If strawberries that taste and smell similar to pina colada sound appealing, the good news is they are one step closer to being stocked on supermarket shelves. Two new “novelty” varieties of strawberry have been developed at a research station on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. The “white” strawberries are a brilliant white inside with a pale pink […]
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The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has secured $108,360 in penalties in court against the former operator of a Melbourne CBD grocery store that underpaid a migrant worker. The Federal Circuit and Family Court has imposed the penalty against Jenny Global Pty Ltd, which formerly operated the Dae Bark Mart Asian grocery store on Flinders Street.
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Growers around the nation are eligible to apply for a range of levy-funded capacity-building opportunities being delivered through Hort Innovation. We are delivering more than $10 million in development initiatives right now which are bespoke to growers’ businesses and offer the chance to learn about best-practice internationally and build networks that support learning from and
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Producers in the Sydney basin are among those hardest hit with widespread flooding across the region, putting tremendous strain on farmers in the Hawkesbury and Nepean valleys. However, the impacts of the torrential rain are being felt out into the central west, and vegetable growers in the Hunter Valley have had paddocks drowned for a
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A new campaign hopes people will do just that and fondly take up the cause to increase their veggie consumption. Launched on February 1, the pro bono campaign by Outdoor Media Association (OMA) in partnership with Health & Wellbeing Queensland and Nutrition Australia will see the phrase “Better than you remember” used to promote vegetables.
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Horticulture’s supply chain now has 24/7/365 access to Benestar’s free professional services to help navigate through life’s challenging issues or to help enhance wellbeing. Speaking at the Hort Connections 2022 conference in Brisbane, Freshcare chairperson Belinda Hazell OAM said the partnership with Benestar would give Freshcare certified participants access to the organisation’s professional services. “We’ve
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When To Pay Super Up until 1 July 2022, if you pay an employee $450 or more (before tax) in salary or wages in a calendar month, you will generally also need to pay super guarantee for them. Salary or wages includes any overtime. As an employer, you use: ordinary time earnings (OTE) to work
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An additional 70,000 people will receive fee-free training as part of a plan by the NSW Government to turbocharge the State’s skills-led recovery and help more people get the skills they need for the jobs they want. Treasurer Matt Kean said the 2022-23 NSW Budget would invest $82.7 million over four years to continue
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Primary producers impacted by recent severe weather and flooding are able to access vitalfinancial support, with Special Disaster Grants up to $75,000 announced inaddition to concessional loans and transport subsidies. Visit the Rural Assistance Authority (RAA) Storm and Flood Programs webpage for moreinformation or contact RAA at rural.assist@raa.nsw.gov.au or on 1800 678593. Further assistance is provided
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Freshmark is very proud of long standing member Michael Simonetta from achieving the prestigious Hort Innovation Exporter of the Year 2022. Michael was amongst an incredible line up of industry greats that included: • Frank Frappa – LaManna Premier Group (VIC)• Gianni Lastella – Virginia Farm Produce (SA)• John Said – Fresh Select (VIC)• Lee
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