Williams River farmers' despair at their livelihood eroding

By Scott Bevan
February 1 2020 - 5:30am
CONCERNED: Farmers Janelle Spearpoint and her father John O'Keefe on their property by the Williams River. Pictures: Simone De Peak
CONCERNED: Farmers Janelle Spearpoint and her father John O'Keefe on their property by the Williams River. Pictures: Simone De Peak

As she cruises along the Williams River in a tinny, tracing the edge of the East Seaham property her family has farmed for five generations, Janelle Spearpoint feels she is also moving closer to her wits' end.

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