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Budget : Agriculture and Food Security

Peter Walsh



The Hon Peter Walsh MLA


The Victorian Coalition Government will help to secure a productive future for agriculture with new funding allocations in this year’s Victorian Budget.
 
The Victorian Coalition Government has allocated $8.2 million in the 2013-14 Victorian State Budget over four years to establish and operate a new independent authority to improve the effectiveness of game management and promote responsible game hunting.
 

The Victorian Coalition Government has detailed an additional $61.4 million four-year package to ensure the future success of one of Victoria's biggest export earners – the food and fibre sector.

The Victorian Coalition Government will invest $400,000 in 2011-12 to protect and grow Victoria's valuable beekeeping industry.

Minister for Agriculture and Food Security Peter Walsh said the Coalition Government was delivering on its election commitment to reinstate bee site licences on public land and protect against the varroa mite.

The Victorian Coalition Government has unveiled new measures in the 2011-12 Victorian Budget to actively support young people pursuing a career in Victoria’s food and fibre producing sector.

The Victorian Coalition Government has allocated $65 million for initiatives to strengthen Victoria’s agriculture and fisheries sectors in the 2011-12 Victorian Budget.

The Victorian Coalition Government has allocated $4 million over the next four years to reinstate a fox and wild dog bounty.

The Victorian Coalition Government is delivering on its commitment to improve opportunities for Victorian recreational fishers with a $16.2 million investment in the 2011-12 Victorian Budget.

The Victorian Coalition Government has allocated $4 million over four years in the 2011-12 Victorian Budget to undertake cutting-edge research to address the impact of smoke taint on wine production.