AN INTERVIEW WITH ANNE ADAMS

PP John Hunt interviewed our secretary and  PP Anne Adams.  We learned that Anne was a Woodford girl and became a Wangoom woman. She trained as a primary teacher in Geelong and returned to the Warrnambool area to teach. In 1966 she married and had to resign. Her husband Graham was a dairy farmer on a 191 acre farm with 90 cows. As time passed, the number of cattle increased to 750. Anne became very interested in agriculture/politics. Interviewer John suggested farmers are getting old and the young are not into farming.  Anne assured us that there are young people farming in the local area and doing well. She said young farmers clubs were very strong years ago, but not now. The young now have so many other interests.  Should people from other lands be allowed to buy Australian land?  China not a big help, but people will sell to the highest bidder.  Anne said she is not in the farm business now.