2022 VFF Election Forums: Catch-up available
A big thank you to those who have tuned in to our recent 2022 VFF Election Forums. For those who couldn’t tune in live or wish to watch it again, click below to watch a recording: A reminder, you can…
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Take part in the VFF Childcare Survey
To assist in guiding our advocacy efforts to improve rural and regional childcare availability, we want to hear from our Members. If you’re interested in contributing your experiences to our Childcare Case Study, you can fill out the short survey…
New powers available for farmers to protect on-farm biosecurity
Farmers have a new tool to protect their properties and animals from unauthorised trespass and biosecurity threats following the implementation of the Livestock Management Regulations 2022. The regulations came into effect on 31 August 2022 and follow the successful passage…
New safety videos aim to curb on-farm incidents
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.…
Red-tape slashed in a win for farmers
Farmers will no longer need EPA licences when using 5000 or more tyres to weigh down silage. After more than than two years of consultation between Dairy Australia, the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Environment (DELWP), the EPA and…
Victorian dairy farmer takes out national award
VFF Member Sarah Parker has received the 2022 Rural Community Leader of the Year award at the Australian Farmer of the Year Awards ceremony held in Canberra on 8 September. Sarah and her husband Raymond run a dairy farm and…
Have your say- ‘Victorian Farmer’ magazine
Complete a short survey on our ‘Victorian Farmer’ magazine to tell us what you think and you’d like to see in future editions, and go in the draw to win a $500 Bunnings voucher. It’ll only take about five minutes.…
Farmers urged to be aware of upcoming new firearm storage requirements
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…
Be on the lookout for lumpy skin disease and foot-and-mouth disease
Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) and Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) have been detected in countries close to Australia. We want livestock producers to be prepared, vigilant and on the lookout. What is Lumpy skin disease?LSD is a serious disease of cattle and…
Foot and Mouth Disease Webinar: catch-up recording and resources
A big thank you to those of you who tuned into our recent webinar to discuss Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD). It was our largest ever webinar with over 1,200 fellow audience members. It was a clear demonstration of not…
Minimum Wage Increase Update
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) recently announced its decision to increase the National Minimum Wage by 5.2%, and a 4.6% increase to minimum award wages with threshold rules applying. Modern Award rates will increase by the greater of either a…
Agriculture Amendment Bill 2022
The VFF is aware of misinformation being circulated amongst the community regarding the Agriculture Amendment Bill 2022 which is currently before the Victorian Parliament. The VFF received a briefing from the government prior to the introduction of the Bill and…