Tests easing pressure across state

Wimmera-mallee broadacre farmers will receive up to 150 rapid antigen tests from Victorian Farmers Federation, Food and Fibre Gippsland and Fruit Growers Victoria to keep food-supply chains going.

VFF president Emma Germano said the demand for RAT tests highlighted their need.

“Farmers and industry have been telling the government that without access to RATS, the new isolation directives intended to ease the pressure on our supply chains, won’t work,” she said.

“The response has been enormous. We’ve had more than 56,000 orders within two days from literally every corner of the state.”