Southern Rural Water has placed a temporary ban on winterfill pumping on the Mitchell River.  

The Gippsland and Southern Rural Water Corporation is to auction Surfacewater Licences (Winterfill) from the Mitchell River from 9.00 am, Thursday 7th December 2023.

In 2019, Wayne Schild saw a gap in the food market and the right farming model for his 40-hectare small holding in south west Victoria to launch Grange Garlic – Australia’s only fresh minced garlic.

Southern Rural Water has placed a temporary ban on winterfill pumping on the Mitchell River. 

Southern Rural Water (SRW) is calling for expressions of interest to participate in the sale of 2,000 megalitres (ML) of winterfill water within the Mitchell River catchment.