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PALM scheme attracts Tasmanian fruit growers.

Fruit Growers Tasmania | Friday, 20 May 2022, 4.00pm

FGT recently held workshops updating Tasmanian growers on the latest labour trends influencing the industry.  Growers reported favourable productivity by PALM scheme participants and expressed interest in collaborating to provide viable placements, retain skills from season to season and improve portability of key labour.  There was advice also for growers engaging with the PALM scheme via an approved Labour Hire company. 

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Fruit Growers Seek Sensible Commitments From Political Parties

Fruit Growers Tasmania | Wednesday, 4 May 2022, 3.00pm

Fruit Growers Tasmania has released the election commitments it has sought from the parties contesting the Federal Election.

Tasmania’s fruit industry has to overcome a range of challenges, and those challenges have been highlighted to FGT by growers and exporters. That is why Fruit Growers Tasmania is seeking a range of commitments to policy and support this federal election.

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