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CRIPPS WELCOMES SETTLEMENT OF TR4 PROPERTY NEAR TULLY

Hinchinbrook MP, Andrew Cripps, has welcomed news the sale of the TR4 infected property west of Tully by the Robson family to the Australian Banana Growers Council has been completed and settlement finalised, as a major step forward for the banana industry in North Queensland. Mr Cripps said after a marathon negotiation process over the […]

CRIPPS BACKS BANANA INDUSTRY SUPPORT PACKAGE

      Hinchinbrook MP, Andrew Cripps, has called on the State and Federal Governments to immediately support a request from the Australian Banana Growers Council (ABGC) for assistance in response to the outbreak of Panama Tropical Race 4 (TR4) in North Queensland. Mr Cripps endorsed the package of measures outlined by the ABGC as […]

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MAREEBA TR4 CASE ‘GAME CHANGER’ FOR BANANA INDUSTRY

    Hinchinbrook MP, Andrew Cripps, says a suspected case of Panama Disease Tropical Race 4 (TR4) in the Mareeba area, if confirmed, would be a ‘game changer’ for the banana industry in North Queensland and could result in a change of direction for the biosecurity response. Mr Cripps said the announcement from Biosecurity Queensland […]