Stanthorpe & Granite Belt Chamber of Commerce in Stanthorpe, Queensland | Community organisation

Stanthorpe & Granite Belt Chamber of Commerce

Locality: Stanthorpe, Queensland

Address: PO Box 23 4380 Stanthorpe, QLD, Australia

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

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22.01.2022 Following a storm comes sunshine For the 6th year running, Varias Restaurant and Banca Ridge Winery is a finalist in the 2020 Restaurant & Catering Hostplu...s Awards For Excellence QLD & NT in the category of: RESTAURANT IN A WINERY - we’ll keep you posted over coming months. . #6yearsrunning #restaurantandcateringawards2020 #food #wine #service #varias #bancaridge #usq #stanthorpequeensland #granitebelt See more

22.01.2022 Water Security is critical for the Granite Belt's future.

20.01.2022 Click here for the latest eNewsletter and make sure that you subscribe so that you can keep up to date on all the latest news and facts - https://mailchi.mp/01bbd51bca3f/gcz6xf0ku0

19.01.2022 MR JAMES THOMAS MASSEY - Medal of the Order of Australia in the General Division For service to the community, particularly through emergency response organisat...ions, including the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services and the Queensland Rural Fire Service, as well as through community associations including the Rotary Club of Stanthorpe, the Stanthorpe Agricultural Society, ArtWorks Granite Belt and the Stanthorpe Apple and Grape Harvest Festival. See more

19.01.2022 Farm workers - if you're coming to Stanthorpe for the spring-summer harvest, we have enough work to keep you busy from now until next May. Follow the growth cyc...le and pick outside in the fresh air or pack inside in our farm packing sheds. Grower's tip: learn the ropes on stone fruit and be experienced for apples! Sign up now for the Harvest Army. Here's what's on offer in coming months: Berries: from now Stone fruit (peaches, plums, nectarines): late October to Christmas Leafy vegies (lettuce, brassicas, celery): from early November Other vegies: (tomatoes, zucchini, capcisums): from December Apples: from late January Small lines: (olives, table grapes, figs): from late summer, mushrooms (all year!) #harvestarmy #88days #seasonal work Apply here> https://granitebeltgrowers.com.au/

18.01.2022 THE HONOURABLE LAWRENCE JAMES SPRINGBORG - Member of the Order of Australia in the General Division For significant service to the Parliament of Queensland and ...to the community of the Southern Downs, as a Member of Parliament, Minister for Natural Resources and Minister for Health, Leader of the National Party (Queensland Branch), Deputy Leader and Leader of the Liberal/National Party of Queensland, and as member and chair of parliamentary committees. See more

16.01.2022 Chamber would like to remind people that your Why Leave Town gift cards give you a perfect opportunity to keep money going through the registers of businesses across the Granite Belt. Here is where you can spend your $$$. During these unprecedented times, it is vital that we all work together and support each other so we can still have the amazing array of businesses in our region.

16.01.2022 The days are starting to heat up - but we still have our wonderful cool nights!!! If you would like the live read of the temperature at the Big Thermometer - go to https://www.weathermation.net.au/CurrentReadingsGraphs.aspx

16.01.2022 Please consider taking part in this survey so that we have real data to help chamber advocate on your behalf.

09.01.2022 The Stanthorpe & Granite Belt Chamber of Commerce can't wait to welcome you all to our region and show off our wonderful community! We are planning a fun filled day with lots to see and do!!

09.01.2022 Congratulations to Jeremy and the Free Times. Thanks for being a great supporter of the Granite Belt!

09.01.2022 EMM Consulting are holding three Focus Groups to allow the community to have their say about the MacIntyre Wind Farm project. Have your say about the proposed MacIntyre Windfarm Precinct project ACCIONA and CleanCo have engaged EMM Consulting to conduct a Social Impact Assessment as part of the planning process for the MacIntyre Windfarm Precinct project. EMM Consulting will be hosting three 1-hour Focus Groups to discuss the potential impacts, benefits and opportunities of... the project. Submit your expression of interest to participate at one of the three community workshops, text 0438 612 790 or email [email protected] Warwick 1 December 2020 at 5:30pm Inglewood 2 December 2020 at 12:00pm Stanthorpe 2 December 2020 at 5:30pm Location details will be provided closer to the date. Cannot attend a workshop? The MacIntyre Windfarm Precinct Project Community Survey provides an additional opportunity to have your say. Please follow the link below to complete the 5-minute survey. This opportunity closes on 3 December 2020: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MacIntyre For further information about the wind farm project - Macintyre Wind Farm

08.01.2022 Another positive step forward!

07.01.2022 SNEAK PEEK! // Coming soon - the launch of the Southern Downs and Granite Belt Food Maps, supporting farmers and producers in our region as well as the ca...fes and restaurants that proudly use their ingredients on their menus. A resource for passionate food-loving folk, chefs, and anyone keen to follow their produce from farm to fork, our food maps are arriving just in time to enjoy the best of summer flavours. What's in season now? Strawberries and stonefruit to name just two locally grown crops on the Granite Belt. You can still pick apricots at Lofaro's near Stanthorpe (340 Stabiles Road Severnlea) for just $1 per kg BYO Box. Plan ahead Seasonal Feast Southern Downs farmers markets are on every Friday at the Stanthorpe Piazza. Recent bargains include hail damaged stone fruit such as juicy yellow peaches. Keep an eye on this page for the reveal of the maps! Southern Queensland Country - SQC #farmersmarket #foodmaps #foodtrailqld #supportlocalfarmers #thisisqueensland #localfoodmovement

