The fruit fly program has been responsible for these signs across the Goulburn Valley.
The Victorian Coalition has pledged to commit $4 million in a four-year program to support a fruit fly control program in the Goulburn and Murray valleys.
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Stakeholders, including fruit growers, have been lobbying for a commitment to support the billion-dollar industry in northern Victoria.
The commitment was scheduled to be announced by Shadow Agriculture Minister Emma Kealy and Nationals candidate for Shepparton Shane Sali in the Goulburn Valley today, November 4.
The region’s horticultural industry contributes approximately $1.6 billion in gross regional product annually, with the region nationally significant in the production of apples, pears and stone fruit.
The Victorian Government has steadily reduced funding for fruit fly control in recent years.
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