North East and Goulburn Murray Farmer

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MAY, 2020

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Helping thy neighbour Producers and suppliers of the North East overcome adversity

ONE OF THE ORIGINAL THREE SALLY Harvey found a love of showing Arabian horses when F’Dia Bint Gemimah, her purchased Purebred Arabian, took out the bronze championship in the Senior Mare category at the Australian National Arabian Championships. Sally’s story of Sa’Vey Arabians is on page 2.

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BOUTIQUE producers and suppliers of the North East are demonstrating a proactive approach to the latest hurdle to beset a region which was only just beginning to recover after a summer impacted by fire.

From the Rural City of Wangaratta to the towns of the Alpine Shire, the area is renowned as a gourmet region, and as such the wineries and farm gates, restaurants and local producers rely heavily on agri-tourism to survive.

With farmers markets forced to postpone events or cancel indefinitely, organisers of these events are directing customers to stall holders who have an online presence, or list the contact details of producers who don’t.

Wangaratta Farmers Market has taken a different approach to other markets, taking that additional step to set-up an online shop and actively promote their producers and facilitate the process.

Capitalising on the increase in online shopping, Wangaratta have moved their market online and are encouraging customers to subscribe for updates.

The shop opens for business from Monday morning trading through to Thursday afternoon with shoppers enjoying access to their favourite producers and suppliers.

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It’s the same great seasonal produce, but the offerings are now available on a weekly basis, with order pick-ups scheduled for Saturday morning at the Wangaratta Farmers Market Hub, therefore eliminating the need for a delivery service.

With the likes of Walkabout Apiaries, Woodland Gourmet Mushrooms, Jacobs Dairy, Grass Roots Beef, Sprocket’s Free Range Eggs, Rutherglen Lamb, vegetables from Heirloom Naturally, and produce from King Valley Walnuts, Damn View Olive Oil, Beechworth Berries, Eldorado Orchard and Cherrytime Orchard, the online market is a one-stop shop for those who prioritise local, quality produce.

Also taking on the responsibility of promoting and unifying producers in their immediate region, Tolpuddle Goat Cheese and Farm Food moved rapidly once restrictions became a real possibility and farmers markets began to scale back events.

Starting out with their goats’ milk and cheese, some Tolpuddle merchandise and a handful of local producers, Melissa and Donovan Jacka used their facebook presence and website to advertise their new online store which was established using the Square platform.

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Sa’Vey Arabians strive for excellence Double Supreme Arabian Derivative at the inaugural Victorian Arabian Derivative Owner and Breeders Alliance Incorporated in November 2019, adding to the list of accolades..

“Prancing out in front of the two international judges she so wowed them and any prospective buyers that I was inundated with enquiries about her after the event,” said Sally.

“And she was snapped up pretty much straight away.

“And now she has a full sibling on the way, and I already have two people on the waiting list for the foal which I’m incredibly happy about, as that’s what you want as a breeder - to breed horses that people want.”

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mother was one of the original three horses that Sally purchased.

Though not Gemimah who took out the Bronze Championship in 2016, Miss Chilly Pepper is related, in that her grandsire is a full brother to the award winning mare.

Sally admits that the original three horses were an incredible investment, and under Sally’s guardianship, mentored by Steven Rath, Sa’Vey Arabians have selected some truly amazing sires to get such outstanding results and develop the bloodlines in a relatively short space of time.

“When I bought the horses, I also gained most importantly a lifelong friend,” Sally said.

“Steven Rath became my mentor and a fabulous confidant, and we talk almost daily with him heavily involved in the breeding and welfare of the mares.

“Under his guidance, I am ready to achieve my next goal and that is to win Gold Champion Purebred.

“It’s like hiking Kilimanjaro after summiting Buller - it’s a massive undertaking.

“It’s highly competitive, and commands the big bucks, with buyers from the Middle East prepared to spend six or seven figures on the right horse.