07.01.2022 IMPORTANT INFORMATION SESSION - How to navigate council's tender and quoting process - Tuesday, 24 November

06.01.2022 Strawberry pickers - there's work for you right now at Stanthorpe, southern Queensland! Summer strawberry season is underway with daily picking and packing on a...ll farms across our region, now and throughout summer. Apply for work with us and join the Harvest Army. #harvestarmy #seasonwork Apply here> https://granitebeltgrowers.com.au/jobs/ See more

06.01.2022 Sam Giacca is one of the great characters of the Granite Belt food scene growing and now selling fresh produce - there’s not much he doesn’t know about fresh ...fruit and vegetables. He’s loves his fruit and vegie shop, loves fresh food cooked simply and while he is no longer a professional farmer, still loves to grow fruit and vegies. He’s also heartened to see young families growing things at home - and has some sage advice to - keep it simple - maybe that’s his motto in cooking, growing and enjoying. And it’s not hard to trace where his love of food comes from - he’s the son of immigrants from Sicily his recipes come from his mother - simple, fresh and flavourful. He’s operating his iconic shop, in the different locations, for the past 30 years or so. I’ve farmed for most of my life my farming was wholesaling and retailing also and then about 20 years ago I decided to stop farming all together and concentrate on the wholesale/retail business, Sam said. He said when he realised it was becoming harder to sell fruit to supermarkets in this country than it was to sell to export he decided the writing was on the wall and switched away from growing and it’s gotten worse over the years no longer just sunblush etc. Now it’s the wrong size, it’s the wrong colour - the pink ladies aren’t red enough and all this garbage, he said. I started farming at 16 and finished at 46 - I’ve still got the land and everything and I still have a few trees that I potter around with. I do miss the farming but not the politics involved in fruit farming these days. While he admits he misses the farming days when green grocers and not supermarkets ruled the retail roost, these days he’s quite content to chat directly to his customers over a nice pink lady apple or two. I sell everything that is grown locally plus we go to the Brisbane markets everyday to choose pawpaw or citrus or tropical that aren’t in season here, Sam explained. I do enjoy it - for starters my business is right at home - my house is right next door - it’s a classic how good is that! I have the world’s biggest pantry! he laughed. Unlike farming you have got an assured income! While he sells vegetable, growing is a passion and he is happy to see so many people growing their own veggies to supplement what they buy. My parents came from Sicily - hence the way my mum cooked, he said. My mum would leave for house for an hour, go up the paddock and she’d come back with a big basket of dandelion and milk thistle, turnip weed and wild fennel. I still pick some wild turnip and dandelion. Dandelion tea is trendy now but back in my day it was peasant food - in Sicily they couldn’t afford meat or chicken - their meal was always fish from the ocean, wild herbs and fruit. And for those looking to start their own small gardens particularly to teach their young kids about gardening his advice is keep it simple. Just stick to basics - put a zucchini plant in, zucchini’s will grow - as they get bigger you can put a few more things in - you always have to have a couple of tomato bushes they can produce for such a long time, he said. Once you get the hang of it you can get into anything you like - go for it baby!! If you don’t know him, you can find Sam Giacca at Sams Farm Fresh Fruit and Veg - 44 Middleton Road, Cottonvale. See more

06.01.2022 We are seeking a President & Vice-President to lead a dedicated and enthusiastic team of directors and volunteers! With business plans and project schedules already in place, all the hard work is already done! Forward all inquiries to [email protected]

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05.01.2022 Hi great people of Stanthorpe - head over to the WLT facebook page and vote for our Community Gift Cards!!

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03.01.2022 Come on Australia- your country needs you! It's time to create a "harvest army"! We need people to pick, pack and plant our food!

01.01.2022 We have teamed up with University of Southern Queensland - Australia to bring you the most amazing scholarship opportunities through the #MacIntyreWindFarm. ... The scholarship is now open for students in the the Southern Downs, Goondiwindi and Toowoomba regions. Find out more info here https://bit.ly/3kuktL7 See more

01.01.2022 This is an interesting presentation covering the history of Emu Swamp Dam including the steps to identify access to reliable water and how ESD was identified as... the preferred site. The History and Evolution of the Emu Swamp Dam Project - published on Slideplayer by Theresa Nash https://slideplayer.com/slide/10276376/

01.01.2022 Hi everyone - a big thanks to everyone who has applied for work in the Stanthorpe region so far and for sharing this near and far! Our employment agency partner... is working through all applications and our producers are looking forward to welcoming farm crews. In response to your many questions, please note the following: - Accommodation: A list of providers is now on the Jobs page. - Direct farm employment: A list of farms which employ directly is now on the Jobs page. - Rate of pay: This depends on the farm and the type of produce being harvested. Some farms offer hourly work, some offer piece rate which means the more you pick or pack, the more you earn. Some offer a mix of both. The base hourly rate in horticulture is $24.36 per hour. - Interstate enquiries: Our employment agency partner can advise on requirements including quarantine. Please mention any specific queries when you apply via our application form on the Jobs page. #harvestarmy #88days #farmworkqueensland Apply here> https://granitebeltgrowers.com.au/jobs/