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Monday, May 27, 2019
Rural Media SA President, Leigh Radford OAM announces with sadness the passing of a pioneer and true icon of South Australian Rural Journalism, Jim McCarter - leaving a lasting legacy of quality rural journalism that lives on in this state.Jim died in the early hours of Sunday May 26th, leaving a lasting legacy of quality rural journalism that lives on in this state.
President of Rural Media SA, Leigh Radford OAM remembers Jim as being one of nature’s true gentlemen. “He was also one of the best exponents of traditional Journalism, fiercely upholding the highest principles of editorial standards.”
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Friday, March 29, 2019
Rural Media SA heartily congratulates our own Deanna Lush who has been crowned winner of the 2019 South Australian AgriFutures Rural Woman’s award.
Deanna is dynamic leader in the Rural sector and a highly valued member and committee member of RMSA. She was selected in this high level award over an exceptional field of candidates, who are all winners in their own way and who are all striving to make a difference in regional South Australia.
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Thursday, March 28, 2019
The Australian Council of Agricultural Journalism (ACAJ) National Star Prize for Excellence in Rural Photography has been won by The Stock Journal’s Jacqui Bateman for her pic of Tom Ellis from ‘Coola Station’ at Tantanoola in SA’s South East (pictured).
Judges said it was a classic Australian image of a man and his best friends. The photograph had high technical excellence, being well composed and exposed, with a good choice of lens and settings to make the subject matter really stand out.
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Monday, January 28, 2019
RMSA President, Leigh Radford was announced as the recipient of an Order of Australia Medal in the 2019 Australia Day Honours Listing.
Leigh Radford OAM retired from a 30-year career in rural communications with the ABC, leaving behind him a lasting legacy that will improve the productivity, profitability and welfare of rural communities across the Australian continent. At the end of his 30-year career, he was National Head of Rural and National programs with ABC Regional.
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Monday, December 10, 2018
Kristy O'Brien from ABC Landline based in Darwin has taken out the top Rural Journalism award in the 2018 SA & NT Rural Media Awards. From a very large field of entries, Kristy was named the '2018 SA & NT Rural Journalist of the Year'. Advertiser photographer, Tait Schmaal took out the top Rural Photographer award, being named the '2018 SA & NT Rural Photographer of the Year'. This was the sixth occasion Tait had been named the top photographer in the Award's 23 year history.
Ian Turner (Chair, Rural Photographer Judging Panel), Brett Smith (CEO, Rural Business Support), Tait Schmaal (The Advertiser - 2018 Rural Photographer of the Year), Prue Adams (ABC Landline, representing Kristy O’Brien - 2018 Rural Journalist of the Year), Dale Manson (Chair, Rural Journalist Judging Panel & RMSA Vice President), Ian Doyle (Event MC & RMSA Immediate Past President) ...
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Saturday, October 06, 2018
Breakfast at the Adelaide Showground. "Genetically modified crops..... the facts without the spin" - Prof Andrew Barr, Emeritus Prof Peter Langridge, Caroline Rhodes.
Emeritus Professor Peter Langridge
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Wednesday, September 12, 2018
All RMSA members now have the opportunity to listen to Prue Adams’ award winning podcast “What is Q-fever Part 1 - the Human Story”.
This story won the RMSA Rural Journalist of the Year Award. Based on this story, Prue Adams then went on to be named the ‘Best Rural Broadcast Journalist in the World’ at the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists Congress held in Germany.
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Friday, September 07, 2018
Celebrating the extraordinary Presidency of the amazing Ian Doyle, who headed up Rural Media SA for an incredible 31 years. So many influenced in so many ways by this champion of Rural Journalism! At the RMSA Royal Show Breakfast in September.
RMSA President, Leigh Radford with Immediate Past President, Ian Doyle...
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Wednesday, September 05, 2018
Entries are now open for the 2018 SA & NT Rural Media Awards for rural journalists and photographers.
These prestigious annual awards carry significant peer recognition and in 2018, offer a total of $7,500 in prize money plus trophies.
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