On 4 March, the Australian government signed the Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement after eight years of negotiations. Part of the agreement will see an increase the amount of work and holiday visas for Indonesians from 1000 to 5000, which will increase the number of seasonal workers available next season. The agreement should not otherwise […]
Larissa Vaughan has joined the Communications team as the new Program Manager, taking over from Richelle Zealley who has moved into a new role within APAL. Larissa comes from long background in association/membership event management, including senior event and program manager roles with Australian Institute of Company Directors, CPA, and, most recently, the Urban Development Institute […]
Notice to growers regarding Future Orchards® walk tomorrow Over the weekend, you will have seen reports in the media regarding bushfires in the Bunyip State Park area, not far from our planned Future Orchards® walk venue tomorrow.Thankfully, our host Brad Fankhauser has confirmed that he and the property are safe and secure. However, as of […]
Western Australian apple growers have launched an intensive apple quality testing program this week to coincide with the launch of 2019 apple season to let consumers know that ‘when you choose to buy a WA apple, it will be a great apple’. A 2017 survey by independent consumer group CHOICE found apples — more than […]
The ACCC has released their half-yearly Small business in focus report, covering the latest developments across the small business, franchising, and agriculture sectors. From July to December 2018, the ACCC received 114 reports and enquiries about agriculture matters. Most of these were about misleading conduct/false representations and consumer guarantees. The report highlights a number of small business […]
More than 20 South Australian apple, pear, and cherry growers are set to benefit from a $400,000 grant from the state government for new infrastructure aimed at reducing on-farm energy costs. The funds have been granted to the Apple and Pear Growers Association of South Australia (APGASA) as part of a $1 million state project […]
On Tuesday 12 Feb, APAL Head of Advocacy and Government Relations Jeremy Griffith hosted a State Associations teleconference with the goal of bringing together state grower bodies and facilitate collaboration. Present on the call were representatives from every apple and pear growing state: Fruit Growers Victoria, Fruit Growers Tasmania, NSW Farmers, APGASA (SA), Growcom (Qld), […]
APAL is announcing the harvest rounds of Future Orchards® Orchard Walks are occurring in March and April 2019 where we will cover how optimum quality can be reached more consistently using examples from some of the most advanced orchard systems worldwide. In recent rounds Future Orchards® with the underlying theme of quality we have covered […]
Tasmanian orchards have avoided the worst of the damage from the bushfires that have been raging through the Huon Valley and surrounds for more than a week. According to growers in the region, no orchards have yet been impacted and fruit remains unaffected, though eight homes have been lost state-wide. Andrew Scott of Scott Brothers […]
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