Category Animal Welfare & Biosecurity

Reading Time: < 1 minute This week we helped launch Victoria’s Biosecurity Strategy, which acts a vital safety net to help protect our multi-billion dollar agriculture industry. VFF Vice-President Danyel Cucinotta joined fellow Biosecurity Reference Group members, including Victorian Agriculture…

Reading Time: < 1 minute The VFF has rejected the Albanese Government’s proposed biosecurity protection levy, labelling it as a new tax on food and fibre. VFF President Emma Germano said the proposed levy was unfair and would place added…

Reading Time: < 1 minute The Victorian Government is in the process of proposing amendments to the existing biosecurity legislation and regulations. These proposals focus on streamlining biosecurity management and operational processes to efficiently respond to detections of or outbreaks…

Reading Time: < 1 minute The VFF is reviewing its Biosecurity Policy Statement and wants to hear our members’ views on how the Commonwealth biosecurity system should be funded in the future. The Albanese Government’s 2023-24 Federal Budget announced a…

Reading Time: 2 minutes The VFF recently wrote to the Geelong City Council, expressing our dismay at the significant price increases at the Old Geelong Saleyards truck wash. VFF Livestock Group President Scott Young said the proposed rises will significantly…

Reading Time: 2 minutes The Victorian Government is set to introduce new animal welfare laws in 2024 that will have potentially wide-ranging impacts on the agriculture industry. We expect the government will release an exposure draft of the legislation in…