Labor Member for Western Victoria Gayle Tierney has been appointed as the new Agriculture Minister after Premier Daniel Alast month. Ms Tierney takes over
Government
Hubbard appointed as new VicForests director
The state government has appointed a former Gillard chief of staff as the new VicForests director and board chair to lead the agency into
Mulesing plan supported
VICTORIAN wool industry groups support proposed changes to state legislation that will require farmers to administer mandatory pain relief when mulesing sheep. The move
EPA warns on dairy pond effluent
Environment Protection Authority Victoria says it is time for Gippsland’s dairy farmers to pay special attention to pumps and pipes as they empty their
Rate relief missing
Farmers are still waiting for rates relief after a raft of funding measures in Gippsland and regional Victoria was rolled out in last month’s
Agriculture Victoria drought support services available
Farmers across central and east Gippsland impacted by drought have a number of programs available to them to help manage through these challenging times