Country Today - August 19th

Victoria’s opposition leader Jess Wilson has announced the coalition will abandon the VNI-West Transmission Line, should it win government in the State Election this November. You’ll hear from Jess Wilson. Then we'll hear from Marnoo farmer Ben Duxson whose property is directly impacted by the proposed transmission line. He’s been protesting against it since day one. He says finally politicians are listening. As Victoria’s shearing industry gears up for the spring rush, contractors face the annual challenge of rebuilding a workforce that scatters over the quiet winter months.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.