Victorian dairy farmers are encouraged to participate in the survey as feedback will be used to determine if the requirements for waste tyres on farms under the Environment Protection Regulations 2021 are fit-for-purpose and balance the needs of farmers and the environment.
If the regulations do need to change, feedback will help determine how waste tyres may be stored and used and what level of safety controls they will need.
The survey closes mid-December. You can find the survey at: https://engage.vic.gov.au/delwp-review-regulation-waste-tyre-use-and-storage-farms
New era for industry representation
The merger of NSW and Queensland dairy advocacy groups into a new fresh milk body called eastAUSmilk marks the beginning of a new era in industrial representation and advocacy for producers on Australia’s eastern seaboard, the body says.
The members of the Queensland Dairyfarmers’ Organisation supported the establishment of eastAUSmilk by a 92 per cent majority in favour of constitutional change, which will also facilitate the merger with NSW-based Dairy Connect Farmers Group.
A newly revised constitution will see the creation of two district councils within NSW, from which two representatives will be appointed to the interim eastAUSmilk board.
Dairy Connect Farmers Group president Graham Forbes will represent northern NSW while the group’s vice-president Ruth Kydd will represent southern NSW.
The other members of the six-person interim board — representing three Queensland regions, one cross-border region and the two NSW regions — will include Matt Trace, Gary Wenzel and James Geraghty.
eastAUSmilk will start operating from December 1 and interim board members will hold office for 12 months until elections are held late next year.
