6 Nov 2023
- Primary producers who have been significantly impacted by Queensland’s bushfires can access disaster assistance loans and freight assistance. Disaster Assistance Loans are available to assist primary producers with re-establishing normal operations. Personal Hardship Assistance and other funding schemes are also now available to impacted individuals. Learn more here.
- Cotton Australia’s General Manager, Michael Murray, recently represented cotton growers before a Senate Committee in public hearings on the Water Amendment (Restoring Our Rivers) Bill 2023. Read more here.
- Canegrowers has congratulated Federal Trade Minister Don Farrell on making the decision to step away from free trade negotiations with the European Union rather than signing a bad deal for Australia’s farmers. Read more here.
- Sparke Helmore Lawyers have shared a video sharing expert advice on carbon and carbon credits in Australia and how they apply to primary producers. Watch it here.
- The Queensland Government has received 3.7 million in funding from the Federal Government to roll out up to 950 new telemetry devices across the Queensland Murray-Darling Basin, providing affordable, efficient, and cost-effective water metering to farmers. Read more here.
- The Energy Charter are investigating perspectives regarding underground and overhead transmission line designs in Australia. Learn more and participate here by 16 November.
- Upcoming changes to the Australian Consumer Law (ACL) which will prohibit the use of unfair contract terms in standard consumer and small business contracts may help support a fairer playing field for farmers, but there is more work to be done to protect consumers and create a true level playing field for primary producers. Read more in our President’s Column here.
- Rebates of up to $30,000 for sales of digital farming technology are now available through the Australian Government’s On Farm Connectivity Program for eligible primary producers to help improve their connectivity and productivity. Learn more here.
- The Australian Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee are currently conducting an inquiry into the impact of Red Imported Fire Ants in Australia. Have your say here by 1 December 2023.
- Telstra has launched a range of initiatives to support bushfire impacted communities including upgrades to payphones in disaster-prone areas with free Wi-Fi and backup power. Learn more here.
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