Call for councils, LLS to open up more public land for grazing in big dry

Alex Druce
July 8 2018 - 12:00pm
The office of Barwon MP Kevin Humphries confirmed letters had been sent out to councils and the LLS urging cooperation to find outside-the-box grazing solutions, including locating suitable parcels of crown land that could host cattle and prevent a further sell-off of breeding and bloodline stock.
The office of Barwon MP Kevin Humphries confirmed letters had been sent out to councils and the LLS urging cooperation to find outside-the-box grazing solutions, including locating suitable parcels of crown land that could host cattle and prevent a further sell-off of breeding and bloodline stock.

With the state’s pastures and stock routes wilting in the big dry – and others grazed down to the nub – regional councils and Local Lands Services are teaming up to search for pockets of public grass that could give producers a bit of feed. 

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Alex Druce

Alex Druce

Senior Journalist

Politics and rural issues journo in Sydney. Give me a yell at adruce@fairfaxmedia.com.au

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