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On The Land
5 March, 2023
Farm accommodation gets go ahead
MORE rural workers will be able to vacate town rentals and live on farm after Mareeba Shire Council approved plans for more on-farm accommodation at its recent meeting.
The accommodation will be built at 57 Studt Road just out-side of Mareeba and will take the form of two prefabricated buildings, providing a total of six ensuite rooms to house 12 individual workers.
The workers will live on the farm and help with day-to-day operations of the orchard as well as the picking and packing of seasonal produce.
Mayor Angela Toppin said it was good to see more and more on-farm accommodation applications come before council as it took the stress off the already strained rental market.
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