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■ All Victorian farmers, including those in Murrindindi Shire, are able to access grants of up to $5000 to support on-farm drought management improvements. The State Government is expanding the Drought Support Package with an additional $37.7 million in funding. Financial counselling and mental health support will be available. The program supports on-farm upgrades that provide immediate support in managing drought and builds future resilience. Agriculture Victoria’s farm technical and decision-making support has been made available statewide, supporting farmers to manage the impacts of drier conditions. These services will be delivered in partnership with a range of technical specialists, to support farmers to manage the impacts of increasingly difficult conditions. A ‘Look Over the Farm Gate’ mental health and wellbeing grant program will be available statewide to help communities come together and support farmers and farming families under stress, said a State Government representative. “Ongoing support also includes workshops and field days being delivered each week, a comprehensive archive of practical information on the Agriculture Victoria website including technical resources and tools and calculators to assist with matters such as forward planning, feed budgeting and livestock management.
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■ Police will prepare a report for the coroner following the death of a man in Kilmore on Friday (June 13). Emergency services were called to a worksite on Quinns Rd about 11.30am following reports of an industrial accident. A man died at the scene. It was believed the earthworks were being carried out to prepare the site for a new housing estate. Police will prepare a report for the coroner. WorkSafe will investigate the incident.
■ A generous Whittlesea man is looking forward to turning a life-changing win into a gift for others, pledging to donate much of his $670,000 Tattslotto prize to charity. The gleeful winner held one of the 10 Division One winning entries in Tattslotto draw 4579, drawn Saturday, June 7. Each Division One winning entry pocketed $627,568.96. The ecstatic man was enjoying a nice breakfast when he received a call that completely flipped his morning on its head. His winning 2 x System 8 entry was purchased at newsXpress Whittlesea, 45 Church St, Whittlesea. He also scored Division Two six times, Division Three six times, DivisionFour 15 times and Division Six 10 times, bolstering his total prize to $678,130.06. “Thank you! Oh my!” he laughed when an official from The Lott called with the thrilling news. “That’s a nice surprise for my morning. I’ve just gone for a walk and I’m having breakfast now. I wasn’t expecting this at all. “Luckily, I’m sitting down. I might’ve fallen over. “That’s amazing. I think a lot of it will go to charity. There are a lot of less fortunate people than I, so I’d love to share the love. “I’ll talk to my wife, and we can go through some charities we’d like to donate to.”