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Doing the right thing. Do The Right Thing. Australia has witnessed a recycling revolution over the last 20 years. Australians have set an example to the rest of the world when it comes to recycling and reducing litter. We are now one of the world’s leading recyclers with a very low litter rate per capita. This is because Aussies see recycling and reducing litter as Doing the Right Thing. The results have been amazing. Since 2005 we have reduced litter by 31% in volume and 20% by item, and increased recycling rates by more than 60% since 2003. This has been achieved through: Industry collaboration to reduce the materials used in product packaging and increasing the amount that can be recycledThe introduction of effective kerbside collection to most homesAustralians now inherently collect, separate and recycle their used drinks bottles, cans and containers: it’s second nature. Australia is now on the way to becoming a sustainable low litter nation and it’s down to your contribution and action that this has become a possibility.
Worthy stories of people who changed our culture. AMEP 2. Food associations. Competition law with bite. Updated Wed 30 Oct 2013, 4:51pm AEDT The new Federal Minister for Small Business says parts of Australian competition law are akin to "a hunting dog that never leaves the porch". Speaking to 150 food and grocery industry representatives at an Australian Food and Grocery Council forum in Canberra today, Bruce Billson said he expected the terms of reference for a competition review would be released before the end of the year. The supermarkets have been under fire from farmers and smaller retailers, who allege Coles and Woolworths are abusing their market power and screwing down prices, in contravention of competition laws. The supermarkets refute those claims, and say lower grocery prices are unequivocally a good thing for consumers.
The Coalition promised to conduct a 'root and branch' review of competition law prior to the election. Mr Billson says that a review of Australian competition law is vital to make sure those tools, the existing laws, are fit for their purpose. Australia Food and Grocery Council. Gary Dawson National Press Club speech 13/10. Australian National Retail Association. Media. ABC Rural. AMEP. Food companies. Warrnambool Cheese & Butter | Quality Australian Dairy since 1888. Bega Cheese Limited. Barry Irvin – AM Executive Chairman Bega Cheese Member of Nominations & Human Resources Committee Deputy Chairman – Capitol Chilled Foods Australia Chairman – Giant Steps (Sydney) Director – Gardiner Foundation Barry Irvin has extensive experience in the dairy industry and has been Chairman of Bega Cheese since 2000.
Barry’s leadership has seen Bega Cheese grow from a small regionally based dairy company to now one of the largest dairy companies in Australia, supplying a large range of dairy products in Australia and around the world. Barry’s depth of knowledge of the industry includes a significant understanding of the issues affecting Australian dairy farmers, the key investments required to meet changing consumer needs and the management of long term customer relationships. Barry was awarded the NAB Agribusiness Leader of the Year in 2009 and the Rabobank Leadership Award for 2011. Max Roberts Director Member of Nominations & Human Resources Committee Chairman – Dairy Australia Joy Linton. WCBF Board Members. Saputo corporate. Takeover Panels 13 12 17. TP13/69 Tuesday, 17 December 2013 In response to an application dated 26 November 2013 from Murray Goulburn Co-operative Co.
Limited in relation to the affairs of Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory Company Holdings Limited (see TP13/63), the Panel was strongly of the view that unacceptable circumstances had occurred in relation to the announcements of 15 November 2013 and 25 November 2013 by both Saputo Dairy Australia Pty Ltd and Warrnambool. On 15 November 2013, Warrnambool announced that it intended to declare special dividends (with associated franking credits) with a record date of 26 November, subject to Saputo’s bid reaching certain thresholds.1 Saputo announced on the same day that, subject to certain thresholds being reached, accepting shareholders would be able to receive part of their consideration in the form of franked dividends, and that some shareholders would benefit from the associated franking credits.
The undertakings include: Annexure A Dated 16 December 2013. Saputo family. In 1950, master cheese-maker Giuseppe Saputo and Frank, his eldest son, left their small village of Montelepre, close to Palermo, Sicily, and emigrated to Canada, convinced that this was the ideal country to provide a better future for their family in the wake of the Second World War. Two years later, Lino Saputo, his brother Luigi and sisters Rosalia, Elina, Maria and Antonina, joined their father and brother in Canada along with their mother, Maria. As was the case with many immigrants, the Saputo family’s first few years in Canada were difficult. Everyone had to do their part to put food on the table. After a few years spent in Montreal, Lino Saputo convinced his father, Giuseppe, to start his own business. In September 1954, using $500 to buy some basic equipment and a bicycle for deliveries, the Saputos founded their very own company bearing their name.
Today, Saputo still prides itself on the dedicated craftsmanship of its expert cheese-makers. Murray Goulburn. Simplot Australia. John Kumnick. Simplot US. ABB Grain. ABB Grain was Australia's largest agribusiness. Founded in 1939, the company was listed on the Australian Securities Exchange until its takeover by Viterra in 2009.[2] Until recently, the company focused solely on grain accumulation and marketing. It expanded its focus to other activities, such as grain receival and storage, malting and fertilisers. ABB buys grain from all growing regions in Australia and trades in all grain commodities.
History[edit] ABB traces its origins to the former Australian Barley Board, and due to the company's expanded operations into different areas, it demutualised to become ABB Grain on 1 July 1999.[3] In 2004, ABB merged with the South Australian storage and handling company AusBulk and the holding company United Grower Holdings. This brought the control of the two major grain handlers, along with several of AusBulk's divisions.[1][4][5] Since its merger with AusBulk, ABB’s supply chain has involved operations in storage and handling and logistics. Principles of ABARES research and analysis. The role of ABARES The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) provides professionally independent, world-class research, analysis and advice for government and private sector decision-makers on significant issues affecting Australia’s agriculture, fisheries and forestry industries.
