A number of farmers gathered in Dareton near Mildura (for a map link see below) to hear a great range of speakers talk about future options available. There was a terrific range of speakers dealing with topics such as water trading, government options through Centrelink, succession planning, skills recognition, diversification and Catchment Management Authority opportunities. I did a short session on managing change.
Unfortunately the numbers on the day were impacted by an emergency meeting that was called at very short notice to discuss the credit arrangements for a winery in the area that’s gone into receivership. This area (The Sunraysia area) has lots of horticulture and grape growing and it is a very pretty area to drive through, but the message from the speakers on water was not optimistic and many growers are in very difficult situations with no water to do their irrigating. With so much fruit and other horticulture grown in this area this is extremely concerning.
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