What is the fatal flaw underpinning the current preparedness strategy? While the preparedness strategy remains sound, it is clear the current system does not deliver the focus the Overview of the 2016 document aimed to achieve. For agriculture we are…
Thank you for the opportunity to provide a submission to these regulations. We note that VFF were only given notice of the regulations on 1 April 2022. VFF is the peak body representing the farming community. The great majority of…
Thank you for the opportunity to provide a submission to the Intent to vary Code of Practice for Bushfire Management on Public Land. We understand that the changes are minor and relate to an extension until 2024. It is disappointing…
The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) is pleased to provide this supplementary budget submission. Since February when we provided you our 2020/21 budget submission, Victoria has confronted the greatest challenge of our modern history, the COVID-19 pandemic. In June, Rabobank found…
Victorian farmers contribute over $13.16 billion to Victoria’s economy, representing 27.8% of the state’s exports valued at $11.9 billion. Over 87,000 Victorians are employed in the state’s agricultural industries that underpins our rural and regional communities. In order to continue…