“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.
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Growers needs answers on Paradise Dam
CANEGROWERS is calling on the State Government and SunWater to come clean with farming communities in the Bundaberg region following revelations that restoration work on Paradise Dam will be halted due to the discovery of serious structural problems. SunWater has revealed that rather than fixing the existing wall,…
STL needs to win back grower confidence
CANEGROWERS is calling on Sugar Terminals Limited to take the first steps on the long road to repairing its relationship with growers following last week’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) where grower shareholders voted down the STL Board’s remuneration report. “Twelve months ago, growers were largely unconcerned…
Growers need clarity on Mossman future
CANEGROWERS acknowledges today’s announcement by Daintree Bio Precinct Ltd of the need to place the company and its subsidiaries, including Mossman Mill operator Far Northern Milling Pty Ltd, into voluntary administration. While disappointing for Mossman growers, the appointment of an administrator is a necessary…
Growers need to regain control of our sugar terminals
CANEGROWERS is calling on growers to make sure their voice is heard and actively lodge their right to vote. Next Wednesday, 22 November at 2:00pm (Qld time), the Sugar Terminals Limited (STL) will hold its first Annual General Meeting (AGM) since deciding to insource operations at its bulk sugar terminals.…
Stepping away from EU deal, the right call
CANEGROWERS has congratulated Federal Trade Minister Don Farrell on taking the courageous decision to step away from free trade negotiations with the European Union rather than sign a bad deal for Australia’s farmers. Minister Farrell was in Japan over the weekend for the G7 summit in Osaka, where it was expected a…