Bundaberg Fruit & Vegetable Growers in Bundaberg, Queensland | Agricultural service

Bundaberg Fruit & Vegetable Growers

Locality: Bundaberg, Queensland

Phone: +61 7 4153 3007

Address: 23 Enterprise Street 4670 Bundaberg, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.bfvg.com.au/

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25.01.2022 BFVG Advocacy | A consortium of farmers which includes Canegrowers Isis, Bundaberg Canegrowers, Bundaberg Fruit & Vegetable Growers and Agforce dispute the rates hike of up to 235%. Read more in the media release HERE: https://bit.ly/2Rq9ZzY

25.01.2022 Freshcare edition 4.2 (FSQ4.2) has included training requirements for Chemical User certificates. ALL Freshcare certified businesses should check their Chem Certificates to ensure they are relevant to the new standard. If your certificate does not list the following units of competency you will need to renew (AHCCHM307 Prepare and apply chemicals, AHCCHM304 Transport and store chemicals.) Country Co Training are offering Chem Cert training on Wednesday 16th December. Contact the BFVG office for an enrolment form or visit: https://www.countryco.com.au/

24.01.2022 Did you know that Horticulture producers have to follow specific processes to make sure produce is safe to eat before it leaves the farm? What do you do to make sure your fruit and vegetables are safe to eat after you buy them from the store?

24.01.2022 Happy Birthday Elaine! (Life Member) You can hear a blue whale's heartbeat from more than 2 miles away. The world's largest animal's heart weighs about 400 pounds approximately the size of a small piano. We hope you have a great day, from the team at BFVG

23.01.2022 BFVG is a proud industry award sponsor for the 2020 @queenslandstrawberries QSGA Dinner and Awards - great time to connect with growers & industry

23.01.2022 Have you read your recent Bundy Local Book? Check your letterbox...Some great stories about local growers in the Wide Bay region. Dons Fort Packing | The Avolution | #littabellapines

22.01.2022 FROM OUR INBOX | From 1:00am, Tuesday 3rd November the QLD border is open to NSW, with the exception of Greater Sydney declared hotspots (found HERE: https://bit.ly/3mECyap) Border passes may still be required, please check for updates HERE: https://bit.ly/3e8gKRn

20.01.2022 Have you considered joining the Horticulture industry? Hear about the experiences of some of the women who work at Austchilli. #womeninhorticulture | #womeninag | #qawnwbb

19.01.2022 It was great to meet and speak with the Bundaberg Fruit & Vegetable Growers Board about the great work they do and the challenges their producers face. Water se...curity, electricity prices and onerous regulations are their big three issues. Thanks to local MPs Stephen Bennett MP, Colin Boyce MP - Member for Callide and David Batt MP for facilitating this meeting and others during my visit.

17.01.2022 The Workplace Health and Safety Queensland 2021 Calendars are HERE!!! Call into the BFVG office at 23 Enterprise St, to get your Free calendar.

17.01.2022 Happy Birthday Annie! (Director) A baby puffin is called a "puffling." To feed its chick, a puffin parent will carry around 10 fish in its beak at one time, but the biggest recorded haul is a whopping 62 fish. We hope you have a great day, from the team at BFVG

17.01.2022 #QAWNWBB | It's nearly School holidays and together with Bundaberg Canegrowers, we have launched the School Holiday Job Program to some of our local Schools. Applications are already rolling in, if you are an employer and would like to know more contact our QAWN officer, Kylie Jackson on 0488 533 801 or E: [email protected] We would like to thank Totally Workwear Bundaberg who have joined as a supporter of the program.

15.01.2022 FROM OUR INBOX | The Queensland Government has declared Adelaide a COVID-19 hotspot, effective from 11:59pm AEST, Monday 16 November 2020. Any person arriving today, or who is currently in Queensland and has been in Adelaide since Monday 9 November 2020, should immediately get tested, even if they have no symptoms. These visitors (or returning Queensland residents) should stay isolated at home or in a hotel until 23 November 2020 (14 days since Monday 9 November 2020). Visitors from Adelaide arriving to Queensland after 11:59pm AEST this evening will not be allowed entry (unless they are a Queensland resident, in which case they will be permitted entry and required to enter mandatory hotel quarantine at their own expense).

15.01.2022 Bookings are essential and required by 2 November for the training to go ahead. Queries should be directed to our Industry Services Officer, Kylie Jackson on 0488533801.

14.01.2022 Paradise Dam future water demand study | Survey's can be completed online or pick up a printed copy from the BFVG Office, 23 Enterprise Street. (next door to Vanderfield) https://consultnce.engagementhub.com.au/paradise-dam-future

13.01.2022 Final reminder, this training is at risk being cancelled and it’s the last for 2020; x5 spots remaining, registrations close 9:00am Monday 2nd November.

13.01.2022 FRIDAY Funny...

12.01.2022 WEBINAR | Five steps to prepare for harvest. Join our presentation in partnership with Safe Ag Systems as they provide you with the tools to: Ensure your machinery and equipment is harvest ready Identify your duties to seasonal workers and contractors Reduce the risks and hazards to your workers; environmental, mechanical, and mental wellbeing... Plan if the worst should happen, actionable processes your workplace can follow Maintain your COVID free workplace with simple and easy to implement processes Recognize the importance of maintaining records for your agribusiness See more

12.01.2022 Happy Birthday Michael! (Director) Did you know that, If Facebook was a country, it would have 1 billion more people than China. We hope you have a great day, from the team at BFVG

11.01.2022 Thank you Landline for covering the story on Paradise Dam - water security drives investment, growth and prosperity and we're calling for Paradise Dam to be restored to full supply level. #saveparadise

09.01.2022 If you know someone looking for work encourage them to fill out the expression of interest form on our website www.bfvg.com.au/careers/eoi

09.01.2022 How exciting to see a Regional Paper delivered again! Thank you to the team at Bundaberg Today for producing an excellent first edition full of local stories and information. Be sure to check out BFVG's weekly column 'Hort Chat' and if you'd like a particular topic raised be sure to get in touch with the MD.

