00:00The Premier knows he can't fix this farmer's dry soil, as he suffers through one of the
00:07driest years on record.
00:10They know that the government can't make it rain, but that doesn't mean the government
00:13can't make a difference.
00:14The difference coming in the form of $55 million for much needed drought relief for parts of
00:20the state where farmers have faced dry dams, major crop loss and been forced to hand feed
00:26stock.
00:27It does rain, it won't rain money, but it will mean that we can get on with our lives,
00:31we can sow our next crop and we can grow some feed for livestock.
00:35Among the funding there's an additional $13 million to infrastructure grants, $4 million
00:40for charities to donate fodder for livestock, $3.5 million to support small businesses,
00:46$17 million for future drought resilience and $2.5 million for mental health services.
00:52This package is designed to provide various levels of support so that we can look after
00:57our very important farming families.
00:59The new funds are in addition to $18 million announced in November last year, and with
01:05concerns money was taking too long to hit the pockets of those in need, the Premier has
01:10promised a quicker 30 day turnaround.
01:12I think it's been wrong that it hasn't been done more aggressively in terms of timelines
01:17in the past and we're seeking to rectify that.
01:19Well let's see if that actually happens, but we want to see this money get out of the door
01:23as soon as possible.
01:24After months of dealing with the drought, producers here in the South East have welcomed
01:28the funding, but want to better prepare themselves for a long term future with less rain.
01:33They say greater investment is needed to install more feed troughs, larger water tanks and improved
01:39water systems.
01:40$5,000 or $10,000 or $20,000 isn't going to be the difference between a farmer staying
01:45on the land or not if they've had a couple of successive bad years.
01:49The continuing hope for rain to keep food on the table.
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