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References used for this fact sheet
- Managing drought risks in the Mallee (2001) [online booklet], Water & Resource Management and Planning in the Mallee (WARMPlan), former Sustainable Development Unit, Department of Natural Resources & Environment (Bendigo), State Government of Victoria, Australia. More information here.
- Shutske, J. M., Schermann, M. & Rasmussen, R. (1999), Farm alarm: Coping with stress [online booklet], Farm Safety and Health Information Clearinghouse, University of Minnesota, USA. More information here.
- Gerrard, Dr N., Farm stress: Resiliency in rural people [online], Saskatchewan Health, Canada. More information here.
- Crosby, E. (1998), Welfare and support services for farm families [online]. Paper delivered at Sixth Australian Institute of Family Studies Conference, Australian Institute of Family Studies, Melbourne, Australia. More information here.
- Coping with stress in our rural communities [brochure], Women in Agriculture - Victoria Mallee Group for Sea Lake & District Health Service Inc., Sea Lake Neighbourhood House, Buloke, Victoria, Australia.
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