Articles tagged: Farm safety
High drowning risks on farms
Farming families can take simple steps to keep kids safe and actively supervise them around water, authorities say.
Farm safety starts at school
Timboon P-12 School students have joined in farm safety and wellbeing sessions to prepare them for a successful future in agriculture.
Make farms safer for families
Kidsafe Victoria is urging parents and carers on farms to take urgent action and set up safe play areas, in a bid to reduce childhood injuries and deaths.
Research on child farm injuries
Rates of child farm-related injury have remained constant over the past 20 years, despite ongoing efforts to reduce them.
New regulations create fresh safety concerns
Colac district farmers say freshly implemented quad bike safety regulations could expose workers to new dangers in coming years.
Farm injury impacts on whole family
October 1, 2020 is a day Swan Marsh’s Mulheron family won’t easily forget.
Drone switch pays off on farm
Beeac farmers Bill and Tom Alston feature in a new WorkSafe farm safety campaign.
Rural news in brief
The VFF state leadership is visiting Colac and district this week, meanwhile mixed conditions are impacting dairy, new fatality statistics put a focus on farm vehicles, and new inspectors have started work in the region.
Rural news in brief
Fodder demand is growing as the national herd continues to build but people should be cautious pricing. Plus news on farm safety rebates, and recruiting seasonal workers.
Rural news in brief
News on growing popularity of agriculture studies, rebates for farm safety measures, a report from the VFF annual meeting, and a program to reduce fishing waste.
Rural and farming news
The Victorian Farmers Federation has received $3 million from the State Government to employ two farm safety officers and deliver new resources for farmers.
Rural news in brief
News on Farm Safety Week, mining exploration on farmland and education on agriculture.
Farmers and retailers slam quad bike rules
Colac and district farmers and agriculture retailers are protesting new legislation that’s pushed major quad bike manufacturers out of the Australian market.
