Tag Archives: Agriculture

Remnant Vegetation

OPINION – REGROWTH OF LABOR REGULATIONS ENDANGERS FARMERS

One of the most personally satisfying reforms of the former LNP Government in the Natural Resources portfolio was our landmark reforms to the Vegetation Management Act (VMA). After more than a decade of constant ideological persecution by successive Beattie and Bligh Labor Government’s (driven by several election preference deals with the Greens), the LNP’s changes […]

Drought

Drought -stricken farmers could pay more

Treasurer Curtis Pitt’s dodgy cash grab to shift debt onto Government Owned Corporations could see drought-stricken farmers slugged more for power and water. Handing down his Mid-Year Fiscal and Economic Review, Treasurer Pitt couldn’t rule out end-users such as famers paying for the extra $1 billion debt loaded on GOCs, such as SunWater. Shadow Natural […]

Lynham urged to ‘shake off’ interference

Having survived the Premier’s ‘shake up’ of her cabinet with his responsibilities intact, State Development Natural Resources and Mines Minister Anthony Lynham has been urged to ‘shake off’ the interference of Deputy Premier Jackie Trad in his portfolio. Shadow Minister for State Development, Natural Resources and Mines Andrew Cripps said it was time for Minister […]

Agriculture

NO TEARS FOR BILL, BUT IS LEANNE A LIGHTWEIGHT?

Hinchinbrook MP, Andrew Cripps, said while no tears would be shed in rural Queensland over the departure of Bill Byrne from the agriculture portfolio, he questioned whether the new Agriculture Minister, Leanne Donaldson, would be an improvement. Mr Cripps said Ms Donaldson was a first term MP, had not yet served 12 months in parliament […]

Reef Management

‘Big Stick won’t help the Reef

Queensland farmers are set to be punished with more red tape, regulation and restrictions under the Palaszczuk Labor Government’s ‘big stick’ approach to Reef Management.  Shadow Environment Minister Stephen Bennett said Labor’s latest announcement of a ‘new’ targeted compliance program was just a reinvention of old policies that had failed to improve Reef health the […]

Labor Fails To Progress Gulf Water Release

    Two months after the close of public submissions on an amendment to the Gulf Water Resource Plan (WRP), the new Labor Government has failed to progress the release of additional unallocated water for irrigated agriculture in the Flinders and Gilbert River catchments. Shadow Minister for Natural Resources and Northern Development, Andrew Cripps, said […]

Cripps_McVeigh Banana inspection 2

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 […]

Shadow Ministers meet with Bowen Gumloo growers 03.03

Shadow Ministers to meet with Bowen Gumlu Growers Association

  Shadow Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Minister Deb Frecklington and Shadow Minister for Natural Resources and Northern Development, Andrew Cripps, will join with Local Member for Burdekin Dale Last in Bowen to meet with the Bowen Gumlu Growers Association today. Mrs Frecklington said both herself and Shadow Minister Cripps have made the early visit to […]

LNP ‘ups the ante’ on sugar marketing

  Hinchinbrook MP, Andrew Cripps, says only the LNP is in a position to deliver for cane growers in Queensland on the issue of sugar marketing, with Labor confirming they won’t do anything to help resolve the current impasse. Mr Cripps said yesterday’s announcement by Agriculture Minister John McVeigh that a re-elected Newman LNP Government […]