SUPPORT FOR CANEGROWERS

It is no secret the sugar industry had its trials and tribulations across our region in 2024.

As I write this, some farmers are still struggling to get the cane off and the season looks to be extended into 2025.

There been some milling issues and now the wet season has arrived.

As I travel the electorate and meet with cane farmers and industry lobbying groups, the biggest cost to growers continues to be electricity. This is going to be a huge factor in the next Federal election, and one I will be ensuring the Coalition has a solution that actually see’s prices going down.

We are in a cost-of-living crisis and we should not be accepting that everything just continues to increase. 

I would like to take this opportunity to pass on my most sincere condolences to the families, friends and work mates of those who lost their life this year in our region. Everyone deserves to go work and return home safe, and I trust these accidents are being investigated.

We need to remain steadfast in that this region is the sugar bowl of Australia and to ensure that remains, means we need to work together.

We need to iron out the root cause of some of the issues and find solutions.

I am here to work with the industry and take to government solutions that will get us back to being world’s best in growing, harvesting, and milling.