Articles by Jacob Traynor
Must find feed: drought crisis is ongoing
Last week’s downpour has not alleviated the crisis facing primary producers, farmers say, while a hay drive has announced it will visit Camperdown.
Reliable records crucial amid drought, MP says
Colac received a downpour last week, official data showed – but nobody remembered it, and it didn’t appear in any rain gauges.
WE’VE GOT YOUR BACK: Support already rolling in for program
Officials are reporting a groundswell of community backing for a grassroots drought support program.
Showing farmers we have their back
Hearing farmers share their stories last week was tough listening. The ABC has been replaying the angry and the heartbreaking; most were matter-of-fact and ready to keep battling.
District mayor joins state taskforce
Corangamite Shire’s mayor will sit on a new drought taskforce that will inform further State Government support.
Point Grey plans spark opposition
A new club building, a casual food premises and new public toilets are key features of a draft plan for Lorne’s Point Grey redevelopment.
Concert date locked, state ups funding
South-west Victoria is banding together in Colac to show solidarity with drought-stricken farmers and communities.
Farmers air drought plight, minister meets in Colac
More than 100 Colac district farmers have turned out to Beeac to share their drought stories with the state. Meanwhile, Victoria’s Agriculture Minister has visited the district and farmers have called for rate relief and water transport subsidies to address immediate need. Farmers, residents and community spokespeople crowded the Farmers Arms Hotel at Beeac on […]
