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Dear
Growers
CANEGROWERS
Herbert River held its first board meeting of the new term last
Monday, where the board nominated a new Chairman and Deputy chair
for the organisation. I am pleased to announce that Chris
Bosworth has been appointed Chairman of CANEGROWERS Herbert River
and Steve Marbelli as Deputy Chair. Chris and Steve have also
been appointed as the two policy council members who will
represent CANEGROWERS Herbert River and attend the policy council
meetings with the other thirteen Canegrowers districts.
Please
join me in congratulating Chris and Steve on their appointments.
Frank
Scardamaglia
Manager
CANEGROWERS
Herbert River
Email: frank_scardamaglia@canegrowers.com.au
Phone: 0475 818 800
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CANEGROWERS Bambaroo Branch Meeting
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Bambaroo
branch will be holding a meeting for members on Thursday 19th
May at 6pm commencing with a BBQ at the Bambaroo Rural Fire
Brigade Shed. All members are welcome.
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May 2022 CANEGROWERS Marketing Information Service
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Despite
a slight fall in the global sugar market, Australian
growers continue to have access to relatively high
prices thanks to a rapid drop in the Aussie dollar
which has helped stabilise AUD$ per tonnes prices.
CANEGROWERS
members can use their membership number to access these resources
here
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Four decades fighting for growers
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CANEGROWERS
Chairman Paul Schembri is retiring this month after 39 years as a
tenacious and dedicated grower representative.
Mr Schembri, who first joined a local growers’ committee as a
23-year-old in 1983, has served tirelessly in a range of
CANEGROWERS roles while also running a farm in the Mackay region
with his brother.
He is one of Australia’s longest serving farm leaders and is well
known in the Australian and international sugar industry
communities.
Read
the full story here
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Combined Fourmile/Victora Estate/Lower Herbert
Branch Annual General Meeting
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Date:
Tuesday, 17th May 2022
Time:
7.30pm
Place:
Canegrowers Building, Ground Floor Meeting Room (rear)
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Single Touch Payroll - Authorisation Forms 2022/23
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We
wish to advise you that if you are planning to undertake payroll
services through the Canegrowers Herbert River Office you are
required to complete the attached Single Touch Payroll
Authorisation form for the forthcoming 2022/23 financial year.
The
office will be unable to process your payroll from July onwards
if this form is not lodged prior to wages being paid as STP is a
compulsory reporting obligation of the Australian Taxation
Office.
You
may email a completed and signed copy of the form to hbrpayroll@canegrowers.com.au HOWEVER the completed
scanned form must be clear and legible.
You
can download the form here
If
you have any concerns or require further information please
contact the office on 4776 5350.
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Aerial spraying win for cane growers
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In
a win for growers, CANEGROWERS has secured an emergency permit
for the aerial application of MCPA products to sugarcane crops in
the central, north and far north sugar growing regions of
Queensland. The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines
Authority (APVMA) issued CANEGROWERS with the permit
following intense advocacy from the peak grower body. The permit
is in force for all growers and spray contractors in those
regions from 28 April to 31 August and is available https://bit.ly/3KBaS1t
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Community trusts in cane
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A
Nation Farmers' Federation-led project has found that Australians
trust the sugarcane industry and have an understanding
of the environmental challenges facing cane growers.
SRA
recently facilitated a briefing on the latest insights
from the Community Trust in Rural Industries program,
which is designed to build the capacity of ag
industries to productively engage with the community. The
detailed data showed that the wider community had better
than average trust in the sugarcane industry, and also
reflected a better understanding of the environmental issues
facing the industry and the commitments growers have made to
improving environmental stewardship and producing
sustainable sugar.
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National Careers Week
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It's National Careers Week from 16-22
May (https://careersweek.com.au)
and CANEGROWERS is working with the Primary Industries
Education Foundation (PIEFA) to showcase opportunities within our
industry. Among the initiatives are a Meet a grower, CANEGROWERS district
manager and SRA researcher video available
on YouTube https://youtu.be/sPCPu2-af8o, and
the CANEGROWERS Career
opportunities in the Australian sugar industry flyer
found on the CANEGROWERS student resources website page - https://www.canegrowers.com.au/page/resources/student-resources.
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QSL Sugar Market Update
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Click
here
for the latest QSL Update.
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