“Derivatives can go any which way, and though as a breeder you do have responsibility with your experimentation based on sound goals and principles, there is also a degree of intuition required.

“Purebreds require much more planning and finessing, with the finer details harder to tweak to achieve perfection.”

It is a challenge Sally is keen to undertake, and though not her driving force, Sally thrives on achieving her goals.

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“If I breed this incredible colt that it would be crazy for me to geld it, I know that I’m really on the money, and everything is coming together.”

With a love of horses, and specifically Arabians with their intelligence and qualities of endurance and durability, Sally praises the breed for their great heart.

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Sally Harvey is a goal setter, and she dreams big.

With ideas of breeding Arabians initially as a hobby, Sally bought three quality purebred Arabians from New South Wales breeder Steven Rath who had to move his horses on.

Of the group for sale, Sally managed to acquire three mares, which with their carefully curated bloodlines would become the foundation of Sa’Vey Arabians.

Sally’s plan was to breed a few horses, but with the excitement of the new purchases came the decision to show Gemimah, one of the three, at the 2016 Australian National Arabian Championship.

“It was a bit of fun,” Sally said.

“But then she won the bronze championship in the Senior Mare category, and I’m afraid it just hooked me.

“I said to myself I want to do more of this, and I want to do it better each time, and so I set myself a goal to breed an Australian Gold Champion within three years.

“That was March 2016, and in 2018 Miss Chilly Pepper was born.”

And in the championships just past, on the Labour Day weekend in early March, this little Arabian pony won Gold Champion Arabian Pony Led Junior Filly, competing against older fillies.

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How to minimise the negative effects of colder months on pasture and crops WINTER brings colder soils and fewer daylight hours with reduced growing conditions.

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Soil Conditioning The condition of the soil is to a large extent determined by the health of the biological systems it contains.

This will determine how effective the soil is at acting as a nutrient reservoir, and how effectively nutrients are supplied to the crop.

Within the soil, the biological systems are attempting to cycle nutrients, harness energy to produce carbohydrates, and convert resources such as carbon, oxygen, nitrogen and root exudates into usable forms for the plant.

Winter stresses slow these biological actions, leading to less growth.

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Soil conditioning improves water infiltration, root depth, plant access to nutrients and water use efficiency.

Once the crop is sown and the weather turns cold, the improved soil condition can then support improved plant growth.

Waiting too long into the season to condition your soil can mean it occurs too late.

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BioAg’s Balance & Grow provides both the plant and the soil with the appropriate nutrients to stimulate and support the biological systems that deliver growth including calcium, phosphate, a range of enzymes, and microbial foods.

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Pasture trials show that a foliar application of BioAg’s Balance & Grow can improve protein and energy content in pasture.

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Alongside a surging interest in organic pasture systems, there’s a perception that organic systems struggle to provide enough pasture growth through the winter months.

The alternative of supplementary feeding is even more prohibitive, with organically certified grain or hay at a premium.

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Foreign investment change protects Aussie farm land SENATOR for Victoria Bridget McKenzie says changes to foreign investment review laws will ensure the interests of regional, rural and remote businesses are protected through the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

All proposed foreign investments into Australia subject to the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975 (the Act) would require approval.

These measures would remain in place for the duration of the COVID-19 crisis.

Senator McKenzie said this would provide significant protection for agricultural land in these difficult times.

By bringing the threshold for screening down to zero dollars, the Australian Government would ensure all proposed foreign investments were appropriately scrutinised.

“Entire communities right across regional Victoria and Australia face an incredibly tough rebuild following this summer’s horrendous bushfires, sustained drought and now coronavirus,” Senator McKenzie said.

“These foreign invest-

bridgetmckenzie.com.au The Nationals back rural and regional Australia. We are working to ensure country families and businesses can bounce back quickly after the COVID-19 pandemic.

So far more than 400,000 businesses have enrolled for the fortnightly JobKeeper payment helping nearly 2.5 million employees.

