New Rural Industries Australia Forum

The goal of the New Rural Industries Australia (NRIA) Forum is to provide a platform for new rural industries to collaborate, communicate and exchange with others. It is an open forum created by NRIA for the purposes of discussing the many common subjects/aspects of building and expanding a new rural enterprise or industry, as well as providing the opportunity for people to have their say on key hot topics pertaining to rural activities.

The forum guidelines for posting are important and should be read and accepted before you choose to participate. NRIA and the new rural industry community encourage contributors who are courteous, polite and respectful. We discourage those who choose to behave in a disrespectful and/or irresponsible manner. NRIA, its staff and moderators will take appropriate steps to ensure discussions adhere to these guidelines.

In general, we will leave it to you, the community, to manage your own conduct. We ask that you treat other forum participants with respect. Please remember that this is a public venue read by many people of all ages, from all over Australia (and from further abroad), spanning all walks of life. To post in the NRIA Forums, you must be 18 years or older, or under the supervision of your parent or legal guardian.

If you have any questions regarding the appropriateness of a forum discussion post, you may discuss that with the author of the post. Cite the appropriate portion of the guidelines if necessary. You may also use the 'report' icon found at the bottom of that post. This alerts a NRIA Forum moderator to look into that topic. Our forum moderator will use their discretion to determine the best course of action. The Moderator assist with focusing topics of discussion and will gently enforce guidelines, as needed. They can edit/delete posts, move, close or delete topics, and temporarily moderate users' posts.

Discussion forums are moderated to preserve the spirit of an open, interactive discussion without offending participants. Please understand that we are not attempting to censor any messages or opinions. We (NRIA, NRIA’s staff, and Moderator) reserve the right to edit/remove inappropriate messages, or to lock a discussion thread. Before taking any of these actions, the Moderator will attempt to steer the discussion back to the topic, if this is possible and appropriate. The additional step of editing or deleting a post will only be taken in appropriate circumstances. Again, the intent is not to censor legitimate discussion or to change the meaning of any post. If we edit your post and you do not like the changes, notify us and we can delete your post. Examples of posts that may be edited or deleted include those containing profanity, chain letters and other spam postings, those that reveal private information about another community member, etc. Other examples are included below.