Category: Media Releases

The Australian Banana Growers’ Council (ABGC) has welcomed today’s $12.1 million Queensland Government funding announcement to continue to fund the control and containment of Panama disease tropical race 4. The Queensland Government recently advised the ABGC that it would continue to fund the existing TR4…

  Recent flooding across the north may affect the look of some banana stocks reaching supermarket shelves, however shoppers are being assured, the fruit inside still has the same great taste. Australian Banana Growers’ Council Chair Stephen Lowe said continuing wet weather in the coastal…

You can read the NT Government’s media release here and the Federal Government’s media release here.  The Australian Banana Growers’ Council has today welcomed news that Australia has fought the freckle fight – and won. The National Proof of Freedom from Banana Freckle disease marks a significant…

People entering North Queensland banana farms without permission are again being warned they not only risk a significant fine or jail time, but also put the region’s multi-million-dollar banana industry in jeopardy. The Australian Banana Growers’ Council (ABGC) has reiterated concerns over illegal entry after…

A reduction in feral pig numbers in the Cassowary Coast is contributing to a rise in the region’s iconic, namesake bird. The Australian Banana Growers’ Council (ABGC) is leading a coordinated feral pig management effort, which involves aerial shooting, as well as ground shooting, baiting,…

Louis Lardi is hanging up his yellow hat. One of the banana industry’s most recognisable faces is retiring this week, after eight years and more than 300,000 kilometres spent traversing North Queensland farms. Australian Banana Growers’ Council Yellow Sigatoka Liaison Officer, Louis Lardi, will hang…

Researchers and scientific minds from across the country convened in Cairns recently to discuss the latest in banana industry research and development. The Banana Scientific Symposium was a chance for presenters and other participants to share ideas, network and deliver up-to-date information on current projects…