4 June 2018
- The Queensland Competition Authority (QCA)’s final determination on 2018-19 regulated retail electricity prices for regional Queensland ignores farmers and other regional businesses on transitional and obsolete tariffs by not recommending network electricity price savings be passed on. QFF media statement HERE.
- The Queensland Government’s 10-year RD&E Roadmap and Action Plan for agriculture provides aspirational goals for the future, but the current operating environment appears to be too disjointed to see how they might be achieved. QFF’s QCL column HERE.
- QFF President Stuart Armitage recently spoke to ABC Radio Brisbane about red imported fire ants and the need for all Queenslanders to embrace their general biosecurity obligation and work together to eradicate the pest. Take a listen HERE.
- Are you a farmer? Would you like an energy audit and up to $20,000 to implement the audit recommendations? Today is your last chance to apply for the extended QFF-led Energy Savers Plus Program funded by the Department of Natural Resources, Mining and Energy. Apply HERE.
- The NSW Irrigators’ Council and QFF industry member Cotton Australia have hit out at the ABC for failing to provide a fair and balanced report on floodplain harvesting mechanisms in northern NSW. Read their media statements HERE and HERE.
- The Queensland Government has announced funding for a new $10 million regional export distribution centre to transport fresh produce from paddock to plates worldwide. Registrations of interest are now open. More details HERE.
- The Queensland Government has released the Transforming Queensland’s Recycling and Waste Industry Directions Paper, outlining the government’s new resource recovery, recycling and waste management strategy. Make a submission HERE.
- Do I need to check driver licences, registration and insurance? What happens to me if the driver speeds? These questions and more have been answered by the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) ahead of changes to the Chain of Responsibility laws later this year. Check out their Factsheet and Video.
- Whether you farm chickpeas or tuna, a Nuffield Scholarship is a springboard for all young farmers, equipping them with the experience and knowledge to effect positive change in Australian agriculture. Applications are open for another two weeks, apply now HERE.
- Veggycation aims to increase awareness about the goodness of Australian grown vegetables including nutritional information, optimum cooking methods, preparation and storage. Spread the vegetable love HERE.
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