cudlee Creek and Eden Valley, was keen to help out again. "Using contacts from our business we sourced two loads of feed straight away." she said. Ms Doecke wanted to see if she could fill a third load by putting the call out on FaceWed, 15 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://www.barossaherald.com.au/story/6578654/heartfelt-hay-drops-aid-bushfire-victims/https://www.stockjournal.com.au/story/6581707/ayrshire-breeders-meet-in-sa-photos/About 100 Ayrshire breeders from SA, interstate and across the world are taking part in the 2020 World Ayrshire Conference, which is being held in Australia for the first time. The tour visited Geelunga Ayrshires, Meadows, on Tuesday afternoon, with stud owners Greg and Tracey Edmonds saying the day was "very successful". The conference, held every four years, kicked off at the start of the week and will travel through SA and Vic before finishing up in NSW at the end of January. Tour mWed, 15 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://www.stockjournal.com.au/story/6581707/ayrshire-breeders-meet-in-sa-photos/https://www.stockjournal.com.au/story/6579370/watch-for-cyclists-as-tdu-nears/On the eve of the annual Tour Down Under, RAA is pleading for motorists and cyclists to reduce road trauma by respectfully sharing the roads. RAA safety and infrastructure senior manager Charles Mountain said the prestigious event provided an opportunity to not only showcase the state but also show how well motorists and cyclists could safely share our roads. He also highlighted the latest police figures, which show more cycling offences are detected in January than any other month of the yTue, 14 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://www.stockjournal.com.au/story/6579370/watch-for-cyclists-as-tdu-nears/https://www.stockjournal.com.au/story/6577581/travel-subsidy-needed-to-kickstart-ki-tourism-labor/The state opposition is pushing for a 30 per cent subsidy on SeaLink fares for the next six months to encourage tourists to visit bushfire-ravaged Kangaroo Island. The proposed plan also includes free travel for those who have helped the firefighting and recovery efforts including volunteers and employees of CFS, SES, National Parks, MFS, SA Water, SA Power Networks and Telstra. This would involve free return ferry trips for two people, two children and a car. Opposition leader, Peter MalinausMon, 13 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://www.stockjournal.com.au/story/6577581/travel-subsidy-needed-to-kickstart-ki-tourism-labor/https://www.stockjournal.com.au/story/6581204/feral-camel-cull-in-sa-needs-more-thought/The culling of thousands of feral camels in SA's north, has been criticised by an interstate camel expert who believes it is a wasted opportunity to build a valuable niche industry. The aerial cull, which began on January 8, will see up to 10,000 camels killed in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara lands in the remote north-west of the state. But Qld camel expert Paddy McHugh says such culls are an expensive way of managing the booming camel populations in inland Australia, and is adamanFri, 10 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://www.stockjournal.com.au/story/6581204/feral-camel-cull-in-sa-needs-more-thought/https://www.stockjournal.com.au/story/6571342/angaston-business-drives-ki-hay-drop/The devastation caused by the Kangaroo Island bushfires has caused Angaston's Amy Doecke to turn to her community to support those in need of assistance. Ms Doecke has family on KI who have been affected by the recent fires, and after providing assistance with fire recovery efforts at Cudlee Creek and Eden Valley by carting stock out of the fire grounds, was keen to help out again. "By using contacts from our business we were able to source a load of hay and a load of straw straight away."Wed, 08 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://www.stockjournal.com.au/story/6571342/angaston-business-drives-ki-hay-drop/https://www.stockjournal.com.au/story/6568125/fire-affected-farmers-urged-to-seek-support/Where can I get fire assistance? Emergency grants: Funds to cover immediate needs for affected communities such as food, clothing and medicine to the value of $280 per adult and up to $700 for a family are available from Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding. Visit Personal Hardship Emergency Grants for more information. Communities affected by the bushfires may also be eligible for a one-off Federal Government Disaster Recovery payment of $1000 per adult and $400 per child aged underTue, 07 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://www.stockjournal.com.au/story/6568125/fire-affected-farmers-urged-to-seek-support/