About the episode
To the Western District, where around 20,000 hectares of prime cropping country has been destroyed by the ferocious fire which travelled between Streatham and Skipton, you’ll hear from one of the first CFA volunteers at the scene. The current bushfire emergency in Victoria has sparked the conversation about the condition of Victoria’s firefighting vehicles, and many are calling on further funding to improve the safety of the equipment. The Australian Dairy Industry Council says an unbalanced Australia–EU FTA would cause irreversible damage to Australian dairy farmers, processors and regional communities. So how can we protect our domestic markets? The annual weaner cattle sales got off to a solid start in north east Victoria last week with some lines of steers selling for more than 600 cents a kg. A South East Asia report with Dr Michael Patching and it looks like strong local demand in Indonesia is driving Australian cattle exports to record levels.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