We are working to ensure banks make bridging finance available so businesses can pay employees ahead of receiving JobKeeper payments.

More than two million people have already downloaded the voluntary COVIDSafe app that automates what health officials now do manually. It will speed up identifying people who have been in close contact with someone diagnosed with coronavirus.

Round 5 of the Mobile Black Spot Program will deliver six new base stations across North East Victoria making it easier to stay connected.

STAY INFORMED: Visit www.australia.gov.au/ for the latest Coronavirus information.

NOT FOR SALE: Foreign investment laws have been amended for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic to avoid opportunistic foreign investment and aquisition. ment law changes are effective immediately and mean our fantastic farmers, food and fibre processors and manufacturers can get on with the vital task of keeping our rural production supply chains open and operating.

“The risk of opportunistic foreign raiders getting control of Australia’s food supply assets has been raised with me many times.

“It is not in our national interest to leave the door open wide for foreign opportunists to take advantage of our clean, green reputa-

tion and assets during this pandemic.”

Senator McKenzie acknowledged the government recognised foreign investment would play an important part in helping many businesses recover from the pandemic’s economic harm - securing jobs and supporting our economic recovery.

Further details to give effect to this announcement will be published on the FIRB website in due course.

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THANK YOU VICTORIA Thank you Victoria.

For the way we’ve faced these past few weeks.

With courage. With humility. And with hope.

We may have been knocked down, but we’ve stood up.

We’ve kept our distance, we’ve looked out for each other and we’ve kept our cool.

With a newfound respect for handshakes, and an even deeper appreciation for hugs, we are spending time apart.

But we’ve never been more united.

And it’s the Victorians at the forefront of fighting this virus that we are most proud of.

Our health care workers, our supermarket staff, our bus drivers, our cleaners and so many more.

Every worker who – no matter what – puts themselves out there to help all of us through all of this.

The best way we can help them, is by doing the opposite.

By staying home. And staying positive.

Respecting their efforts means respecting the restrictions.

And, we can all see that slowly, it’s working.

Yes, there is still a way to go. But we can’t stop now.

Because staying apart keeps protecting our health system.

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Renee’s husband and Harley’s father Patrick was tragically lost in the fires at Cobargo, alongside his father Robert.

The balance of the funds is being distributed directly to 12 dairy farmers - six in the Cobargo region and six in North East Victoria Jersey Australia general manager Glen Barrett said Jersey Australia was proud to get behind and support the appeal.

“The bushfire was a significant tragedy across the dairy farming community,” Mr Barrett said.

“The tragic death of Robert Salway, a long-time member of Jersey Australia with the wellknown and highly regarded Wilgo Stud, and his son Patrick was devastating and felt across the association.

“We cannot thank all donors, buyers and supporters of the appeal enough.

“It certainly makes you swell with pride to see the dairy community come together to provide such amazing support when a lot of the industry has been challenged by long-term drought, water shortage and below par milk price.”

Director of IDW and dairy livestock services manager Scott Lord said it was a pleasure to have the dairy community support the bushfire appeal conducted during International Dairy Week.

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“We are overwhelmed with the support received and couldn’t be prouder of the dairy community coming together during this difficult time.”

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FARMERS have got your back.

This is the message for Melbourne commuters this week, as part of the National Farmers Federation’s ongoing campaign to reassure Australians.

“Farmers want all Australians to know that running out of food is one thing they don’t need to be worrying about in these challenging times,” NFF president Fiona Simson said.

The NFF is speaking directly to the public with the installation of a message of support on billboards across Melbourne.

“Farmers and all the in the food supply take very seriously the vital role we play in the lives of all Australians.

“And, right now the provision of fresh produce has never been more important to the health and wellbeing of Aussies.

“Farmers are experts at working from home, growing the fruit, veggies, grains, milk, meat and more that are staples in the diets of Australians young and old.”

