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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Adeshola Ore

First Nations farmers to get traditional lessons of the land in Victorian pilot scheme

Outback Academy Australia’s Kevin Kropinyeri and Neville Atkinson
Outback Academy Australia’s Kevin Kropinyeri (left) and Neville Atkinson believe the Victorian government’s pilot program could help tackle food sustainability. Photograph: Jackson Gallagher/The Guardian

Mick Buckworth loves being on the land.

The farm manager of Rumbalara Aboriginal Cooperative in Shepparton, in regional Victoria, said the skills he has developed – from knowing how to plant “kangaroo tails” to carefully putting traditional beehives together – were both valuable and satisfying.

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