Mikaela Reading is confronted by the daily prospect of working a busy job, supporting her husband on the farm and trying to find a way to have her children supervised in the midst of what is being described as regional Victoria's childcare desert.

The Murtoa-based mum, who is also the liaison officer for the Respectful Relationships Program - a family violence prevention program in the Department of Education, appeared on the Country Viewpoint program this week to detail her family's daily struggles.