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WAFarmers 2026 AGM

Notice of The Western Australian Farmers Federation Annual General Meetings 2026 As required under its Constitution (rule 25.2.2), The Western Australian Farmers Federation (Inc.) (WAFarmers) hereby notifies all members; Section Councils and Zones that the 79th WAFarmers Annual General Meetings (AGMs) will be held on Friday 20 March 2026, at The Ingot Hotel, Perth. The meeting will commence with a light lunch from 12pm with a member dinner following the conclusion of the official proceedings.

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Darren Brown January 15, 2026
Opinion Articles

The Countryman: State must act to get freight rail on track

The WA Labor Government has a curious habit when it comes to big decisions. When it wants something badly enough, it moves at speed. When it doesn’t, it buries the issue under consultants, reviews and “process”. Right now, freight rail sits firmly in the second category. In the lead-up to the last State election, Labor committed to “investigate and progress the potential buyback of the below-rail freight lease”. Translated into plain English, that means regaining

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Trevor Whittington January 15, 2026
Opinion Articles

When fewer people meet more food

For most of the modern era, the story of food was scarcity. More people meant more demand, higher prices, and ever-expanding markets for farmers. That part of human history has now come to an end. For the first time, global population growth is slowing sharply at the same time as global food production continues to rise. The implications for agriculture — particularly for bulk grain and meat producers like Australia — are profound, under-discussed, and

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Trevor Whittington January 15, 2026
News Clippings

ABC radio interview with Trevor Whittington regarding Gov’t buy-back of rail freight network

WAFarmers’ CEO Trevor Whittington was interviewed by ABC Mornings host Nadia Mitsopoulos this morning about the issues behind our campaign to hold the WA State Government to its promise to “buy back” WA’s rail freight network. Also, read Trevor’s excellent Opinion article on the issue here: Time for action: WA’s rail Buy-Back promise cannot wait Listen to the informative interview on the audio player or via the URL below: Click here if the player above doesn’t

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Darren Brown January 13, 2026
Opinion Articles

Time for action: WA’s rail Buy-Back promise cannot wait

When the State Government committed during the last election to “investigate and progress the potential buy-back of the below-rail freight lease”—to restore public control of freight rail, improve supply chain efficiency and support agriculture and resources—many across agriculture, transport and regional Western Australia hoped it marked a long-overdue recognition that the old Westrail network had become the poor cousin of the lavishly funded metropolitan rail system. It was, at least implicitly, an admission that something

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Trevor Whittington January 8, 2026
Correspondence

WAFarmers calls on Minister Jarvis to advocate for trade

WAFarmers’ President Steve McGuire has sent a letter to Minister for Agriculture and Small Business, Hon Jackie Jarvis MLC, calling for her urgent advocacy for a commonsense change that will minimise trade disruption during the 12-month closure of the Fremantle Traffic Bridge. The State Government will rebuild the Fremantle Traffic Bridge, halving the number of vehicle bridges across the Swan River for “up to a year” from 1 February 2026. Given the next opportunity to

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Darren Brown January 6, 2026
Opinion Articles

Reflex politics crushing WA

Out on a country road, when something jumps out in front of you, the worst thing you can do is panic and yank the wheel. Anyone who has spent time behind the wheel outside the suburbs knows you don’t swerve wildly left or right every time the road throws up a surprise. That’s how you turn a problem into a wreck. Yet that, increasingly, is how the Albanese Government governs. When political pressure mounts, it

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Trevor Whittington January 2, 2026
Opinion Articles

How to jump-start the next generation of ag technicians

If you want a competent technician who can diagnose a John Deere header that has ground to a stop, fault-find a CAN-bus issue on a Case tractor, or re-loom the electrics on a Claas baler, the Australian training system offers you exactly one answer: a four-year apprenticeship. It does not matter how capable the kid is. It does not matter if they grew up rebuilding engines in the shed. It does not matter if they

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Trevor Whittington January 1, 2026
General News

WAFarmers Christmas message

MERRY CHRISTMAS! As the sun sets on our 113th year, WAFarmers extends its best wishes to all our members, farming families, friends and broader regional communities this festive season. For many of us, Christmas is a time to reflect, reconnect, recharge and rejoice. It’s a moment to pause and celebrate the resilience, dedication, and innovation that has always defined WA’s incredible farming sector – and drives us to continue our work to ensure city-based governments

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Darren Brown December 24, 2025
Opinion Articles

The last letter, the last coin, the last dial

If you want to measure the real speed of modern change, don’t look at the size and complexity of new headers or how Al is every student’s best friend. Look instead at the three oldest bits of civic infrastructure we all grew up with: the post office, the banknote and the landline. All three are being shut down in real time. And the countries doing it aren’t fringe outliers – they’re the sensible, efficient northern

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Trevor Whittington December 24, 2025
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