John Clarke - farm safety
[Music begins – scene opens to visual of sheep and cattle farmer, John Clarke, petting sheep.]
John Clarke: I’ve been farming all my life.
[Scene moves to a close-up of John Clarke.]
Text on screen: John Clarke, Sheep and cattle farmer
John Clarke: Lovely lifestyle, and I think it’s in your blood. And if you enjoy it, it’s just like any other job.
[Scene moves to a close-up of two cows in an enclosure.]
John Clarke: I have had an accident on the farm, I got rolled by a cow one day.
[Scene moves to a close-up of John Clarke.]
John Clarke: - saving me two year old daughter. That set me back a bit, for a while…It does make you aware of what can happen.
[Scene moves to a close-up of John Clarke tending to sheep in an enclosure.]
John Clarke: No one wants to see their loved ones hurt or killed on any sort of industrial accident.
[Scene moves to a close-up of John Clarke.]
John Clarke: That’s what we try to eliminate and if we can do that, then that’s a step in the right direction.
[Music changes to a more inspirational tone.]
[Scene moves to a close-up of John Clarke smiling into the camera.]
[Scene moves to a close-up of John Clarke talking.]
John Clarke: The wife and I, we enjoy our farming and while we’ve got good health, we wish to continue.
[Scene fades to black then displays the WorkSafe and Victoria State Government logos.]
Text on screen: worksafe.vic.gov.au/agriculture
[Music ends.]