Riverland business confidence drops with wine industry downturn

Agricultural service providers in South Australia’s Riverland are urging farmers to diversify, in a bid to halt economic decline across the region. Survey results released by Bank SA this week show business and consumer confidence levels have dropped in the region since February, and are now the lowest in the state. Member for Chaffey, Tim Whetstone, told ABC News the figures are a worrying reflection of the Riverland’s struggling wine industry.