Our VegNET Regional Development Officer Bonnie Dawson recently joined around 2000 horticulture industry colleagues at Hort Connections in Brisbane, the first time that people from all over Australia were able to attend since 2019.

The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) is running a webinar to answer questions about the new minimum wage guarantee and new record keeping requirements for pieceworkers employed under the Horticulture Award.

Retaining workers was identified as a challenge by growers and stakeholders in the development of the VegNET Gippsland Regional Extension Strategy. 

Want to join the Fresh Faces network ? It’s open to workers in horticulture who’ve been in the industry more than 6 months but less than three years.