CANEGROWERS Mackay

 

Mackay Canegrowers Limited (MCL) trading as CANEGROWERS Mackay is an integral part of the CANEGROWERS organisation, the peak body representing Australia’s sugarcane growers in Queensland and New South Wales.

MCL provides services, representation and support to the majority of cane growers across the Mackay and Plane Creek regions on a wide range of issues including advocacy, marketing, water and electricity, workplace health & safety, transport, environment and best management practice, training and business management.

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CANEGROWERS secures payment for cane under 7 CCS

Despite current difficulties with yet another extended harvest season, CANEGROWERS' ongoing advocacy for members has achieved a strong result. We are pleased to announce that thanks to the tireless work of the CANEGROWERS Mackay Area Committee, Mackay Sugar has agreed...

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Driving Change – CANEGROWERS unveils new transport guide

CANEGROWERS has today launched the 2024 Sugarcane Transport Load Restraint Guide, an essential tool created in partnership with the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR). This industry-specific guide aims to enhance road transport safety and streamline compliance...

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CANEGROWERS welcomes election of grower champion to STL

CANEGROWERS has welcomed the election of industry stalwart Paul Schembri as grower-director to the Sugar Terminals Limited (STL) board. The result, announced more than two and a half weeks after STL’s AGM due to a delay in finalising the voting process, marks a major...

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Growers: your vote can secure our sugar terminals

Cane grower organisations from across Queensland have united to urge all growers who hold shares in Sugar Terminals Limited (STL) to make their vote count at the upcoming AGM on 20 November. In a show of absolute grower solidarity, this call-to-action is backed by...

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CANEGROWERS slams Wilmar and unions

CANEGROWERS Chairman Owen Menkens has slammed both sides in the long-running pay dispute between Wilmar Sugar and unions representing mill workers, calling the current situation reckless and potentially disastrous for the industry. Read more.

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CANEGROWERS and unions discuss ongoing pay dispute

CANEGROWERS has called on Wilmar Sugar and unions representing mill workers to do everything within their power to resolve an ongoing pay dispute that continues to disrupt the 2024 cane crush. On 1 August, CANEGROWERS Queensland Chairman Owen Menkens and CEO Dan...

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The Billet is CANEGROWERS Mackay’s premium grower’s magazine, delivered monthly to members. The Billet consists of news and information specifically for cane growers and farming businesses.  For advertising or subscription information, call (07) 4944 2600.

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