Farmers fear the costly implications of Natural Resources Management levy increases set to come into effect on July 1.
State Parliament’s Natural Resources Committee signed off on land and irrigation water charges, of $6.8 million, to be used for environmental programmes.
Small increases of $41 are expected for city residents, but the same can’t be said for farmers whose high-valued land is expected to be largely affected by the increases.
Mr Joe Keynes, a farmer of Keyneton said that many may be unaware of the impact that it will have on land owners. In particular, those who live in NRM’s Murray Darling region, who will be experiencing a 150 per cent increase...
