Drought prompts Tasmanian government to consider shipping livestock direct from King Island to mainland

King Island is in drought and farmers say they are desperate to ship their cattle and sheep off the island.The Tasmanian government says it is considering offering support to ship cattle north from King Island.

Speaking to media last Friday, Mr Rockliff said his government was already considering an extra shipping service that would sail direct from King Island to the mainland. The media conference concluded before further questions could be asked about how a service to Victoria might occur, or at what cost, but a spokesperson from the Premier's office later confirmed it was already considering adding a livestock shipping service to Victoria as part of the drought response.King Island farmer Greg Morris has been calling for an additional service to help farmers caught out by the dry conditions.

"There's very little feed in Tasmania … the bulk of the feed that we could get is on the mainland in Victoria because they're having a good season, but there are no boats, or very few boats that go north," Mr Sauer said. Even before public controversy forced a Harry Potter event backflip, the local council was given a warning

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