It’s a great time of the year and Southern Rural Water is out and about talking to customers and stakeholders, meeting with folks at Bacchus Marsh, Maffra and Lardner Park throughout February and March.

Sam Powell is a fifth-generation farmer whose ancestors travelled from Wales to cultivate a new life in Thorpdale, south Gippsland. In the late 1800s, the Powell’s selected a few parcels of prime land that sowed the seeds of success Sam is proud to sustain today.

Schreurs & Sons is one of Australia’s largest celery producers whose wise use of water underpins their business success. Director of Operations, Adam Schreur said every drop is precious because it allows them to grow some of Australia’s best veggies and employ 170 people year-round. 

Brad and Jenna White are dairy farmers in Riverslea who’ve bucked the trend of young people leaving the land and are milking it thanks to modernised water infrastructure.