Farmers offered $460,000/km in latest VNI West deal
Transmission Company Victoria is desperate to sign up farmers to VNI West easement deals, offering landholders huge easement dollars. See the details.
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American investors snap up huge Aussie chicken farmer
Australia’s largest chicken meat farmer has been sold to a foreign buyer by the Aware Super pension fund, days after securing a 300,000-bird farm near Geelong.
Bendigo Bank to close five regional Victorian branches
Once the only bank opening branches in country Australia, Bendigo Bank is now planning to close five regional Victorian outlets. Here’s the latest.
Woman dies in southwest Victorian quad bike crash
Victoria Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal quad bike crash where a woman was killed.
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Two year delay on Parks Victoria’s report card
A five-year report card into Parks Victoria is more than two years past deadline, the opposition says.
Accused Western District farmer faces court again
A well known Western District cattle farmer, who is accused of more than 70 animal welfare offences, could learn his fate in two months’ time. See the latest.
How farm prices changed in Victoria last year
Farmland prices fell in 12 out of 18 Victorian regions last year, including by more than 20 per cent in parts of Gippsland and the North East.
Gippsland family to sell irrigated farm in dairy heartland
Eight-figure offers are expected for 233ha of tightly held fertile farmland in Gippsland, plus its 1077ML water portfolio.
Farmers to rally against fire tax
Farmers’ anger over the tripling of emergency services taxes is about to boil over and sweep into Melbourne.
Iconic northern Victorian farm hits the market
More than $20,000 a hectare is expected for a 731ha farm, owned by a Sydney-based private equity firm, in partnership with a rural real estate guru.
Victorian farm prices decrease for the first time since 2015
Farmland values in Victoria have softened slightly — the first decline in a decade as unfavourable seasonal conditions tempered demand last year.
Historic Victorian farm snapped up in eight-figure deal
A tightly held 485ha farm west of Geelong has been sold after 85 years in the hands of one family. See the details.
Farmer convicted over ‘precious’ heritage damage
A Lake Bolac man has been found guilty over damage to an ancient rock formation.
New tax to push rates up by 33 per cent
Farmers expecting their rate notices to remain steady are in for a shock, as the Victorian government’s new emergency services tax pushes their bills up.
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