The VFF welcomes the opportunity to reaffirm its position of February 2019 that there is an urgent need for a state-wide strategic plan for renewable energy, including transmission and distribution. We believe this plan should not be a once in…
This submission has been prepared in consultation with our dairy farmer members and the national rural research and development corporation for the dairy industry, Dairy Australia (DA). The VFF supports the DA’s submission and the range of relevant guidance given…
Mining rehabilitation is an area where the VFF believes there could be improvements through better recognition of the thoughts of the landholder in the process. We are aware that these regulations and the RIS primarily address 3 large coal mines…
The VFF believes that in order to reach a target it is important to work with each sector tolook at the opportunities and challenges facing the sector, supporting adaptation and mitigation through enabling implementation of research and development that requires…
Thank you for the opportunity to provide a submission to the draft Electricity transmission company land access Statement of Expectations. VFF is the peak advocacy body representing farmers and agricultural industry interests in Victoria. Farmers are unfairly disadvantaged by the…
The Victorian Farmers Federation is the peak body representing Victorian agriculture. VFF is concerned that although the Victorian Planning System applies to all land in Victoria the administration of the planning system has become increasingly urban, despite the rural suite…
The Victorian Farmers Federation is the peak body representing Victorian agriculture. VFF has been on the record regarding our concerns in relation to lack of regulatory knowledge and considerations in relation to agriculture and the GED and the appropriateness of…
The Victorian Farmers Federation is the peak body representing Victorian agriculture. VFF has been on the record regarding our concerns in relation to lack of regulatory knowledge and considerations in relation to agriculture and the GED and the appropriateness of…
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…