Council forced to fund drought service
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The Murrindindi council is frustrated the Victorian Government will not give it funding to employ a drought counsellor.
It has been forced to use its own money and staff to provide the service.
The general manager of operations, Rob Croxford, says it has secured a small amount of money that will help, with back-up support from existing community and family care services.
But he says a specialised drought service is preferred.
"For financial counselling at the moment people need to travel to Broadford or to Wallan which is a 50 minute to an hour trip," he said.
"It's difficult to make sure we have got those resources."
