Time for change: Annabelle Cleeland says public land hasn’t been managed properly by the Victorian Government.
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A “good neighbour” approach will put equivalent standards onto the government and private landholders to ensure Crown land is better managed, say the Liberal and Nationals candidates for Euroa.
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They said if their parties won this month’s Victorian election they would have a public land management review and engage with all affected stakeholders and the broader community to create uniformity in land management.
Nationals candidate for Euroa Annabelle Cleeland said public land hadn’t been managed properly by Victorian Government bodies.
“Too often, farmers are left to pick up the bill for managing pests such as wild dogs and deer that stray from public land,” Ms Cleeland said.
“It’s important we support our farmers and this is a way the state government can assist farmers to manage farm biosecurity.”
Liberal candidate for Euroa Brad Hearn said the Victorian Government had a key role to play in protecting Victoria’s agriculture industry.
“Public land and private land impact on each other, as a farmer I know that it is vital we support stakeholders in managing land appropriately,” Mr Hearn said.
“This is a common sense, real solution to support our agriculture industry by improving biosecurity measures on public land.”
Nationals leader Peter Walsh said the plan meant better biosecurity for private landholders near Crown land.
“This plan means the state government is a better neighbour to thousands of private landholders who have been doing battle with wild dogs and deer on unkempt Crown land,” Mr Walsh said.
“It’s unfair to have one set of expectations for management of private land and another set of expectations for private land, and this brings them both into line.”
Support call: Brad Hearn says the way public land is managed affects farmers.
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