The Drought Is Back—We Need a New Way to Help Farmers Survive Tough Times

'We need help': Greater Hume mayor calls for urgent drought declaration

Greater Hume Council urges NSW government to declare drought for region, seeking support for struggling farmers facing severe climatic conditions.

The drought is back—we need a new way to help farmers survive tough times

Australia in 2025 is living up to Dorothy McKellar's poetic vision of a country stricken by "drought and flooding rains".

The drought is back – we need a new way to help farmers survive tough times

Australia in 2025 is living up to Dorothy McKellar’s poetic vision of a country stricken by “drought and flooding rains”. The clean up is underway from the deadly floods in the Hunter and mid-north coast regions of New South Wales. At the same time, large swathes of Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania are severely drought affected due to some of the lowest rainfall on record. Do we have the right support arrangements in place to help farmers …

Birchip Cropping Group members explain preparations for drought

IN its capacity as a regional node partner of The Victoria Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub, a number of Birchip Cropping Group members have been interviewed. Each one has been given questions on drought resilience, preparedness and...

Dream evolves from dusty paddocks

What was once a bare patch that is now flourishing with native flowers, Jasmin Piggott’s colourful Poodra Springs Native Flowers continues to prosper. The Eyre Peninsula district was in the grip of a drought in 2018 – as were many other areas of South Australia. Jasmin Piggott was sick of looking out the window of her and husband Wayne’s Miltalie farm house at onion weed and dry, bare paddocks. Knowing the Poodra Springs dams had dried up, and w…

Australia in 2025 is at the height of Dorothy McKellar's poetic vision of a country hit by "dirty and flood rains." Cleaning is in the course of deadly flooding in the areas of the hunter and the northern coast of New South Wales. At the same time, large areas of the country are being cleaned [...]