ABARES performs it role to support the mission of the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF): We work to sustain the way of life and prosperity of all Australians. We advise the government and our stakeholders on how to improve the productivity, competitiveness and sustainability of our portfolio industries. We help people and goods move in and out of Australia while managing the risks to the environment and animal, plant and human health. Professional independence "Professionally independent" means that ABARES aims to maintain a public presence and reputation for analysis based on the best available scientific and economic research. Exporting. ABCD Companies. The global food crisis: ABCD of food – how the multinationals dominate trade | Felicity Lawrence | Global development. By mid-morning snack you will certainly have encountered their products several times already wherever you are in the world, whether it is the corn in your flakes, the wheat in your bread, the orange in your juice, the sugar in your jam, the chocolate on your biscuit, the coffee in your cup.
By the end of the day, if you've eaten beef, chicken or pork, consumed anything containing salt, gums, starches, gluten, sweeteners, or fats, or bought a ready meal or a takeaway, they will have shaped your consumption even further. And yet, the four giant transnationals that dominate the raw materials of the global food system have largely stayed below the radar of European consumers. Known as the ABCD group for the alphabetic convenience of their initials, ADM, Bunge, Cargill and (Louis) Dreyfus, account for between 75% and 90% of the global grain trade, according to estimates.
US-based Cargill with the highest revenues, is the largest private company in the world – and famous for its secrecy. ADM. Bunge. Cargill. Dreyfus. What Asia Wants. FOODmap: An analysis of the Australian food supply chain. FOODmap is a comprehensive comparative analysis of food distribution channels for major categories within the Australian food industry, from food producer to consumer. It summarises the key features of a food industry that continues to undergo change, with significant opportunities and challenges at a category level. The FOODmap publication contains: an outline of the major changes affecting retail food markets and their supply chains a mapping of the structure of food distribution chains in the Australian food industry a mapping of volumes of product flow through value chains at a food category level identification of drivers of volume and value for major food groups within each of the channels an outline of the effects of consumer behaviour on the structure of the retail food market an assessment of the relative self-sufficiency and stability in food supply, and identification of the exposure to volatility for the major food and beverage categories.
Unions. Australian Workers' Union. The Australian Workers' Union (AWU) is one of Australia's largest and oldest trade unions. It traces its origins to unions founded in the pastoral and mining industries in the 1880s, and currently has approximately 135,000 members. It has exercised an influence on the Australian trade union movement, and on the Australian Labor Party throughout its history. History[edit] Australian Workers' Union Hall, Chillagoe, Queensland, ca. 1915 Union building named in honour of Clarrie Fallon, 1953 The Queensland Shearers Union, formed in 1887, and the Queensland Workers Union merged in 1891 to form the Amalgamated Workers Union of Queensland.[4] In 1904 the AWUQ amalgamated with the AWU, to form a union with a combined membership of 34,000.
The AWU later absorbed a number of other unions in the pastoral, mining and timber industries notably the Amalgamated Workers Association of Queensland in 1913, and the Federated Mining Employees Association of Australia in 1917. Structure[edit] See also[edit] United Voice. United Voice is a large Australian trade union, with around 130,000 members. United Voice members work in a wide range of occupations including hospitality, childcare, teachers' aides, aged care, property services (cleaning, security, maintenance etc.), health, manufacturing, ambulance workers (in some states) and community services.
United Voice was formerly known as the Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union (LHMU) (the "Missos"). United Voice is an amalgamation of the Federated Miscellaneous Workers' Union (FMWU) and Liquor Trades Union (LTU). This merger occurred in 1992 and the new union, known as the LHMU, had 200,000 members. The union took its new name of United Voice effective 1 March 2011.[1] History[edit] Foundation & Early Years[edit] 30s, 40s and 50s[edit] After steady growth over the first half of the century, including winning paid sick leave, annual leave and a forty-hour week, the union really took off in the 1950s. 60s, 70s, 80s[edit] Modern Era[edit] Early 90s[edit] Australia in the Asian Century.
National Food Plan. Primary industry - Australia.gov. The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) is a research bureau within the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. The Bureau provides professionally independent, world-class research, analysis and advice to inform decision-makers on current and future policy challenges affecting Australia's primary industries. Department of Agriculture The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) is the National Registration Authority for Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals. The APVMA operates the Australian system which evaluates, registers and regulates agricultural and veterinary chemicals. Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority Index page giving access to information on on-going and recently closed grants and assistance packages available to farmers and primary producers.
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has changed its name to the Department of Agriculture. Tasmania. WA. Queensland. NT. Primary Industry Home The Primary Industries Division delivers strategic services that support profitable and sustainable primary production. It works in partnership with producers, industry bodies, community groups and related agencies to promote industry growth and ensure access to markets for animals, plants, and animal and plant products.
The main services are: inspection, treatment and certification services for animals and animal products; inspection, treatment and certification for plant and plant products; research and extension programs to help producers sustainably lift crop and stock yields and capacity; development of best-practice farming methods and new crop for specific environments; Indigenous pastoral and horticultural development; biosecurity and laboratory services for plant and animal health; and monitoring of, and response to, emergency and endemic animal and plant pests and diseases.
Publications for download. SA. Victoria. NSW. Peoples’ Food Plan. Woolworths.co.uk - Full of Toys, Entertainment, Kids Clothing, Party Ideas & Pic n' Mix. Coles Supermarkets. Wesfarmers - Home.