A new collaboration between three ag-dominated councils was launched near Nyngan on Thursday 20 November to help realise the region's agri-tourism potential and provide a buffer for rural economies reliant on agriculture, an industry where fortunes can rise and fall with the weather.
"Agriculture is our strongest sector, but it can also be inconsistent and unpredictable," says Pip Goldsmith, operator of a fledgling agribusiness enterprise.
"When it’s not going well, there’s a huge impact on the whole community and economy so if there’s potential to diversify, I think there . . .
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