The NR Times Rural News
November 30, 2023
36 RURAL NEWS
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Members from across
$62 per tonne of cane,
to maintain reliable
electrical staff members
the Northern Rivers
with future seasons
supply and have
over the past few months
gathered on Friday 17th
tracking well into the
demonstrated their
who have been supported
November for the forty-
fifties.
preparedness to pay a
fifth Annual General
In his presentation
premium for it.” Moving
Meeting of the grower-
to members, Chief
forward, Sunshine
owned NSW Sugar
Executive of Sunshine
Sugar is focussed on
Milling Co-operative.
Sugar, Chris Connors,
adaption measures in
The members showed
detailed how the
a changing climate
on diversification of
plenty of confidence in
business had negotiated
and environmental
income streams. Several
their Board of Directors
the process of flood
landscape. High on the
projects are currently in
with Malcolm Brown,
recovery to deliver
agenda is the migration
development that look
Marty Walsh and Nathan
an outcome that saw
from flood recovery
at uses for “whole of
Ensbey all re-elected.
all three sugar mills
programs that have
plant” to create alternate
Chairman John
extensively refurbished
dominated the industry
Harbison expressed
and the enormous cost
over the past 18 months
his thanks and
to do so covered through
to future flood mitigation
congratulations to
close management of
initiatives.
everyone in both the
insurance coverage,
Sunshine Sugar is
growing and milling
State and Federal grant
also navigating its way
sustainable source for
sectors for their
funding and Sunshine
through staff shortages
production of fibre,
Coraki Rural & Hardware Supplies
incredible efforts in
Sugar’s sales program.
that have plagued
fuel, fertiliser, energy,
working through flood
Mr Connors
many businesses across
medicinal and beverage
recovery challenges
commented; “Our
Australia since the height
products.
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before outlining the
customers have
of the COVID pandemic.
positive outlook in
continued to support us
Having exhausted all
terms of crop and sugar
as costs and prices have
domestic avenues, the
production along with
risen. From retailers
sugar mills are now
strong mid-to-long term
to food and beverage
able to address skills
pricing.
manufacturers, our
shortages using migrant
The 2023 season is set
customers appreciate
workers. Broadwater
Rivers, this local
to pay cane growers as
the quality product we
sugar mill has welcomed
industry has a lot to look
much as an incredible
make and our ability
maintenance and
forward to.
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in relocating to Australia from Africa. The future for Sunshine Sugar is also focused
products. The sugarcane plant is an incredibly versatile plant that is being looked to as a
Sugarcane is becoming a plant for the future and with over 150 years of experience growing it here in the Northern
