Landmark biofuels step brings industry leaders together in Canberra
Australia has reached a turning point in the push for a national biofuels industry, with CANEGROWERS joining industry leaders at Federation Mall today to build on the Federal Government’s cleaner fuels announcement and help ensure the opportunity…
National biofuels consultation welcome – but Australia can’t wait until 2029
Australia should start building its biofuels industry now – creating regional jobs, investment and fuel security at home instead of sending Australian dollars and opportunities overseas, CANEGROWERS CEO Dan Galligan has said.
Cane industry seeks paraquat lifeline
The Australian sugarcane industry’s peak grower and research bodies have joined forces in a bid to prevent a critical weed-control tool disappearing from cane farms before practical alternatives are ready.
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Second Public Energy Retailer Won’t Fix Power Prices
CANEGROWERS is warning that a government plan to establish a second public electricity retailer in regional Queensland risks creating a duopoly without providing the price relief that farmers desperately need.
“Let’s crush it!” – Relief at mill pay dispute resolution
CANEGROWERS Chairman Owen Menkens has urged Queensland’s sugarcane industry to pull together, following the resolution of the long-running pay dispute between Wilmar Sugar and three unions representing mill workers.
Growers welcome progress in mill dispute
CANEGROWERS has welcomed positive moves by Wilmar Sugar and the unions representing mill workers in an effort to bring their long-running pay dispute to an end.
CANEGROWERS welcomes LNP commitment to Mossman's cane community
CANEGROWERS has welcomed a commitment from Queensland’s Liberal National Party leader David Crisafulli to step up support for Mossman’s sugarcane industry if his party wins the state election in October.
Time for warring parties to get out of the way in mill pay dispute
CANEGROWERS is calling on Wilmar Sugar and unions representing mill workers to prove they are serious about resolving their long-running pay dispute by getting out of the way and letting the independent umpire decide a fair and reasonable outcome.