Your Partner for a Sustainable Sugarcane Industry
CANEGROWERS is a not-for-profit public company providing a professional and cohesive voice for growers across all of Queensland's sugarcane regions. Find our offices here.
Regardless of your farm size, whether you're an individual grower, a family business, or corporate enterprise, we work for the best possible outcomes for your business and your industry. Our diversity is our strength, and we draw on this diversity as we set priorities to achieve our vision of a secure and profitable future.
Sugarcane is an important rural industry for Australia
Grower involvement extends from local district committees through to state, national and international representative bodies
Local grower members elect representatives from among their peers to director positions on CANEGROWERS district company boards. Each district board appoints representatives to the statewide Policy Council. The number of Policy Council representatives a district has is determined by the number of mill areas in the district, with one Policy Council representative appointed for each mill area (currently 19). Policy Council members then elect 8 directors to sit on the CANEGROWERS Queensland (QCGO) board.
Through these bodies, grower members determine CANEGROWERS policy, which is implemented by staff in our offices in Brisbane and across the state.
CANEGROWERS is actively involved in many organisations including the World Association of Beet and Cane Growers, the National Farmers' Federation, the Queensland Farmers' Federation, the Australian Farm Institute, and the Primary Industries Education Foundation Australia, along with industry bodies like Sugar Research Australia, the Australian Cane Growers' Council, and the Australian Sugar Industry Alliance.
We are the industry's influential peak body, working effectively with growers, districts and stakeholders to deliver industry prosperity.
To lead a strong, profitable and innovative sugarcane industry, supporting growers and their communities with passion, professionalism, and a unifying voice.
> Accountability to our members
> A focus on relevant issues
> Credibility, integrity, and professionalism
> Open and effective communication
> Community consciousness
> Superior advocacy
> Outstanding service
> Highest quality, collaborative governance
> Develop a positive external environment for
cane growers
> Recognise and manage diverse grower needs
while maintaining organisation unity
> Provide a foundation and structure for future
industry development and planning
Our growers are supported by more than 100 professional staff across 13 offices
The senior management team is based in the Brisbane office which also provides accounting, communications and IT support to the district CANEGROWERS companies.
Grower-led advocacy for Queensland's sugarcane industry
CANEGROWERS members are represented by elected directors in every sugarcane region of Queensland. Elections for the district company boards are held every three years and every CANEGROWERS member can nominate and vote.
Each grower-elected district board nominates representatives to sit on the 18-person Policy Council, which decides the overall strategic direction of CANEGROWERS. Policy Council members also elect the eight-member QCGO Board, which is responsible for corporate governance.
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If you have a general enquiry or are not sure which office to call, please complete our contact form and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
1, Front Street, Mossman, 4873, Douglas Shire, Queensland, Australia
PO Box 789, MOSSMAN QLD 4873
55 111 943 616
Evelyn Matthews
Matthew Watson (Chair)
Scott Fasano
Michael Giudice
Ben McClelland
8/166 Byrnes Street, Mareeba QLD 4880, Australia
PO Box 1359, MAREEBA QLD 4880
84 114 759 376
Angela Sturgess
Claudio Santucci (Chair)
Liam Wallace
Harry Phillott
Douglas Rankine
29 Norman Street, Gordonvale QLD 4865, Australia
PO Box 514 GORDONVALE QLD 4865
62 11 567 429
Sarah Standen
Stephen Calcagno (Chair)
John Ferrando (Deputy Chair)
John Piccolo
Neil Maitland
Richard Hesp
John Arcidiacono
Paul Gregory
Robert Rodman
Barry Stubbs
Steven Bonso
Joe (Guiseppi) Bonso
18-24 Bruce Highway, Mourilyan QLD 4858, Australia
PO Box 67, MOURILYAN QLD 4858
11 111 471 124
Sandra Henrich and Debra Telford
Joe Marano (Chair)
Alan Colgrave
Wayne Gattera
Sam Spina
Vic Guarrera
59 Butler Street, Tully QLD 4854, Australia
PO Box 514 TULLY QLD 4854
13 112 000 414
Barry Dun
Bryce Macdonald (Chair)
Delbag Singh
Joseph Vasta
James Dore
Steven Crema
11-13 Lannercost Street, Ingham QLD 4850, Australia
PO Box 410, INGHAM QLD 4850
55 106 007 925
Frank Scardamaglia
Christopher Bosworth (Chair)
Steven Marbelli (Deputy Chair)
Terry Motti
Paul Marbelli
Zenan Reinaudo
Salvatore Torrisi
Leah Russo
141 Young Street, Ayr QLD 4807, Australia
PO Box 933 AYR QLD 4807
43 114 632 325
Greg Watson
Owen Menkens (Chair)
Steven Pilla (Deputy Chair)
Gregory Rossato
Glenn Betteridge
Charles Papale
Rian Swindley
88 Main Street, Proserpine QLD 4800, Australia
PO Box 374 PROSERPINE QLD 4800
41 948 426 763
Brendon Nothard
Glenn Clarke (Chair)
Anthony Large (Deputy Chair)
John Casey
William Blair
Justin Blair
Eric Altmann
Bessie Ore
120 Wood Street, Mackay QLD 4740, Australia
PO Box 117 MACKAY QLD 4740
24 111 817 559
Michelle Martin
Kevin Borg (Chair)
Joseph Borg (Deputy Chair)
Brett Leach
William (Bill) MacDonald
Gregory (Greg) Plath
Francis (Frank) Perna
Paul Vassallo
Wayne Schmidtke
Philip Deguara
32 Bourbong Street, Bundaberg Central Bundaberg, QLD 4670, Australia
PO Box 953 BUNDABERG QLD 4670
66 110 868 801
Tanya Howard
Mark Pressler (Chair)
Michael Cavallaro
Dean Cayley
Anna Attard
Sam Ford
48 Churchill Street, Childers QLD 4660, Australia
PO Box 95 CHILDERS QLD 4660
69 110 648 041
Joanne Hall
Mark Mammino (Chair)
Peter McLennan (Deputy Chair)
Simon Ricciardi
Anthony Russo
Susan Bengtson
106 Bazaar Street, Maryborough QLD 4650, Australia
PO Box 172 MARYBOROUGH QLD 4650
56 111 775 583
Cameron Waterson
Roger Bambling (Chair)
Isaac Schmidt (Deputy Chair)
Ashley Petersen
Adam Doyle
Greg Touzeau
Brisbane, Ann Street, Brisbane City QLD, Australia
GPO Box 1032 BRISBANE QLD 4001
Dan Galligan, CEO
1214 Stapylton Jacobs Well Road, Woongoolba QLD 4207, Australia
1214 Stapylton Jacobs Well Road WOONGOOLBA QLD 4207
32 111 827 251
Kate Armitage
Gregory Zipf (Chair)
Michelle Fischer
Suz-Anna Burrow-Pearce
Ben Spann
Anthony Ronald Huth
239 River Street, Maclean NSW 2463, Australia
PO Box 140 MACLEAN NSW 2463