Citrus Growers Fund public meeting

Barmera Riverland Field Day Function Centre
52 Field Day Drive, Barmera SA

PIRSA is hosting a 'Beyond the Curve' fruit fly event to talk about what happens next for Riverland growers.

As we move into winter, we will be providing a forward focus on improving our position for the region.

We encourage growers and industry to be involved in continuing to strengthen our efforts during 2024.

This event is not for general community but focused on helping growers with updated information.

Program

Con Poulos (Incident Controller) and Jason Size (Senior Community Engagement) will:

• show how we have had a greater impact through collective effort
• share preliminary data that indicates no peak in March 2024, as in previous data trends
• exploring data suggesting that fruit fly outbreaks and activity may begin to decrease.

The presentation and discussion will be followed by an informal barbecue.

Register

This is a free event, but to help us cater for numbers, please register at Eventbrite.com.

Contact

Peter Rattray – Riverland Fruit Fly Coordinator
Email: Peter.Rattray@sa.gov.au

Jason Size – Community Engagement
Email: Jason.Size@sa.gov.au

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Go to the Tasting Australia website for more information.

The Primary Industry Funding Schemes Act 1998 requires management plans for each industry fund to be revised annually and presented at a public meeting.

The revised Pig Industry Fund Management Plan 2024–25 to 2028–29 (PDF 262.8 KB) includes estimates of the likely contributions to the fund over the following five-year period, proposals for investment of the fund, and proposals for fund applicants.

All South Australian pig producers contribute to this fund and are invited to attend the meeting which will be held online via Microsoft Teams.

To request the access link, please email pirsa.pifs@sa.gov.au.

More information

Phone: (08) 8214 6025
Email: pirsa.pifs@sa.gov.au

University of Adelaide Masterclass Pavilion

A Great Wine Capitals and University of Adelaide partnership event featuring Adelaide Uni alumni and mother and daughter winemaking duo Kate and Penelope Radburnd. They now run Radburnd Cellars in New Zealand's Hawkes Bay, which – like Adelaide – is a Great Wine Capital of the world.

For more information and to buy tickets, go to Masterclass – Mother Wine.

Virginia Community Centre, Virginia
(behind Virginia Sports Oval, 920 Old Port Wakefield Road, Virginia)

Agents and growers in the Northern Adelaide Plains are invited to hear from speakers about the impact of fruit fly on their businesses selling fruit and vegetables during an outbreak.

Our PIRSA Market Access team and Family and Business (FaB) mentors will be there to help you learn more about:

• how this fruit fly outbreak affects you
• the support options available
• what you need to do to move and sell produce.

Tea, coffee and light refreshments will be available.

This is a free event. Please RSVP at Eventbrite.com.

More information

For the latest outbreak information, see fruitfly.sa.gov.au.

See Options for metro growers for information about moving and selling fruit and vegetables.

For information and advice specific to you, contact our Market Access team:

Phone: 1800 255 556
Email: PIRSA.MarketAccessSalisburyAASLocal@sa.gov.au

The Primary Industry Funding Schemes Act 1998 requires management plans for each industry fund to be revised annually and presented at a public meeting.

The revised Citrus Growers Fund Management Plan 2024–25 to 2028–29 (PDF 222.1 KB) includes estimates of the likely contributions to the fund over the following 5-year period, proposals for investment of the fund, and proposals for fund applicants.

All South Australian citrus growers contribute to this fund and are invited to attend the meeting which will be held online via Microsoft Teams.

To request the access link, please email pirsa.pifs@sa.gov.au.

More information

Phone: (08) 8214 6025
Email: pirsa.pifs@sa.gov.au