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“Farmers and the many other people who are working hard to get food from paddock to plate, want shoppers to know that there is more than enough food to feed Australians many times over.

“Supermarket shelves will always be replenished, there is no need to panic buy or hoard.”

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Quad bike ruling fails to protect the farming community a ban by stealth - designed to move the safety issue to some other form of vehicle such as utilities, tractors or side-byside vehicles (SSV). “This is an extremely disappointing outcome for farm safety and the countless farmers who rely on quad bikes every day,� said managing director of Honda Australia Motorcycle and Power Equipment Robert Toscano. “Honda’s position has always been to put farmer safety first. “The final standard released fundamentally fails. “ While it seems that the standard released contains some differences to the original draft; as it looks, in two years’ time we will be forced to cease supply of quad bikes in Australia. “From my first reading of the new standard, I’m amazed that the government has even added another type of ‘quadbar’, since the original draft just six months ago, despite, by its own admission, there being no Australian Standard. “What type of mandated scientific rigor has it undergone or are they just accepting

another device to test on our farmers?�

Mr Toscano believes the tragedy of this decision is that the known and proven safety measures, accepted and agreed by safety experts, coronial inquests and the manufacturers, have been ignored.

These known safety measures are (1) mandating helmets for all quad bike riders; (2) mandating rider training; and (3) stopping children under 16 years of age from riding adult size quad bikes.

Honda attributes the lobbying of special interest groups for this effective end to quad bikes, rather than have their members wear a helmet or keep our precious children off adult quads.

Honda will continue to advocate for the known safety practices of helmets, training and age appropriate use of vehicles.

This advocacy remains critical for most forms of farm vehicles including motorcycles and SSVs. Honda’s hope is the government will adopt these known safety measures soon, to bring an end to the cycle of tragedy on Australian farms.

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With legislation announced in October 2019 dictating new regulations to be imposed on all new quad bikes, the entire industry has effectively been put in jeopardy, with the very real possibility that quad bikes will be unavailable in the near future.

For many farmers this decision completely effects how they manage their farm, and should new regulations go ahead, now is the time to purchase a new quad bike before they become unavailable nationwide.

The announcement by the Assistant Treasurer Michael Sukkar to introduce the Consumer Goods (Quad Bikes) Safety Standard 2019, demonstrated the government had chosen to shift the safety issue, rather than decisively protect the farming community.

The standard represents a set of regulations that cannot be entirely met by any ATV (quad) bike in the market today, and is unlikely to be met by anything in the future.

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Scholarship awarded to two outstanding local recipients

RIVERINE Plains Incorporated, together with the Hanrahan family, are pleased to announce that the 2020 John Hanrahan Scholarship recipients are Sophie Hanna from Walwa, Victoria and Lachlan Quibell from Marungi, Victoria.

in awarding two recipients for 2020, the John Hanrahan Scholarship Fund was doing its part to support agriculture in the region now and into the future.

“The John Hanrahan Scholarship is named in honour of the late John Hanrahan, a suc-

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Keeping our community safe during coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions

FARMS and agribusinesses are continuing to keep Victorian supermarkets stocked and food on tables through the challenges of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Chief executive Dr Emily Phillips said Agriculture Victoria was working hard to support farmers and the Victorian community through this difficult time.

“Farmers, particularly those impacted by bushfires, drought and dry seasonal conditions and other challenges, should be reassured that support and services will continue to be delivered,” Dr Phillips said.

“We have been working hard to deliver and, where needed, redesign our services to ensure the safety of farmers and the people who live and work in our rural and regional communities.

“Your safety is our number one priority at this time.

“Many of our workshops and events will now be delivered by phone or via a digital platform, including our seasonal climate outlooks, the autumn livestock webinar series starting in May, and our financial literacy program which will be available soon.

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In recent weeks the Fox and Wild Dog Bounty collec-

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continue, however, collection events will be suspended from March 30, 2020.

