Farmers will soon have another option to tackle their labour woes thanks to the Federal Government’s commitment to introduce a new seasonal agricultural worker visa. It will allow farmers to source workers from 10 South-East Asian countries: Indonesia, Myanmar, Vietnam, Singapore, the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, Brunei and Cambodia. The visa is in addition to the Pacific […]
Prepping and protecting your business this bushfire season While the promise of warmer weather spells days at the beach and backyard BBQs, spring and summer can sadly also bring bushfires. Business owners can get ahead of the risks by putting a protection plan in place for property and assets. Why do we get bushfires? Despite […]
With the uncertainty and disruptions of 2021 still upon us, you might be looking to Christmas as a time to put your feet up while your business keeps humming. Take some time now to sort things out so you can really relax. Almost six in 10 small business owners expect to be overworked and miss out on […]
Farmers, and the agricultural businesses they operate, are one of the great mainstays of the Australian economy. The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment reported as of 2021, agricultural businesses comprises 55 per cent of Australia’s land use. Australian farmers produce the overwhelming majority of food sold in Australia, with more than 90 per cent of fresh fruit, […]
An earthquake happens every day in Australia – are you prepared? Victoria’s recent magnitude 6 earthquake seemed like a rare event, but Australia experiences an earthquake daily, as Geoscience Australia shows. Luckily, we only get the magnitude five and above ones that do damage typically twice a year, but there will also be 80 magnitude 3 earthquakes, […]
