CANEGROWERS welcomes election of grower champion to STL
CANEGROWERS has welcomed the election of industry stalwart Paul Schembri as grower-director to the Sugar Terminals Limited (STL) board.
Your vote can secure our sugar terminals
Cane grower organisations from across Queensland have united to urge all growers who hold shares in Sugar Terminals Limited (STL) to make their vote count at the upcoming AGM on 20 November.
CANEGROWERS secures vital exemption amid harvest delays
CANEGROWERS has again secured a critical industry exemption from the Christmas transport curfew, ensuring the delayed sugarcane harvest can keep moving through the holiday period.
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Courage required to save struggling Mossman community
The far north Queensland community of Mossman is facing an uncertain future today following recommendations the region’s largest employer should be put into liquidation, but sensible action by the State Government could save the town’s economy from collapse. With the community still reeling from the devastating…
Don’t abandon Mossman!
CANEGROWERS and the Australian Cane Farmers Association are calling on the State Government to support Mossman’s recovery as the far north Queensland community continues to struggle in the aftermath of ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper. Tourism revenue has plummeted since Jasper struck on December 13, and now the region’s…
Scrap unjust tax on farmers
CANEGROWERS has added its voice to a growing chorus of agricultural bodies from across the country demanding the Federal Government abandon plans for the introduction of a biosecurity levy on farmers. Representatives from more than 50 peak ag groups, including CANEGROWERS, have signed a letter to Prime Minister…
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…