Hunters are strongly encouraged to continue to collect fox scalps and wild dog

skins within their properties during the suspension of collection events.

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wild dog bounty collection schedule resumes, in line with bounty terms and conditions.

Arrangements have been made with a private company to enable us to continue to provide pig vaccine manufacturing and diagnostic services when the Pig Services Centre suspends its services from Friday, March 27.

The Responsible Pet Ownership (RPO) program has rescheduled all visits while schools are closed.

Animal Welfare Victoria will continue to work closely with schools and preschools to resume the program once schools re-open and the restrictions on non-essential travel and physical distancing allow.

Animal Welfare Victoria is also exploring options to deliver the key dog safety messages live via online learning to maintain the interactive components of the program.

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Virbac announces first challengers to take part in innovative program ANIMAL health company Virbac Australia is excited to announce the first challengers to take part in the 2020/2021 Multimin Performance Ready Challenge (MPRC) - a 12-month program that will see up to 75 Australian farmers experience firsthand the benefits of trace mineral management at high demand production times in sheep and cattle.

The company has reported receiving an overwhelming response from top-quality beef, sheep and dairy producers, all hoping to take part.

Following the selection of 13 entrants to the first round, each challenger will be guided by veterinarians and livestock nutrition experts, while also working closely with their local Virbac representative, as they use their supplies of Multimin to test the effects on animal fertility, health and ultimately their financial bottom-line.

Challengers will then go into the running to win an overseas trip for two to the USA tailored to their professional development and farming system, plus a 12-month supply of Multimin.

Second and third runners up will also receive six months of free Multimin.

Round one challengers have been named as Ben Pender - Bairnsdale, VIC; Peter Fort - Byaduk North, VIC; Debbie Geddes - Mudgegonga, VIC; Rosie Davenport - Derby, TAS; Bill Mitchell - Aberfoyle, NSW; Tim Reid - Roslyn, NSW; Tim Phelan Clarence Town, NSW; James Burge - Cootamundra, NSW; Adam Coffey - Miriam Vale, QLD; Colin Burnett - Julia Creek, QLD; Rodney Blanch - Nanango, QLD; James Morris - Narrikup, WA; and Brett Shephard - Kybybolite, SA. “This is a fantastic opportunity for our first challengers to gain expert support from some of Australia’s most experienced animal experts as they hone their operations,” Dr Jerry Liu, Multimin marketing manager, said.

Rosie Davenport from Derby in Tasmania spoke of her reaction to the news.

“I’m very excited to be included in this year’s Multimin Challenge,” she said.

“I am looking forward to receiving advice from the Multimin experts on how to raise healthier stock by using Multimin on a regular basis.”

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“I’ve read a fair bit about this mineral injection,” says challenger Brett Shepard, from Kybybolite, South Australia, “but up til now I haven’t had the opportunity to really study the benefits from up close.

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Little did he know at that time, his inventions would end up being used throughout Australia and the world.

Nowadays, Mark still has a love of the land, and he and his son produce three awardwinning lines of products from their factory in Pakenham,

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From page 1 The enterprise was immediately successful and the response was huge.

What was initially planned as delivery runs within a 75 kilometre radius of the family farm in Tarrawingee, and a weekly trip to Melbourne, soon evolved into the Jackas partnering with refrigerated couriers and expanding their zones to meet demand.

With free local delivery to locations in the North East and on the border, a small fee is charged for metropolitan Melbourne, outer Melbourne and the Mornington Peninsula, and everywhere from Ballarat and Bendigo, Geelong and the Surfcoast, to the Yarra Valley, Gippsland and Mount Dandenong.

With the increased reach of the online store, have also come more producers encouraged by the success of Tolpuddle’s door-to-door delivery service as it expands across Victoria.

