Majura Valley farmers have cautiously welcomed a breakthrough in their two-decade lease saga after ACT Planning Minister Chris Steel on Friday offered them a 25-year lease with no withdrawal clause.
Mr Steel said the government had agreed to the 25-year leases in-principle, depending on the outcome of negotiations with the Commonwealth regarding a land transfer on the farms.
The offer from Mr Steel comes in the same week the farmers erected protest signs on the Majura Road and Majura Parkway drawing attention to their fight for long-term security on their properties.
