As Australia’s most disaster-prone state, Queenslanders certainly bring the grit when it comes to navigating everything mother nature throws at us.

With Fair Work’s Annual National Minimum Wage Review just announced and taking effect from the first full pay period after 1 July, now’s the perfect time to get ahead and make sure your business is prepared.

In horticulture, the phrase “best laid plans” often feels like a cruel joke. A bumper harvest can be ruined by unexpected rain, an oversupplied market, or external factors like tariff shifts.

With only a handful of sessions left, if workforce is keeping you up at night… this is an opportunity not to be missed. 

From 1 July 2025, the rate of superannuation guarantee is increasing from 11.5% to 12%.

One recent case serves as a reminder that those who make executive decisions that result in contraventions of minimum conditions, may be held personally liable for such decisions.

Join QFVG Partner Who Cares, and leading workplace advisors, Focus HR, as they provide a full breakdown of what all businesses need to know about the new and significant IR changes and the new minimum wage decision coming into effect on Tuesday, 1 July 2025.

State industry body for Queensland fruit, vegetable, and nut growers – Queensland Fruit & Vegetable Growers (QFVG) – has welcomed today’s announcement that will see the definition of a primary producer amended allowing greater access to support under the join Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA).

Ask around in the horticulture industry about ESG, and you'll get mixed reactions. Some growers have never come across the term, while others are already knee-deep in reporting.

Coercive control and financial abuse are key topics for May’s “Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month” but while most public conversations and events will rightly focus on individual victims of this harm, advocates for fresh produce view this abuse through a different lens – one where we see systemic, systematic, and deeply damaging relationships within our own industry.