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Flavours of Asia to trend on Aussie plates into 2017
The flavours of some of our nearest neighbours are continuing to inspire Australian home chefs, with Chinese, Thai and Indian cuisines among the most popular … Read more
AUSVEG announces James Whiteside as new CEO
Leading Australian vegetable industry body AUSVEG has announced the appointment of James Whiteside as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) effective Friday 9 December 2016. … Read more
AUSVEG strongly condemns mistreatment of labour in the industry
National vegetable industry body AUSVEG has today strongly condemned any and all mistreatment or underpayment of workers in the industry and reiterated that the labour … Read more
AUSVEG welcomes backpacker tax resolution
AUSVEG has welcomed the resolution of the damaging and hard fought ‘backpacker tax’ issue through the eleventh-hour deal between the Government, Greens and crossbench, which … Read more
Largest players in horticulture call for compromise
Three of the largest organisations representing Australian horticulture and its growers have called on all political players to end the political brinkmanship and come to … Read more
AUSVEG welcomes likely backpacker tax deal
Leading Australian vegetable industry body AUSVEG has welcomed today’s announcement of a likely compromise deal on the controversial “backpacker tax”, with the Government agreeing to … Read more
Geoff Moar re-elected as AUSVEG Chair, Belinda Adams elected as Deputy Chair
New South Wales potato grower Geoff Moar has been re-elected to the position of AUSVEG Chair and Queensland vegetable grower Belinda Adams has been elected … Read more
Veg growers call on Canberra to finally pass backpacker tax
The Australian vegetable industry has called on Canberra to do the right thing by farmers and finish passing the backpacker tax bills as soon as … Read more
Registrations now open for Hort Connections 2017
Delegate registrations are now open for Hort Connections 2017, which will be held at the Adelaide Convention Centre from 15-17 May 2017. This event, combining … Read more
Growers suffering from ongoing delays to resolution of backpacker tax
Australian vegetable growers are suffering the consequences of the lengthy process of changing the tax status of working holidaymakers, according to lead national vegetable industry … Read more
Veg industry recognised for charitable contributions
The Australian fresh produce industry has been recognised for its distinguished service in fighting hunger at the annual Foodbank awards, which were presented at the … Read more
Beetroot brownies and pumpkin fries: the new veg options for Aussie plates
Beetroot brownies, pumpkin fries and green bean omelettes may sound out of the ordinary, but the vegetable industry hopes that these unique meal options could … Read more