Learning from the near misses - 2025 Safer Farms Report

National Farm Safety Week is a time to reflect on how we can make Australian farms safer.

Tragically, 2024 was a devastating year for Australian farming communities. The industry suffered its highest year of fatalities in over two decades, with 72 lives lost.

Last year on the podcast, FarmSafe Australia Chair and Tasmanian farmer, Felicity Richards, shared insights from the 2024 Safer Farms Report about how farmers can make their world a safer place.

Felicity now returns to discuss Farmsafe Australia’s 2025 Safer Farms Report, proudly sponsored by WFI, with new podcast host Damien Gallagher. Conversation centres around the alarming number of fatalities and accidents still occurring on farms, what can be done to raise awareness of the risks and how to improve safety on farms.

Felicity also reflects on stories of near mi ...