Innisfail banana growers hope for specific recovery measures

Sally Gall
Updated March 9 2021 - 12:44pm, first published March 8 2021 - 6:30pm
Banana grower Charles Camuglia, who has lost 100 per cent of his crop, surveys the damage on his farm. Picture supplied.
Banana grower Charles Camuglia, who has lost 100 per cent of his crop, surveys the damage on his farm. Picture supplied.

In the wake of visits to cyclone-smashed banana farms in the Innisfail region by state and federal Agriculture Ministers and the state's opposition leader, the Australian Banana Growers' Council has welcomed the first steps towards recovery assistance but is calling for specific measures to be activated.

Sally Gall

Sally Gall

Senior journalist - Queensland Country Life/North Queensland Register

Based at Blackall, CW Qld, where I've raised a family, run Merino sheep and beef cattle, and helped develop a region - its history, tourism, education and communications. Get in touch at 0427 575 955 if you've got a story idea for me.

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