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Farmer-focused mental health toolkit funding boost
An online portal aimed at helping improve the wellbeing of farmers and their communities is being expanded, thanks to a $200,000 Marshall Liberal Government grant.
The $200,000 funding injection from the $21 million Drought Support Package will be used to further develop the ifarmwell website, which provides practical information for farmers about ways of coping with challenging and difficult circumstances.
Minister of Primary Industries and Regional Development David Basham said industry has embraced the online toolkit during these challenging times.
“The health and wellbeing of our farmers is paramount as they work through these challenging times, particularly with the ongoing drought,” Minister Basham said.
VIC Premier
The Andrews Labor Government welcomes the appointment of the Victorian Farmers Federation’s (VFF) first dual-female president and vice president in its history, Ms Emma Germano and Ms Danyel Cucinotta.
Minister for Agriculture Jaclyn Symes today congratulated Ms Germano and Ms Cucinotta on their appointment and thanked outgoing president Mr David Jochinke for his four-year service advocating for Victorian farmers.
Under Mr Jochinke’s leadership, the Government has worked closely with the VFF to deliver many programs to help Victorian farmers, especially in drought relief, bushfire recovery, farm safety and agricultural education.
Some of the most notable programs include the Government’s $81 million Drought Support Package which helped farmers buy new equipment and build business resilience, the emergency fodder program giving donated hay and feed pellets to hundreds of farmers in the North East and Gippsland, and the Quadbike Rebate Scheme helping farmers to ma