The Western Australian Farmers Federation (Inc) (WAFarmers) is the largest and most influential agricultural advocacy group in Western Australia.

WAFarmers represents the voice of farmers throughout Western Australia and is continually working towards a more viable, profitable and sustainable future for the agricultural industry.

As part of this pursuit, WAFarmers develops corporate partnerships with companies who provide a service to WAFarmers Members, which place money directly back into farmers’ pockets.

Founded in 1912, WAFarmers boasts a membership of over 3,500 farmers throughout Western Australia and continues to work directly with farmers on issues related to their on-farm business.

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Land Titles must show Aboriginal Heritage

WA’s peak agricultural bodies are demanding that the government make immediate changes to ensure existing and new Aboriginal Heritage sites are shown on property Titles. The call comes ahead of a Supreme Court appeal by Toodyay farmer Tony Maddox who was charged for repairing a creek crossing on his property

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State’s long rail tale of woe

WA has a long and bipartisan talent for pretending it is in charge when it plainly is not. Nowhere is that more obvious than on the 5500km of the old Westrail network — an asset sold at the turn of the century and then quietly abandoned by every government since.

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Farm Succession Challenges: Some Thought Starters

THE biggest risk to a family farm is not government policy, climate change, drought, interest rates or commodity prices. It is the family itself. Farm succession is often pushed into the “too hard basket” until reality makes it unavoidable – and by then, it can become emotional, rushed, and sometimes

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Letter to DPLH Director General asking for ACHC papers to be published

The following self-explanatory letter was sent to the Director General of the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage (DPLH) today: Anthony Kannis PSM Director General Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage By email: [email] 9 February 2026 Dear Anthony, REQUEST TO PUBLISH PAPERS OF ABORIGINAL CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMITTEE MEETINGS I

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