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drumMUSTER is back in Cardinia Shire
Last updated: 17-04-2013Cardinia Shire Council will once again hold a drumMUSTER collection as part of their annual program. From 10am-12pm on Saturday 4 May, agvet chemical users can drop off their clean drumMUSTER-eligible chemical containers at the Cardinia Council Depot, 18 Purton Road, Pakenham. Over 7,500 drums have been delivered and recycled ou...More >> -
drumMUSTER back in Campaspe for 2013
Last updated: 27-03-2013The national program for collecting and recycling empty agvet chemical containers is back in the Campaspe region for another collection day. Chemical users and farmers are urged to bring in their clean and eligible agvet drumMUSTER containers to Lockington Recreation Reserve on Burns Street, Wednesday 17th April from 9am to 12pm...More >> -
Small town calls on farmers’ drums
Last updated: 22-03-2013Mansfield Shire Council has joined up with drumMUSTER and the local CFA to let farmers know there is a way to get rid of their empty agvet chemical containers. In the past five years, the Maindample CFA has been holding drumMUSTER collection days at the Mansfield Works Depot on behalf of the council. Twice a year the CFA puts ou...More >> -
Win for farmers in drumMUSTER year-round service
Last updated: 18-03-2013A local tip will now provide a regular drumMUSTER service for local farmers looking to get rid of their empty agvet chemical containers. For more than 10 years, Narrogin Refuse Site in WA has held two collection days per year to service local farmers who want to recycle their eligible and clean containers through the national p...More >> -
drumMUSTER: supporting local communities
Last updated: 08-03-2013Every year more and more community groups across Western Australia are joining drumMUSTER to help improve the quality of life and environment in their local towns. More than 20 groups across the state hold drumMUSTER collections for farmers and waste holders who are looking to get rid of their empty and clean agvet chemical cont...More >> -
Agsafe education bursary winners announced
Last updated: 24-02-2013A student and an agronomist have taken out Agsafe’s 2012 Education Bursary. Brett Barker from Nulawill, Victoria and Steven Serafin from Griffith, NSW, each received $2500 to go towards their studies in agriculture. Brett Barker Brett, who’s half way through his Bachelor degree in Agriculture at Latrobe University, said the ...More >> -
School gets drumMUSTER cash bonus
Last updated: 12-02-2013A cash bonus to local Primary schools is just one of the advantages to the district community of chemical containers being recycled through drumMUSTER. Support for the program continues to be encouraged, with the message that the more drums collected the greater the benefits on farm, to the environment and to local children. (L-...More >> -
drumMUSTER and ChemClear lend a hand in bushfire clean-up
Last updated: 25-01-2013Australia’s two on-farm chemical waste programs are lending a hand to those affected in the bushfires by assisting the clean-up of any agvet chemicals or containers damaged in the devastation. So far more than 200 homes and about as many sheds across the country have been destroyed by raging fires in Victoria and NSW. In Coona...More >> -
Dundeoo farmer returns NSW's 6 millionth drum
Last updated: 20-12-2012An award winning Merino stud owner has earned another worthy trophy after returning drumMUSTER’s six millionth drum in NSW earlier this month. Lou Armstrong, who runs and owns the 120-year-old Pemcaw Merino Stud east of Dunedoo, brought in 237 drums to the drumMUSTER Dunedoo site run by the local Lions Club. Lou said the d...More >> -
Get drums out before cyclone season
Last updated: 21-11-2012Canegrowers across Queensland have been reminded to clean-up their empty chemical drumMUSTER containers on their farms before the summer season storms begin. With crushing season almost over, and cyclone season on its way, growers now have the perfect opportunity to limit the potential hazards on the land by recycling their ch...More >>