Peak horticulture organisation Growcom said today that the State Industrial Relations Minister Cameron Dick’s “in principle support” for Queensland ceding the bulk of its industrial relations powers to the federal government ignored the impact this would have on small business employers such as horticulture growers and regional jobs.

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Peak horticulture organisation Growcom says that the State Government’s pre-election goal of achieving a $34 billion primary industries sector by 2020 and to create 10 000 jobs in the food and agriculture sector in three years was an admirable one but faced a number of challenges in horticulture where growers were beset with forecast increased costs from next month for labour, fuel and electricity, to name only three.

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Peak horticulture organisation Growcom today announced that current Operations Manager, Rachel Mackenzie, will head up the organisation’s Advocacy and Policy section as Chief Advocate from next Monday, 29 June....more

Peak horticulture organisation Growcom will run free workshops for growers this month and next to explain the provisions of the federal government’s new Fair Work Act which starts today.
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