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It’s been a challenging few years for farmers in south west Victoria because of drought. In some areas, they’ve experienced the lowest rainfall on record and are struggling to keep their herds fed and watered. In response, the Victorian Government formed a Drought Response Taskforce to listen and provide support. We sit on this taskforce and have been working with customers, partners and the farming community to get through these tough times together.
We know that water does far more than fill our storages and flow through our channels. It connects our people, places and experiences – shaping the way we live, work and play.
What Inverloch dairy farmer Mick Hughes has learnt from previous experiences is helping him to get through the dry conditions that recently hit South Gippsland.
Southern Rural Water declared a spill in the Macalister Irrigation District (MID) on Tuesday 2 September that will be reviewed until Tuesday, 16 September.
A vet by training, Jordy Vallance is in the process of taking over the family farm. Driven by science, sustainability and commercial savviness, she’s a shining example of why the future of dairy is in good hands.