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Harvest Management Group Meeting Notes 18th August 2020
Consumer Goods (Quad Bikes) Safety Standard 2019
Agriculture News
Burdekin District Cane Growers – Update
BURDEKIN DISTRICT CANEGROWERS UPDATE
As an update for all members, following on from the news that PCGO (Pioneer Cane Growers Organisation)
have resigned their membership as part of Burdekin District Cane Growers (BDCG). KCGO would like to announce to members,
that BDCG will still operate, and we will continue to work in conjunction with Agforce Cane, on advocacy issues including the Senate Inquiry
follow up, the Reef 2050 Plan Review submission and the State Election.
Kalamia Cane Growers Organisation Limited Annual General Meeting
KALAMIA CANE GROWERS ORGANISATION LIMITED ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
AGM was held on Wednesday 19th August at Ayr Showgrounds with main item of general business being “KCGO Future Options”.
Collective presented slideshow of four future options that your directors had developed to include possible “pros & cons” of each. Members were also updated of developments earlier in the day in relation to Burdekin District
Cane Growers with membership withdrawal by Pioneer Cane Growers Organisation as well Canegrowers Burdekin Limited/ Pioneer Cane Growers Organisation announcement the same day re. collaboratively working together in
negotiating CSA as well as common local issues of importance eg. rates.
Detailed discussion and interaction from members included KCGO board’s continued appetite in relation to engagement of consultant in an amalgamation scenario, issues around previous unification concept, past successes and
the important role that BDCG has played for your industry and the need for a strong local united voice.
As agreed by those present at AGM Chairman, Mr Robert Malaponte, was directed to contact Matt Thomson, managing partner and CEO of the Carey Group with a view to engaging with growers at a members meeting to understand growers needs and wants in a single district organisation for the industry. Matt has 15 years’ experience at an executive level in global organisations in Chief Financial Officer & Managing Partner roles and has advised various ASX listed companies around business strategy, risk management and transformation. Matt has accepted the Chairman’s invitation to attend a members meeting to be organised in the coming months, possibly October 2020. This will be your chance to provide a direction as well as put forward ideas of “wants and needs of importance” in a single local organisation.
Further advices will issue in due course.
Les Elphinstone
Manager / Company Secretary
Climate and Weather Newsletter 17.08.20
PIPER ALDERMAN – QLD ENERGY CLASS ACTION
PIPER ALDERMAN – QLD ENERGY CLASS ACTION
The QLD Energy Class Action is a legal claim being brought against Stanwell Corporation Limited and CS Energy Limited on behalf of all business and residential electricity consumers in Queensland.
You are eligible to join the class action if you have paid for electricity in Queensland between the 2014 and 2019 period. For further information please refer to the attached documents.
Please be advised KCGO has simply made information available for members consideration should they be interested in participating and is in no way encouraging/endorsing members to participate or otherwise.
Les Elphinstone
Manager KCGO
SRA e-Newsletter
Minister issues delegation to QLD Competition Authority
MINISTER ISSUES DELEGATION TO QLD COMPETITION AUTHORITY TO DEVELOP EIGHT NEW RETAIL ELECTRICITY TARIFFS
I refer to our previous web page posts on 16th and 28th July 2020 wherein it was advised that on 24th June 2020 Minister for Natural Resources, Mines and Energy issued a delegation to QCA to set three new electricity (controlled load) retail tariffs to be added to the 2020-21 schedule of regulated retail electricity tariffs for regional Qld. On 3rd August Minister issued a further delegation to QCA for a further 8 retail tariffs to be developed based on new network tariffs, four of which relate to small business.
These 8 additional new tariffs are to apply from 1st January 2021 whilst the three controlled load retail tariffs mentioned previously come into effect on 1st November 2020. Details of all 11 tariffs will be released by 31st August 2020 in QCA’s draft determination with a following period, to be advised, for lodgement of submissions by interested parties.
Additional details are available in the “Stakeholder Notice” issued by QCA.
Les Elphinstone
Manager KCGO
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