Rain raises hope of Millewa miracle

Gregor Heard
July 28 2021 - 12:00pm
The Millewa has been extremely dry during the start to 2021 as this photo from April shows.
The Millewa has been extremely dry during the start to 2021 as this photo from April shows.

JUST a fortnight ago the prospects for the Millewa region in the far north-west of Victoria and across the western border into the South Australian Mallee were looking particularly grim.

Gregor Heard

Gregor Heard

National Grains Industry Reporter

Gregor Heard is ACM's national grains industry reporter, based in Horsham, Victoria. He has a wealth of knowledge surrounding the cropping sector through his 15 years in the role. Prior to that he was with the Fairfax network as a reporter with Stock & Land. Some of the major issues he has reported on during his time with the company include the deregulation of the export wheat market, the introduction of genetically modified crops and the fight to protect growers better from grain trader insolvencies. Still involved with the family farm he is passionate about rural Australia and its people and hopes to use his role to act as an advocate for those involved in the grain sector.

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