Abalone’s winning way
First published in the Portland Observer, 9 August 2017. BILL MELDRUM A NARRAWONG-BASED abalone farm is hoping to make further inroads into its export markets after a record production year and a morale boosting best dish award at a high-profile Japanese cooking event. The farm produced 170 tonnes of abalone for the financial year ended June […]
His Excellency the Honorouble Hieu Van Le AC, Governor of South Australia recently visited Yumbah Aquaculture at Smith Bay, Kangaroo Island.
Published on The Islander 12 July 2017 – Click here to view the original article. Governor Hieu Van Le visited Yumbah Aquaculture at Smith Bay During his recent visit to KI for the Small Islands of the World Conference, His Excellency the Honorouble Hieu Van Le AC, Governor of SA visited Yumbah Aquaculture. The Governor is a […]
Cracking the global market: How Yumbah Aquaculture did it
Published on NAB Business Research and Insights 13 July 2017 – Click here to read the full article. It’s the simple promise of consistency and continuity that drives the international success of abalone farmers Tim Rudge and his colleagues at Yumbah. At each stage, Yumbah focused on reinforcing itself as a reliable brand that consistently delivers […]
Onshore Abalone: The risks and rewards of onshore abalone farming
Published on ABC News 10 June 2017 – Click here to view the original article. Taking a chance on a new aquaculture industry is paying off for the owners of Australia’s largest onshore abalone operation. A Victorian abalone farm has bounced back from the brink, hitting a production high after being wiped out by a […]
South Australian Government hoping to make political inroads on Kangaroo Island
Published on ABC News 5 June 2017 – Click here to view the original article. The Premier Jay Weatherill and his ministers arrived on Kangaroo Island over the weekend for their 12th Country Cabinet meeting. But this trip is as much about making political mileage as it is about putting kilometres on the Cabinet clock. […]
Kangaroo Island divided over plans for deep sea woodchip port
Published on The Weekly Times 5 June 2017 – Click here to view the original article. SOUTH Australia’s Kangaroo Island is split by plans to build a deep sea port on its north coast to ship woodchips directly to China and Japan to be made into paper and disposable nappies. At stake is the island’s […]
Airport runway extension will draw thousands to Kangaroo Island, with Qantas flights starting in December
Published on The Advertiser 5 June 2017 – Click here to view the original article. AN UPGRADED airport on Kangaroo Island is expected to be ready in November — allowing larger planes to bring tens of thousands more tourists each year — and Qantas has now announed it will start regular flights the following month. […]
Expert report warns of “overwhelming threat” to KI abalone farm
Published on In Daily 25 May 2017 – Click here to view the original article. A deep-sea timber port planned for Smith Bay on Kangaroo Island’s northern coast would likely kill a nearby abalone farm’s entire stock and ruin its business, a marine biologist says. An environmental report by Dr Paul McShane says a deep-sea […]
Concerns for tourists and road safety if controversial Kangaroo Island wharf gets go ahead
Published on The Advertiser 10 May 2017 – Click here to view the original article. OPPONENTS of a proposed wharf on Kangaroo Island are ramping up their campaign claiming local roads will be “irreversibly damaged” and tourists put at risk by logging trucks delivering to the site. Island farmer, road safety lobbyist and aspiring state […]
Timber traffic
Published on The Islander 8 May 2017 – Click here to view the original article. A briefing in response to Kangaroo Island Plantation Timber’s (KIPT) Smith Bay Wharf proposal was presented by Yumbah Aquaculture to the office of the Minister for Transport Stephen Mulligan last week. It highlights the important issue of the potential impact to […]