By Daniel Fuller
I don’t think anybody will disagree with me when I say the biggest challenge our industry is currently facing is the shortage of workers. Everywhere around the country, it’s the same story: “I just can’t find staff.”
I knew this was a problem worth solving when I left my landscape maintenance boss in Autumn with eight weeks’ notice and he still couldn’t fill my position.… Continue reading
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Chris Poulton’s certified low risk Gardening Responsibly park with Syzygium australe ‘Resilience’ in the foreground and Festuca glauca (Image: Aimee Freimanis)
By Julia Rayment and Aimee Freimanis
The greenlife industry of the horticulture sector plays a significant role in contributing to the economy, influencing the wellbeing of society, and shaping landscapes directly and indirectly. In 2019-2020, the greenlife industry generated more than $3 billion of production value (DAFF, 2021).… Continue reading
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Presentation of the Green Space Award to the family members of the Wakka Wakka people (Image: Alan Burnell)
By Michael Casey
The Australian Institute of Horticulture (AIH) and its members are practitioners of horticulture across a wide range of disciplines, the majority of which are related in most ways to the improvement of healthy living.
‘Green Space’ as a development, renovation or its preservation, can take many forms especially as urbanisation becomes more acute.… Continue reading
Read MoreA major expansion of Ball Australia’s Skye (VIC) site has been brought forward by five years in response to growth and demand above expectations. The new facility will be the most advanced technological and largest greenhouse operation of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere.… Continue reading
Read MoreBy Matthew Lunn – EO Nursery & Garden Industry Western Australia (NGIWA)
With the new financial year well under way, NGIWA is looking forward to another twelve months of increased member benefits as well as continuing to grow its collaboration with other greenlife industry bodies in Western Australia.… Continue reading
Read MoreBy Ian Atkinson – CEO, Nursery & Garden Industry Queensland (NGIQ)
NGIQ is an active member of the Rural Jobs and Skills Alliance (RJSA)* whose purpose and mission is to build a sustainable agricultural workforce for all of Queensland. RJSA also identifies workforce needs and works to find solutions to help deliver a secure future for Queensland agricultural industries.… Continue reading
Read MoreBy Anita Campbell – CEO Nursery & Garden Industry NSW & ACT (NGINA)
Mr David Jakobs, CEO of Oasis Horticulture, has been appointed as the new President of NGINA. David has served on the NGINA Board since November 2016 and as Vice President since 2018.… Continue reading
Read MoreBy Matthew Lunn – EO Nursery & Garden Industry Western Australia (NGIWA)
As the financial year draws to a close, NGIWA has thankfully survived another twelve months of unrest with COVID19. It has only been as recent as March that the state government lifted border restrictions.… Continue reading
Read MoreBy Dannielle Chapman – Executive Officer Nursery & Garden Industry of SA
The Nursery and Garden Industry of South Australia recently presented its Awards of Excellence for 2022 at the Stamford Grand in Glenelg. The two hundred strong crowd celebrated the best of the best in our industry as we acknowledged the hard work devoted to member businesses over the last couple of years, and let our hair down for the night.… Continue reading
Read MoreBy Anita Campbell – CEO Nursery & Garden Industry NSW & ACT (NGINA)
The June NGINA Trade Day represented a huge milestone in our nearly 50-year history of Trade Day.
On the third Wednesday of each month, NGINA holds a trade-only plant market that connects growers and allied suppliers with buyers from across NSW and the ACT.… Continue reading
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