The VFF is concerned there remain historic issues in the Northern Basin around water management, compliance, floodplain harvesting and metering practices, and a lack of transparency. There needs to be strong rules in place around floodplain harvesting and these rules…
The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) welcomes the opportunity to submit in response to the Bellarine Peninsula Distinctive Area and Landscape draft Statement of Planning Policy. The farming community routinely expresses concern that agricultural issues are not being properly considered by…
The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) welcomes the opportunity to submit in response to the industry Adaption Action Plans (AAPs). The farming community is uniquely vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and it is essential farmers are involved in the…
The Victorian Farmers Federation appreciates the opportunity to provide comment on the proposals for the Nillumbik Shire Local Law review. The VFF is Victoria’s peak farming body and has been the voice of Victorian farmers and rural communities since 1979.…
The Victorian Farmers Federation is the peak body representing farmers in Victoria. Our members are the Crown’s largest neighbour, partners in management, eyes on the ground and a source of knowledge that can help improve the management of Crown land…
The Victorian Farmers Federations (VFF) is the peak body representing the environmental stewards of regulated water courses – the licensees. Our members, and licensees more broadly, raised almost universal opposition to the legislative change to remove the prohibition on camping…
This year’s VFF Budget Submission is focussed on growing Victorian agriculture and helping our state get back on track as we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic. Whilst we appreciate the strained economic environment that the Victorian Government is currently working…
The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) welcomes the opportunity to submit in response to the EPA Waste determination discussion paper. Animal manure and organic compost are integral by-products and inputs for the Victorian agricultural industries. Their production and use varies across…
The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) welcomes the opportunity to make suggestions for Industry / land holder viewpoints as to whether the Planning for Melbourne’s Green Wedges and agricultural land (GWAL) will be effective in ensuring a future for Melbourne’s food…
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…
