Your voice in Canberra: ABGC Advocates for Growers Ahead of 3 May Federal Election
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Year: 2025
Major coalition: Urgent mental health help needed in agriculture
A major coalition has sent a powerful message calling for immediate action to address the mental health crisis in agriculture. The Australian Banana Growers’ Council (ABGC) has joined thirty other rural and healthcare organisations to launch a joint statement to address the crisis disproportionally affecting…
Government Leaders Witness First-Hand Impact of Floods on Banana Farms
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Severe weather – QLD and NSW
Flooding in Far North Queensland – disaster assistance Click here Tropical Cyclone Alfred – Northern NSW & Southeast QLD Click here
Tropical Cyclone Alfred
*Updated April 2025* Growers across Northern New South Wales are still counting the cost of the rain and extreme wind brought by an unusually southerntracking tropical cyclone earlier this year. While Alfred was downgraded before he made landfall, the ex-TC still proved devastating, with over…
Far North Queensland flooding
*Updated April 2025* Banana growers in North Queensland have faced extreme weather challenges this year. Severe storms affected growing areas south of Tully in January, and extreme rainfall from tropical lows caused major flooding in the Tully, Johnstone and Herbert and Burdekin River catchments. The…
Biosecurity Protection Levy Scrapped: A Win for Growers
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