News & events
Australia Fresh trade mission to Kuala Lumpur - April 2014
Register and be part of the Australia Fresh trade mission to Kuala Lumpur and participate at Food & Hotel Asia 2014 in Singapore. You have the option to participate in either activity or both. Slots are limited so please register as soon as you can!
Asian Business Engagement Plan - Grant webinar
Over the past 50 years, Australia’s trade with Asia has risen dramatically. The tyranny of distance has diminished and we now find ourselves in the right place to build business opportunities and strengthen relationships with the world's largest middle class. Responding to this global change, the Australian Government has a plan - The Asian Business Engagement Plan (ABE).
The objective of the plan is to assist Australian member-based business organisations, and through them, small and medium-sized enterprises, to harness the opportunities emerging in the Asian region.
Date:
Tuesday 11 February 2014
Time:
2.00pm - 3.00pm AEDT
Cost:
No charge
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HAL Review stakeholder forums
Please find attached correspondence from ACIL Allen regarding the HAL Review and dates and locations for the stakeholder forums.
Cherries of the World 2014
We are pleased to inform you about the latest International Special Edition (ISE) publication from Freshfruitportal.com, focused on the global cherry industry.
The edition can be read on all your electronic devices, including computers, tablets and smartphones.
Please click here to access the magazine in pdf format.
Alternatively, you can click here to read the magazine in its digital form.
ABARES Outlook 2014
This is Australia’s leading event to debate the issues for the agricultural, forestry, fisheries and food sectors. It is where public and private sector decision-makers will gather and discuss the key domestic and global issues affecting our rural industries and economic outlook.
With the theme of realising the opportunities, Outlook 2014 will be held on Tuesday 4 and Wednesday 5 March in Canberra. Attend Outlook 2014 and examine the leading issues for the sectors; understand the long term outlook for a range of commodities, explore industry issues so markets will be informed and access the many opportunities for conversations, meetings and networking with fellow delegates.
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Australian Cherries newsletter - December 2013, No. 14
Welcome to the fourteenth edition of Australian Cherries Newsletter.
Register online for Federal government trade missions
Please find attached a release from the new Federal Minister re online rego for Federal government Trade missions.
Plant Exports National Documentation Hub and Plant Exports Management System (PEMS)
The Department of Agriculture is improving the documentation process for plant exports. The Plant Exports National Documentation Hub is being established in Melbourne to make the documentation process more efficient. In addition, a new IT system—the Plant Exports Management System (PEMS) is being released to reduce the average documentation time for inspections and to make the export process more efficient.
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Aussie Cherries Facebook page is live
The Aussie Cherries Facebook page is now live:
https://www.facebook.com/aussiecherries
Please take a moment to like the page and feel free to share it with any friends or family.
Sterile Insect Technology Initiative
Today the South Australia Government made a commitment to build a fit-for-purpose Sterile Insect Technology (SIT) facility in Upper Spencer Gulf at a cost of $3 million. The SA Government has also signed an MOU with a research consortium involving Horticulture Australia Ltd, the CSIRO Biosecurity Flagship and Plant and Food Research Australia to invest approximately $15 million over 5 years to develop a male only line of sterile Queensland Fruit Fly (Q-fly) and sterile fly management solution packages for use across the horticulture production areas of Australia. This research consortium is to be inclusive and additional research organisations and agencies will be approached about partnering in this exciting development.
Click HERE to read the Press Release.
Click HERE for Sterile Insect Technology (SIT) Fact Sheet