Farmers in the Mitchell Shire face severe new restrictions, burdensome bureaucracy and increased costs.

Protecting the Rights and Future of Farmers in Mitchell Shire 

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Mitchell Shire Council is proposing new Significant Landscape Overlays (SLOs) on more than 400 properties, or almost 10% of the land in the Shire, 94% of which is zoned farming.

Our farmers matter - agriculture contributes $240 million each year to the Mitchell Shire economy and underpins our rural communities.

What does this mean for affected farmers?

The proposed Significant Landscape Overlays (SLOs)  cover almost 10% of Mitchell Shire have threaten and the livelihood of hundreds of farmers.

The proposed new SLOs will hurt farmers and farming operations

Mitchell Shire Council does not understand the business of farming or the importance of agriculture to the local economy and community

A weakened agricultural sector in Mitchell Shire will ultimately affect every ratepayer

The proposed new overlays are about ‘aesthetics’, not the economic wellbeing of the Shire

The Shire cannot afford this unnecessary burden on its limited resources

The process to introduce the new SLOs is flawed and misleading

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