Country Today - July 15th

A German insurance company has bought more than 30 dairy farms in south west Victoria and is converting them to blue gum plantations. And locals aren’t impressed. Adelaide University’s ifarmwell team has launched a new video series, "Weather it together," to help Australian farming communities talk more openly about mental health. The Spirit of the Bush foundation is aiming to help prevent families from leaving rural and remote areas - for the sake of their kids' education. It’s now six months since bushfires tore through north east Victoria, starting at Longwood And whilst boundary fences have largely been rebuilt, the impacted communities are suffering from a lack of tourist dollars. The Covid pandemic made many of us re-think our life priorities. You’ll hear of a Melbourne couple who moved to south west Victoria and now have a thriving paddock to plate organic beef business.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.