Farming communities in northern Victoria will be given support to prepare for drought as part of a new $25 million drought preparadeness and support package.
Minister for Agriculture Jaala Pulford announced the new package – which features targeted support for mental health, small business planning and support for parents in farming communities to manage cost of living pressures – in Wedderburn on Wednesday.
This includes more than $2 million for mental health and wellbeing services, with $180,000 of this funding dedicated to the National Centre for Farmer Health to deliver health checks to farmers.
Read full article here: 2018-10-24: Mental health, business planning and cost of living pressures target of new $25m drought-help package – Bendigo Advertiser