Grower News
Grower News
Changes to casual employment laws
By 27 September 2021, employers (other than small business employers) need to assess whether any existing casual employees (employed before 27 March 2021), are eligible to be offered to convert to...
2021 Spring Future Orchards – Tackling Blackspot: 15 Sep 2021, 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
2021 Spring Future Orchards – Tackling Blackspot Future Orchards® In this free webinar, Marcel Veens (Horticultural Advisor) and David Finger (Apple Orchardist, Vernview, Yarra Valley) will prepare growers...
Media Release from the Minister for Agriculture, Mary-Anne Thomas: MORE WORKERS ON THEIR WAY TO SUPPORT SEASONAL HARVEST
Download the Media Release from the Minister for Agriculture, Mary-Anne Thomas regarding a new agreement to continue the subsidised, demand-driven quarantine pathway as part of the Seasonal Worker...
Women's Leadership Development Scholarship for the Horticulture sector
A limited number of scholarships are now available for women in the horticulture sector to participate in a range of leadership courses.These scholarships enable more women within the horticulture...
National Plant Biosecurity Status Report
The annual National Plant Biosecurity Status Report has become a must-have reference volume for those seeking to understand Australia’s plant biosecurity system and its performance. In addition to...
Fruit Growers Victoria welcomes Minister of Agriculture Mary-Anne Thomas’s announcement that more workers are on their way to support the upcoming seasonal harvest
Fruit Growers Victoria welcomes Minister of Agriculture Mary-Anne Thomas’s announcement that more workers are on their way to support the upcoming seasonal harvest. See FGV’s Media Release – Harvest...