Apple and Pear Australia Limited
| Tuesday, 7 May 2019, 2.19pm
The next round of Future Orchards® orchard walks in March and April 2019 will look at achieving optimum quality more consistently using examples from some of the most advanced orchard systems worldwide. Recent rounds have focused on quality and covered the changing orchard production aspects right through to the needs of the consumer. The Autumn […]
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Apple and Pear Australia Limited
| Tuesday, 30 April 2019, 3.33pm
APAL’s newest program Future Business will be launching during the APAL sessions at Hort Connections, Monday, 24 June. Future Business is a new initiative from APAL, which aims to help business owners with non-growing business-related activities to add value and drive profit across the industry. The program will complement Future Orchards® and together they will […]
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Apple and Pear Australia Limited
| Tuesday, 30 April 2019, 1.26pm
Woolworths is launching a bold plan to stop food waste and reshape the supply chain with the use of technology. Partnering with independent start-up Escavox, the primary goal is to extend the shelf life of fresh fruit and vegetables in all retail outlets by tracking and monitoring the produce from the farm gate to the supermarket. […]
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Apple and Pear Australia Limited
| Tuesday, 30 April 2019, 10.21am
Victoria’s first Labour Hire Licensing Scheme begins this week. Labour hire providers have six months (until 30 October) to obtain or apply for a licence, or else face penalties. The Andrews Labor Government has held more than 30 information sessions since March to help providers understand their obligations, and a further public information campaign to […]
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Apple and Pear Australia Limited
| Wednesday, 17 April 2019, 1.41pm
This article was originally published on Fruitnet on 26 March. Written by Matthew Jones. A new branded variety being grown in Australia’s Goulburn Valley looks set to add plenty of personality to the pear category, with sales to begin in July. Characterised by a bright red blush, Ricó pears will hit retail shelves for a short time […]
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Apple and Pear Australia Limited
| Tuesday, 16 April 2019, 3.56pm
Single Touch Payroll (STP) is a new way of reporting tax and super information to the ATO. The requirement first came into effect 1 July 2018 for employers with over 20 employees, and now parliament has passed legislation to extend STP to all employers starting 1 July 2019. This will be a gradual start, and not all employers will […]
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Apple and Pear Australia Limited
| Wednesday, 10 April 2019, 11.05am
This summary originally appeared on Citrus Australia on 1 April. The new labour hire licensing scheme will commence in Victoria on 29 April 2019. The Victorian Parliament passed the Labour Hire Licensing Act 2018 (the Act) following the Victorian Inquiry into Labour Hire and Insecure Work. Labour hire is generally where one business provides labour […]
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Apple and Pear Australia Limited
| Wednesday, 10 April 2019, 9.37am
The apple and pear Industry has been blindsided by a 14-day timeframe for complex casual wage changes. The Fair Work Commission’s (FWC) decision to require casual employees to be paid overtime under the Horticulture Award from 15 April 2019 has left growers woefully short of time to get abreast of and implement changes. “It’s true […]
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Berries Australia
| Wednesday, 3 April 2019, 4.58pm
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Apple and Pear Australia Limited
| Wednesday, 3 April 2019, 11.30am
APAL’s Head of Government Relations & Advocacy Jeremy Griffith has gone through this year’s Federal Budget and taken away the key points for apple and pear growers and the industry at large. New Regional Visas $49.6 million is budgeted for 5 years to introduce two new regional visas, namely the: Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) Visa; Skilled […]
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