Drought Assistance

People are working with and for dairy farmers at local, regional, state and national levels.

Nationally a small team is developing tools, resources and information as well as identifying policy and agripoltiical issues that need to be addressed.

This is the Dairy Industry Response team and the contact details for the regional coordinators are listed below:

South West Victoria Regional Coordinator

Jeff Lawes
Ph: 03 5592 2477
Fax: 03 5592 1342
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United Dairyfarmers of Victoria

Executive Manager: Airlie Worrall
Ph: 03 9207 5600
Fax: 03 9207 5611
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WestVic Dairy 

Executive Officer: Mike Weise
Ph: 03 5592 2477
Fax: 03 5592 1342
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Organisations which are working on drought information for farmers in Western Victoria include:

• Centrelink Drought Assistance
  Hotline 32 316 or
  FREECALL 1800 050 585
• Department of Primary Industries Victoria
  Customer Service Centre 136 186
• DPIV  Colac 03 5233 5504
• DPIV Warrnambool 03 5561 9946
• Rural Finance Corporation 03 5448 2600
• Rural Financial Counselling 1800 686 175
• Lifeline 131 114
• Relationships Australia 1300 364 277

• Australian Taxation Office                                  
• Bureau of Meteorology