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Little Proud suggested that farmers should consider refusing to pay fines and called on the Victorian government to reconsider its stance. "They shouldn't have this," he insisted, urging the government to "take a deep breath" and recognize the burden placed upon rural communities. He argued that farmers aren't climate change deniers or enemies of the environment but are among its best stewards. Their protests, he said, are rooted in concern over losing prime agricultural land due to transmission lines and renewable facilities—which threaten food security.