Table 6. Comparing newer (Wimmera region: n = 68–79; Corangamite region: n = 82–85) and longer term (Wimmera region: n = 314–323; Corangamite region: n = 331–342) landholders: information sources. (n denotes the number of respondents. Each item had a different number of respondents owing to missing values; these are indicated by the ranges in n.)



	Wimmera natural resource management region			Corangamite natural resource management region

Information sources	New	Longer term	P value	New	Longer term	P value

Newspapers	65%	83%	0.002	65%	83%	0.001
Catchment Management Authority	42%	55%	0.1	33%	48%	0.014
Landcare group	40%	57%	0.013	39%	54%	< 0.001
Extension officers	30%	27%	0.747	14%	26%	0.030
Internet	29%	19%	0.102	43%	18%	< 0.001
Victorian Farmers Federation	11%	33%	< 0.001	11%	32%	< 0.001
Training courses	8%	14%	0.257	17%	8%	0.027
Universities	5%	5%	0.981	14%	5%	0.006