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AUSVEG delegation to Canberra to advocate industry concerns welcomed by Darren Chester
Darren Chester, Federal Member for Gippsland, welcomes AUSVEG delegation to Canberra led by Bill Bulmer, emphasising industry significance and urging collaboration on issues like market imbalance, water supply, and workforce access.
Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester has welcomed a delegation of AUSVEG board members to Canberra to advocate on behalf of the multi-billion dollar industry. Led by East Gippsland-based chairman Bill Bulmer, the AUSVEG representatives from across Australia visited the Federal Parliament to highlight key issues facing growers.
From left: Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester, AUSVEG chair Bill Bulmer and Speaker of the House of Representatives Milton Dick are encouraging all Australians to eat more vegetables
Vegetable industry support
Mr Chester said, "We have a world-class and critically important vegetable and potato growing industry which is strongly represented by AUSVEG at the highest levels. Issues around the power imbalance between growers and the major supermarkets, reliable water supplies, and having access to a skilled workforce to get crops to market, requires good government policies."
"We need to keep working together to support the industry and encourage Australians to eat more vegetables which is obviously good for their health and also good for the regional producers. I welcomed the opportunity to meet with chairman Bill Bulmer and his team and encouraged them to keep up their excellent work to represent the interests of primary producers," said Mr Chester.
Pictures from Darren Chester MP website.
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