Milk tipped out as fire threat loomed

Mal Gill
Updated March 10 2016 - 12:15pm, first published January 14 2016 - 4:00am
The view looking north west from the driveway to the dairy on Dale Hank's Harvey farm as the bushfire approached on Saturday afternoon. The picture was taken by Nick Henderson who helped prepare the farm for the worst.
The view looking north west from the driveway to the dairy on Dale Hank's Harvey farm as the bushfire approached on Saturday afternoon. The picture was taken by Nick Henderson who helped prepare the farm for the worst.

"I'VE won Powerball," was how Harvey dairy farmer Dale Hanks reacted to having to tip three days' milk worth almost $12,400 down the drain.

Mal Gill

Mal Gill

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Wool and dairy writer for Farm Weekly.

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