Australia is expanding its regional collaboration this week, taking a seat at the ASEAN Sugar Alliance meeting in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Queensland’s sugarcane industry has welcomed the Federal Government’s move to kickstart a national biofuels industry, declaring the state is uniquely positioned to lead the nation in clean energy and regional job creation.
Queensland sugarcane has picked up a rare global “triple tick” for sustainability, with the industry’s Smartcane BMP program now recognised by the world’s three leading benchmarks – VIVE, Bonsucro and ProTerra.
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 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.
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.
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 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.