08.01.2022 Big congratulations to Tina McPherson from Tinaberries for taking out the 2020 Qld Strawberry Growers Assn exceptional women in industry award! @queenslandstrawberries

08.01.2022 SPONSORED: Seminis is offering growers in Central Queensland the opportunity to have nematode populations counted, with free and independent on-farm testing. Read the full article HERE: https://bit.ly/3hzbbvi

08.01.2022 WEBINAR | Join the GasFields Commission's latest webinar on ‘Navigating Land Access’ to learn current, relevant and factual information on laws and best practice being delivered by subject matter experts from the Queensland State Government and associated Organisations. Register your attendance HERE: https://bit.ly/3hBhz6l

07.01.2022 October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. Get involved and support the fight against Breast Cancer - https://bit.ly/37OcSE8

07.01.2022 WEBINAR | Tuesday 24th November 2020 | 4:00pm - 5:00pm AEST Register here: https://bit.ly/2Js7rjS

06.01.2022 FROM OUR INBOX | A new electronic border pass system came into effect Monday 10th Nov at 2pm. For agricultural businesses and workers, these new changes will ensure faster assessment and provision of border passes by: * Prioritising ‘S’ (essential activity) and ‘Z’ (CHO exemption) pass applications * Extending the validity of passes from 7 to 14 days, reducing the number of times you need to apply * Streamlining processing at border checkpoints and strengthening compliance ef...forts. It’s important to plan your entry to Queensland early. Please apply for a border pass at least 3 business days before you plan to travel. NEW when making an application, you’ll be requested to upload supporting documents which may include evidence of your identity, address, employment and travel documents, if applicable. If you’ve not received an outcome on your application within 3 business days, you should contact 13 74 68. There are no changes to the freight and logistic border pass at this stage. Find out more about border restrictions for agribusiness, food manufacturing and commercial fishing workers. What border pass do I need? Here are the different pass types: * G pass if you haven’t been in a COVID-19 hotspot in the last 14 days, you can apply for a general border pass (G pass). * S pass for specialist or essential workers and pickers, packers, sorters and meat processors who have been to a COVID-19 hotspot in the last 14 days. Before applying for a specialist or essential worker border pass (S pass), you must first apply for and receive an endorsement as a specialist or essential worker. Please allow a minimum of 7 working days for this application, followed by at least 3 business days for the border pass application. The person is only permitted to enter Queensland to perform the stated essential activity. * Z pass applies to an agribusiness worker from NSW or Queensland who has been in a COVID-19 hotspot in the last 14 days, and been granted a Chief Health Officer exemption to enter Queensland. There is no condition to quarantine, but there is a requirement to isolate from the community and to maintain close records of close contact. * F pass applies to workers who provide essential commercial transport and logistics services to through or from Queensland. Learn more about the Queensland border declaration passes HERE: https://bit.ly/3loEjIl

06.01.2022 Friday was the last day of School holidays but not for some, more than 20 students from x6 different schools have been working on local farms to earn money over the holidays and experience jobs in the industry as part of the School Holiday Job Program. Here’s what one of the students had to say. #QAWNWBB | Macadamias Australia | Shalom College

05.01.2022 Join the BFVG team! BFVG has two very different and exciting full-time job opportunities for the right applicants. 1. Pick of the Crop - Program Coordinator 2. Hinkler AgTech Initiative - Project Officer... Check the position descriptions here. https://www.indeedjobs.com/bundaberg-fruit-and-veg//en_AU

05.01.2022 Primary state schools in Bundaberg can now apply for grants of up to $5000 to implement healthy eating and learning strategies. BFVG is proud to be delivering this program on behalf of Health & Wellbeing Qld and have appointed a regional coordinator to work directly with schools to develop their plan & grant application. Contact Jenna at [email protected] to register your schools interest or phone the BFVG office.

05.01.2022 A green spring in Queensland is the roadmap developed by the horticulture industry to chart our own recovery from COVID-19. More than this, it is also the launch pad from which we will propel ourselves to even greater long term sustainability and profitability. Read more in the media release below

04.01.2022 BFVG’s newest project #pickofthecrop was launched today at Kalkie State School. The goal for this project is to increase fresh fruit and vegetables consumption. This will be achieved through various school activities and will be driven by our dedicated program coordinator Jenna McCormick. Produce supplied by; One Little Farm - flowers and produce

04.01.2022 In partnership with Bundaberg Canegrowers, BFVG's #QAWNWBB Officer has been working with local High Schools to promote Agricultural careers. With 21 Students placed into casual employment with 6 farms, these September holidays has been hugely successful for all involved in this pilot program. The roles the students are undertaking are varied, based on the individual employers need and capacity to offer positions. We hope to keep this running into the Christmas holidays and beyond. Bundaberg Christian College| Bundaberg North State High School | Bundaberg State High School | Shalom College| Gin Gin State High School | Queensland Agriculture | Queensland Agriculture Workforce Network

03.01.2022 REMINDER | Queen's Birthday Public Holiday, Monday 5th October. Employees who work on Public Holidays will be entitled to the appropriate penalty rates. NOTICE: The BFVG office will be closed on Monday 5th October and will reopen Tuesday 6th October. Have a great long weekend.

03.01.2022 Congratulations to BFVG's Managing Director, Bree Grima for making the finalist list of the Peter Kenny Medal, 2020 Queensland Agriculture Awards. Queensland Agriculture