The simmering frustrations in Queensland's sugarcane industry boiled over recently, as growers and millers locked horns over an issue that’s been dragging on for years – the difficulty of getting the crop crushed on time.
Once again, Queensland’s sugarcane growers are battling through a challenging season, marked by harvesting delays and frustrations with mill performance.
What a rollercoaster few weeks it’s been!
What a month it’s been!
It’s a fresh start for Queensland with David Crisafulli stepping in as Premier after the LNP’s weekend State Election win.
We stand at a pivotal moment - a rare opportunity to build a transformative new industry in Queensland. This is our chance to create thousands of jobs in our regions and inject billions into our state and local economies.
Following the resolution of the long-running industrial pay dispute between Wilmar Sugar and the three unions representing mill workers last week, I urge our sugarcane industry to pull together and get on with the job at hand.
This week I’d like to make a personal appeal to readers to take a small step in support of Queensland’s sugarcane industry.