DAIRY FARMERS GET FEDERAL HELP
Package worth almost $580 million includes:
*$555 million in dairy recovery concessional loans.
*$20 million to fast track the upgrade of the Macalister Irrigation District.
*$2 million to establish a commodity milk price index, for greater transparency.
*$900,000 for an extra nine rural financial counsellors in VIC, TAS, SA & NSW.
*$900,000 for Dairy Australia's `Tactics for Tight Times' program.
*Appointment of Department of Human Services Dairy Industry Liaison Officer.
*Fast tracking of Farm Household Allowance applications.
*Re-direction of two mobile service centres to dairy regions, so farmers can access government assistance.
(Source: Federal Government)
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