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Attack on backpackers will hurt Wannon

WANNON MP, Dan Tehan, said the local region relies on backpackers to work in jobs like fruit picking, and a significant increase in the price of a Working Holiday Maker (WHM) visa would discourage them from visiting regional Australia. Photo: SPEC FILE.
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MEMBER for Wannon, Dan Tehan, said the Federal Government’s two-pronged attack on backpackers would be devastating to the Wannon community and local economy.

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