Media Releases
More required to address country road infrastructure deficit
The Victorian Farmers Federation is calling for more to be done to fix the unacceptable state of rural and regional roads amid concerns a recently-announced road fund will not address the infrastructure deficit facing the state’s country network. It comes…
Certainty required for Murray Darling Rail Project
The Victorian Farmers Federation Grains Group is calling on the Victorian Government to provide certainty around the future of the Murray Basin Rail Project; a key rail freight infrastructure project for Victoria. The $440 million project was anticipated to be…
Fire-affected farmers need answers
The Victorian Farmers Federation says farmers must not be left to bear the full brunt of the devastating south-west fires following the release of Energy Safe Victoria’s (ESV) technical reports into the blazes. One of the ESV reports released yesterday…
Country roads – report needs action
The VFF welcomes the Interim Report of the Inquiry into VicRoads’ Management of Country Roads as a positive step towards repairing Victoria’s degraded regional roads. “We support this Interim Report being referred to the next Parliament for urgent action. We…
Victorian farmers unite against 20% rate hike
Victorian farmers have decided to march on Melbourne calling for action to fix the skyrocketing cost of council rates impacting farm businesses across rural Victoria. At the Victorian Farmers Federation Annual Conference held in Ballarat, farmers unanimously voted to take…
Victorian pork producers pay it forward
An initiative by the VFF is seeing Victorian pork producers ‘paying it forward’ by donating hundreds of kilograms of high quality pork to FareShare to feed Victorian families experiencing food insecurity. FareShare is Australia’s largest charity kitchen that cooks and…
Strong leadership team to drive VFF
The VFF today announced the outcome of its election for the positions of President and Vice President at its annual conference in Ballarat. “I am pleased to announce that Mr David Jochinke has been elected as President and Mr Brett…
2018 election campaign launch puts candidates on notice
The VFF today launched its 2018 election campaign at its annual conference in Ballarat. “The State election is 18 weeks away and we are kicking off a strong campaign, challenging all candidates on their ability to deliver for agriculture,” said…
Rates, rates, rates – Enough is enough!
Farmers will gather in Ballarat this week to attend the Victorian Farmers Federation Conference with shire rates a key area of debate. “Feedback from our members suggests that rates are a key issue across much of rural and regional Victoria,”…
‘Look over the Farm Gate’ to provide long term fire recovery
Look over the Farm Gate will provide long term fire recovery with $100,000 of funding made available to fire affected communities in south west Victoria. Look over the Farm Gate is a health and wellbeing initiative made possible by the…
Delivering for agriculture – VFF opens its doors next week
The countdown is on for the Victorian Farmers Federation 2018 annual conference in Ballarat on 19-20 July with farmers lining up to hear from Victoria’s political leaders. “With four months to the State election, we are pleased to see so…
VFF calls on young talent to lead Young Agribusiness Professionals Committee
The Young Agribusiness Professionals (YAPs) is calling on dedicated young people working in agriculture to help shape the group’s policy direction. Nominations are now open for the 2018-20 YAPs committee and an application form can be downloaded from the VFF…