Corporate Body

Victorian Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (1985 - 1991)

State of Victoria

From
1985
Victoria, Australia
To
1991
Functions
Agricultural industry and Advisory or regulatory body
Reference No
VA 2649
Legal Status
Public Record Office Victoria, Registered Agency

Summary

The Victorian Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs replaced the Department of Agriculture in 1985. In 1991 the Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs ceased operations and its functions were transferred to the newly created Department of Agriculture.

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 1872 - 1985 Victorian Department of Agriculture
       1985 - 1991 Victorian Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs
             1991 - 1995 Victorian Department of Agriculture [II]
                   1995 - 1996 Victorian Department of Agriculture, Energy and Minerals
                         1996 - 2002 Department of Natural Resources and Environment
                               2003 - 2013 Department of Primary Industries
                               2003 - 2013 Department of Sustainability and Environment
                                     2013 - Department of Environment and Primary Industries
                                     2013 - Department of Environment and Primary Industries

Published resources

Books

  • Baker, Ian, A review of agricultural research in Victoria (Melbourne: Government Printer, 1990), 117 pp. Details
  • Russell, Hamish, Bardsley, Barrie and Lawson, Robin, Reminiscences from the inside: bringing science to agriculture, a history of the Department of Agriculture, Victoria, 1946-1996 (Melbourne: the Authors, 2014), 120 pp. Details

Book Sections

  • Public Record Office of Victoria, '3.2.1 Department of Agriculture 1872-1985 Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs 1985+' in List of Holdings 1985: Public Record Office (1985). Details

Resources

Resource Sections

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