Dairy farmers face fines of up to $1 million for farm pollution
Councils are prosecuting dairy farmers for effluent offending with penalties reaching $1 million as enforcement intensifies.
Dairy farmers are facing potential fines of up to $1 million for farm pollution offences. Councils have been stepping up enforcement actions and prosecutions related to dairy effluent breaches. The shift represents a tightening of environmental compliance requirements for the sector.
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‘Goalposts have shifted;’ Dairy farmers face fines of up to $1 million for farm pollution
Stuff has been collating figures from councils on the number of prosecutions and enforcement actions for dairy effluent offending since 2010.