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Mountain cattlemen fighting for return

LISTEN: The Mountain Cattlemen\\u2019s Association of Victoria is calling on the Bushfire Royal Commission to return cattle to the High Country, adopt Indigenous burning techniques and to change the way livestock owners can access their properties post-bushfire.  Pictured is president of the MCAV, Bruce McCormack, with grandson Darby McCormack.
LISTEN: The Mountain Cattlemen\\u2019s Association of Victoria is calling on the Bushfire Royal Commission to return cattle to the High Country, adopt Indigenous burning techniques and to change the way livestock owners can access their properties post-bushfire.  Pictured is president of the MCAV, Bruce McCormack, with grandson Darby McCormack.
LISTEN: The Mountain Cattlemen’s Association of Victoria is calling on the Bushfire Royal Commission to return cattle to the High Country, adopt Indigenous burning techniques and to change the way livestock owners can access their properties post-bushfire. Pictured is president of the MCAV, Bruce McCormack, with grandson Darby McCormack.
RETURNING cattle to the Alpine areas of Victoria and an increase in ‘cool burns’ are being recommended by the Mountain Cattlemen’s Association of Victoria (MCAV) as a means to reduce bushfire fuel in the High Country. Making their submission...

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