Category: Media Releases

The Australian Banana Growers’ Council (ABGC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Leanne Erakovic as its new Chief Executive Officer, following the retirement of Jim Pekin.  Leanne’s appointment follows a lengthy and thorough selection process, managed by a specialist recruitment firm. She has been…

Panama disease tropical race 4 (TR4) has been detected on a sixth commercial banana farm in the Tully Valley. Biosecurity Queensland (BQ) has advised the Australian Banana Growers’ Council (ABGC) that samples taken from suspect plants have returned positive results from diagnostic testing known as…

Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade | NT Farmers | ABGC Banana freckle has been detected at a rural residential property in the Northern Territory’s Top End. The Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade confirmed the sequencing results from an interstate laboratory yesterday afternoon. Banana freckle is a…

The Australian Banana Growers’ Council has been notified by the Northern Territory Government of a confirmed detection of Banana Freckle on a rural residential property in the NT.   The NT Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade has advised that a single sample has confirmed the detection…

Australian Banana Growers’ Council Chair Stephen Lowe today announced the retirement of Chief Executive Officer, Jim Pekin. “Jim has been advocating for those who grow Australia’s favourite fruit for more than a decade. “He was appointed in the role in the wake of Cyclone Yasi in…

The Australian Bananas Growers’ Council knows sustainability and profitability are important to banana growers.Equally, ABGC understands the impact rising costs of inputs, like energy, is having on our growers’ ability to remain profitable.Recognising this, ABGC has joined forces with Maximum Energy to investigate the feasibility…

Fancy a banana or two or maybe even a hand? Consumers are being encouraged to dig deep and throw a few extra of Australia’s favourite supermarket fruit into the trolley to help out Australia’s banana growers.Like most farmers, banana growers nationally are currently enduring a time…