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Opinion: Cleaning up after clean energy

Clean energy is one thing, but the clean-up is quite another, WAFarmers CEO Trevor Whittington says
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Trevor WhittingtonOctober 10, 2023, 11:20 amOctober 10, 2023
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Opinion: Rethink of regional WA housing needed

It’s time for a major rethink of housing across the Wheatbelt and the rest of regional Western Australia, WAFarmers CEO Trevor Whittington says
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Andrew HobbsJune 15, 2023, 9:18 amJune 15, 2023

Opinion: labour shortage to test regional communities

WAFarmers chief executive Trevor Whittington looks at Australia’s emerging population crisis, and asks what this might mean for the future of Australia’s regional communities
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Staff WriterFebruary 20, 2023, 11:04 amFebruary 20, 2023

Opinion: wind farms raise concerns for regional Australians

Wind generated power might appeal to inner city-dwellers, but regional Australians have additional concerns that must be met, WAFarmers CEO Trevor Whittington says
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Trevor WhittingtonJanuary 24, 2023, 2:16 pmJanuary 24, 2023

Opinion: power prices threaten rural supermarkets

WAFarmers CEO Trevor Whittington says rising power prices are killing rural supermarkets, threatening the viability of the communities they serve
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Staff WriterDecember 19, 2022, 4:44 pmDecember 19, 2022

Opinion: redefining USO needed for regional communications

Redefining the universal service obligation to better meet the changing needs of regional people should be a priority of government, WAFarmers CEO Trevor Whittington says
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Staff WriterNovember 2, 2022, 2:00 pmNovember 2, 2022

Opinion: High Court decision could change farm employment

WAFarmers CEO Trevor Whittington says a recent High Court decision could mean that farm workers can be employed as contractors
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Trevor WhittingtonOctober 12, 2022, 2:04 pmOctober 12, 2022

The forgotten food basket of the west: WA Farmers

OPINION: Plans to expand irrigated agricultural land around the Ord river have stalled since the ‘70s, leaving Western Australia lagging behind when it comes to producing fodder.
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Trevor Whittington CEO WAFarmersSeptember 23, 2021, 10:21 amSeptember 23, 2021

The new farm machinery brands

WAFarmers CEO Trevor Whittington says Russian manufacturers (among others) have woken up and are back in the export game
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Trevor Whittington CEO WAFarmersAugust 5, 2020, 6:23 pmAugust 5, 2020

Slash depreciation rate

In his first opinion column for Farms & Farm Machinery, WAFarmers CEO Trevor Whittington looks at how the government can boost farm productivity
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Trevor WhittingtonJune 5, 2020, 2:39 pmJune 5, 2020

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