A Bucca blueberry farm’s “spur of the moment” dam has cost its owners $100,000 and their contractor $30,000, as NRAR reveals 13 more Coffs Harbour blueberry operations are already under investigation.
Berries Australia
Posted inAgribusiness, Agriculture, Coffs Harbour, Feature, Nambucca Valley, NSW News, NSW Politics, Workers and Unions
Commissioner and Singh clash over North Coast berry farm slavery claims
A damning parliamentary report and now a public apology demand. The state’s Anti-slavery Commissioner and Nationals leader Gurmesh Singh are at war over old claims of exploitation on North Coast berry farms.
Posted inAgriculture, Coffs Harbour, Environment
Councils versus polytunnels
The North Coast region is at the centre of a debate over whether Development Applications should be required for agricultural polytunnels, with a new bill introduced to give councils more power to regulate berry farms.