LAST week, third-generation farmer Keith Slorach gave the last of his guns away.
Having just been declared bankrupt, the 60-year-old could no longer trust himself with the weapons after having just witnessed the rounding up of his precious merino flock for slaughter on his Mortchup farm near Linton.
I have been stressed, angry, Mr Slorach said.
The thought (of committing suicide) has crossed my mind … thats why I gave my guns away.
With temperamental weather, the high Australian dollar and the global financial crisis affecting exports, many Victoria farmers are doing it tough. But Mr Slorachs story reminds you of how heartbreaking it can be. He is holding o…
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