Cane Country Legends named at centenary celebrations
Some have spent a lifetime standing up for cane growers. Others have helped change the way the industry operates. And some are only just beginning to make their mark.
Season winds down, but early finish comes with a catch
It’s the beginning of the end for Queensland's 2026 cane crush, with harvesters falling silent across the Burdekin and Proserpine districts today.
Second grower champion takes seat on sugar terminals board
CANEGROWERS has welcomed the election of its Chairman, Owen Menkens, as a director of Sugar Terminals Limited (STL), strengthening the grower voice on STL’s board at a critical time for the company.
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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.
A national biofuels feedstock strategy to give flight to aviation's net-zero ambitions
Representatives from across Australia's agriculture and fuel supply chain have urged the Federal Government to immediately initiate a national low-carbon liquid fuel feedstock strategy to give effect to the ambitious agenda outlined in the Federal Government Aviation White Paper released this week.
Sugarcane – a sweet treat for Ekka
Sugarcane has once again proved to be one of the Royal Queensland Show’s sweetest attractions, with up to ten thousand people passing through the industry stand during last week’s Ekka in Brisbane.