The VFF’s Making our Farms Safer project (VFF MOFS) is aiming to reduce the over-representation of farmers aged 60 and over from dying on Victorian farms with the release of its new handbook, Stay Farming Longer and Safer: A practical…
Farmers need to be aware a the new area of legal risk. The Australian Human Rights Commission’s (AHRC) have new powers that commenced from 12 December 2023, which require employers to comply with a duty to proactively prevent sexual harassment…
The VFF’s Making Our Farm Families Safer (MOFFS) campaign is being recognised by Australian Marketing Institute’s National Marketing Excellence Awards’ in the Purpose-Led Marketing Category! The VFF is very proud to have been nominated along with Mallee Marketing for this…
This week the Victorian Government’s continued investment into the Making our Farms Safer project (MOFS) was announced. VFF President Emma Germano said the project’s immediate focus will be on farmers aged 60 years and over to help lower their overrepresentation in…
The VFF’s Making our Farms Safer Project team is calling for farmer feedback to gauge the impact of the ‘Making our Farm Families Safer’ campaign, which aims to improve the safety of children on farms. Complete a short survey by…
The Department of Health has issued alerts for a number of mosquito-borne diseases recently. They include Murray Valley encephalitis (MVE), Japanese encephalitis (JE), Ross River virus and Barmah Forest virus. Anyone with symptoms should seek urgent medical care. Keep your…
The VFF’s Making Our Farms Safer (MOFS) team has released a series of educational standard safe operating procedure videos that aim to support farmers in correctly carrying out some of the most high-risk tasks leading to incidents on Victorian farms.…
After years of VFF lobbying, the Minister for Workplace Safety Ingrid Stitt has approved developing a High-Risk Work Licence specifically for telehandlers, encompassed in the existing non-slewing mobile crane licence (CN licence). This provides telehandler operators with the flexibility to…
Victoria Police is urging all current firearm owners to check their existing storage arrangements meet the new firearm storage minimum standards set to be enforced from later this year. From 30 August, all licensed firearm owners, including Category A and…
Stock Sense is teaming up with several expert speakers to present at a FREE workshop on a range of cattle health, welfare, and biosecurity topics. Topics include: Pain relief in Cattle Trucksafe and Fit-to-load standards Lumpy Skin Disease Importance of…
The VFF’s newly formed Child Safety on Farms Steering Committee is calling for expressions of interest to help improve the safety of all children on our farms. If you are a parent or grandparent with kids aged under 15, someone…
Victorian agricultural communities will be supported with lifesaving defibrillators in a partnership between the VFF and St John Ambulance. VFF President Emma Germano announced that seven St John defibrillators will be delivered for use in the below communities:• Barwite, North…