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APP’s voluntary administration highlights the lack of forward thinking by government, says Food Frontier CEO

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In a regional area where employment and value-added industries are essential, it’s disappointing that a significant manufacturing plant has announced its potential closure after eight years of operations. Horsham based Australian Plant Proteins (APP) went into voluntary administration at the end of June. The largest of three commercial-scale plant-protein fractionation facilities in Australia, APP is … Continued

Santa Takes Time Out on Tamborine Mountain for Christmas in July

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Santa Claus has been spotted on Tamborine Mountain   While he’s six months early for Christmas, locals say he’s a regular at this time, celebrating Christmas in July around the Mountain. In fact, cafes, restaurants and accommodation providers have all launched their Santa Specials for July, with Dig IT, Australia’s first mini-excavator park even renaming their … Continued

Govt must act now and ban gambling advertising – One-year anniversary of Murphy Report time to act

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The Alliance for Gambling Reform believes the Federal Government has had enough time to consider the recommendations of a parliamentary committee into online gambling and must now move immediately to implement all 31 recommendations of Murphy Report. The government received the parliamentary report, chaired by Labor MP, Peta Murphy, exactly 12 months ago today and … Continued

Wilmar’s Staffing Crisis Worsens

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Beleaguered Sugar Giant Wilmar received another blow today as two more staff with more than 14 years’ experience each handed their notice in at the Invicta mill. These latest departures come as a direct result of Wilmar’s low wages and will leave Wilmar’s largest mill critically short staffed. One Wilmar worker at Invicta, who asked not to be … Continued