Fears for the future of Melbourne's peri-urban farms

Andrew Miller
September 12 2019 - 12:00pm
FARMING CHALLENGES: Bulla cereal and oilseed grower Alan McKenzie faces multiple challenges, in farming in Melbourne's peri-urban northern suburbs.
FARMING CHALLENGES: Bulla cereal and oilseed grower Alan McKenzie faces multiple challenges, in farming in Melbourne's peri-urban northern suburbs.

A BULLA crop grower says he can see little future for farming in the Sunbury area, despite state government assurances it'll protect Melbourne's strategic agricultural land.

Andrew Miller

Andrew Miller

Journalist

I'm a general reporter with Stock & Land, with a special interest in irrigation issues. I completed my cadetship, with the Age, in 1980. Over my career, I've worked for ABC radio news (Mt Isa, Qld) and at provincial and suburban newspapers.

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