Farmer stories

Trish and Mark Hammond have been dairy farming for 12 years and lease two properties, one of 881 acres with 800 cows and a second smaller farm of 406 acres with 350 cows in Labertouche Victoria. As part of our 'It's never you, until it is' campaign, Trish and Mark share their experience with a proactive WorkSafe inspection and how local inspector Michael Vanderzalm has assisted their operation.

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Jon Van Popering oversees all Seeka Australian operations, including nine orchards and two post-harvest facilities, scattered through the Bunbartha area, just north of Shepparton. Jon shares his experience with a proactive WorkSafe inspection and how local inspector Lisa Menhenett has assisted in Seeka's operation.

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As part of our ‘It’s never you, until it is’ campaign, Matt and Alli Reid share their story about developing a positive safety culture on-farm and the flow-on benefits for their business.

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As part of our 'It's never you, until it is' campaign, former agronomist Simon Craig of Lemac Farm shares how a farm safety culture helps drive an efficient and successful business.

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As part of our 'It's never you, until it is' campaign, third-generation Beeac farmers Tom and Bill Alston of Stonyhurst Pastoral share how using drones to muster their sheep makes their operation safer and more efficient.

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As part of WorkSafe Victoria's 2019 quad bikes campaign, Gruyere farmer Peter Burgi, and his wife Lorraine, share their story about a quad bike accident and moving to a side-by-side vehicle instead.

As part of WorkSafe Victoria's 2019 quad bikes campaign, Bethanga farmer David Elder shares his story about a quad bike accident he was lucky to survive.