With the likes of Weathercraft Wines, Hurdle Creek Still, Eldorado Road Wines, King River Brewing and Sam Miranda King Valley joining the line-up, the popularity of an online store selling alcohol, premium quality small batch cheese, along with condiments, relishes, olives, Maison Renoux terrines and pates, and small goods from the Gamze Smokehouse is not surprising.

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LOCAL IS BEST: Ryan Lynch of Honeybird Coffee and the Mt Beauty Milk Company, has experienced noticeable growth on online coffee sales, along with increased demand for their home delivery service of dairy and small goods to Mt Beauty, Tawonga and Tawonga South. assorted pumpkin seeds from Pepo Farms in the Ovens Valley, coffee from Coffee Chakra micro roasters and tea from Tea for Me in Yackandandah, and quarantine suddenly becomes infinitely more appealing to those stuck at home and craving the best that the shire has to offer.

“I am certain that keeping High Country produce in people’s fridges, pantries and glasses will benefit the entire community in the long run,” Melissa Jacka said.

“People will come back to visit.

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“Selling from an online platform to people in their homes is essential to Tolpuddle’s survival, and I can see this continuing on the far side of the pandemic.

“Maybe as an addition to farmers markets, or maybe perhaps as a substitute as the response has been so incredible,” Melissa said.

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North East and Goulburn Murray Farmer - Page 19 e MAISON RENOUX: With such an incredible array of local produce, temptation is too great when shopping online at Tolpuddle Goat Cheese and Farm Foods. Resistance is futile, so fill that basket. f With COVID-19 now challenging the Jackasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; agritourism dream, the couple have embraced a new online strategy for selling Tolpuddle produce.

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From page 18 An offshoot of their coffee roasting enterprise, Ryan Lynch and Ivan Zirnstein initially began their milk company to complement their product range with dairy produce deliveries, three days a week. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Coffee and milk are inseparable, and good coffee needs good milk,â&#x20AC;? Ryan said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had a lot of inconsistency in milk quality when we were doing our product testing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our objective was to find the best all-round stable coffee milk that we could source locally, and one product came in consistently above the rest. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pauls was our pick, and the good news was that it

was more local than people realised. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you look at the signs on all the gates down the Kiewa Valley, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll spot Parmalat pretty easily, so weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing our best to support the area as much as possible. â&#x20AC;&#x153; With an emphasis on community, ethics and sustainability, Ryan and Ivan have big aspirations with the long term goal of buying milk directly from the farmers themselves and delivering it to peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s doors in glass bottle exchanges. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our plan was that if we got a good enough response to our service we could invest in what we needed to make this happen,â&#x20AC;? Ryan said.

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Ryan said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With requests for more local and premium products we reached out, and the response from producers and consumers alike was great. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The truck is running three days a week, and the access to market for many suppliers is better than ever, so weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just inviting producers to get in touch so we

can all work together, and as a community we can become stronger and better post COVID-19. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d love to see this service continue indefinitely, and believe that if people have access to seasonal local quality produce, it will be hard to go back. â&#x20AC;&#x153; Ryan and Ivan are also using this opportunity to truly understand their customers and work out what products people want.

They are also excited about introducing their clientele to producers that they were previously unaware of, and this was the impetus behind Honeybird Coffeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gourmet picnic hampers for those in isolation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With all the incredible

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Ryan said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exciting to share the experience with other locals stocking their fridge and inspiring some taste testing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Most of the items can be added to your cart any time on our online store, however, our objective here was to open people up to new experiences, and so weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re trying to perfect our monthly picnic hampers and put together really thoughtful compositions. â&#x20AC;&#x153; Much like Tolpuddle Goat Cheese and Farm Foods, Honeybird Coffee has hit

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Ph: (03) 5821 4411 A/H 0419 399 109

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www.konigs.com.au

LMCT 11745

New TYM 30hp, 4wd Rops Fel 4 in 1 bucket $27,500.

Also back hoe to suit $6,500, other HP available on enquiry.