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Rising rates fear

Tony Curran

VICTORIA’S peak farming body is urging rural and regional local councils to avoid inequitable rate increases for farmers in the face of record farmland sales across the state. Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) president Emma Germano said farmers were increasingly concerned that record prices for farmland would have a big impact on their rates notices. “Record […]

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