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ISSUE 60
SPRING 2017
GALA DINNER HORT CODE SAFEST
STYLE ON SHOW FEATURE Forklift Operator
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CEO COMMENT
SOCIAL CALENDAR • Refurbishment of Building D’s KEEPING IT SAFE
It has been a great social start eastern commercial wing The BML Board and Management
to the last half of the year with resulting in a new amenity are committed to keeping the 4,000
the staging of another successful block and a 320 m2 warehouse. people who do business on the site
Brisbane Produce Market Gala • Part demolition of the Tropicana daily safe, so it’s only natural that
Dinner (see pages 10-12) and the Building and construction of a we are once again throwing our
opening of a Brisbane Markets 4,800 m2 refrigerated warehouse. commitment and resources behind
Limited sponsored exhibition at In addition, BML is embarking on Safe Work Month throughout
Museum of Brisbane. Stage 3 of its solar panel project to October. Find out more on page 5.
Find out more about the Tastes Like expand the existing system through However, every day our team
Sunshine exhibition and Brisbane the installation of 7,500 new panels. members are working with our
Markets®’ close association with its tenants to enforce and encourage
ANNUAL MANGO
artworks on pages 6 and 30. safety. Look on page 8 at one of the
AUCTION
more skilled safety events staged on
DEVELOPMENT It was indeed another exciting
site in late August with the grand
UNDERWAY Brisbane Produce Market Mango
final of the Forklift Operator of the
Fifteen years ago, when Brisbane Auction this year with Nuccio
Year competition.
Markets Limited (BML) took Camuglia, of Fruity Capers in
industry-ownership of the Brisbane Toowong Village, paying $29,000 HORTICULTURE CODE OF
Markets®, our Board made a for the season’s symbolic first tray of CONDUCT
commitment to upgrade and mangoes. Look out for the Horticulture Code
develop the site. Sincere thanks must go to our of Conduct feature from page 14
By the end of the last financial year, celebrity ambassadors, WBO with our Brisbane Produce
we had invested more than $133m Welterweight title holder Jeff Horn, Market wholesalers taking part
into site improvements. rugby league legend Sam Thaiday in information seminars and
and renowned chef Matt Golinski, encouraging the growers, who they
That commitment to improve the deal with daily, to understand the
who encouraged our Brisbane
facility continues with more works Code’s requirements.
Markets® community to donate
underway, including:
more than $38,000 to our chosen This feature discusses the work our
• Construction of a 540 car Multi- charities. Find out more on page 5. six Central Markets have put into
level Car Park near the Brisbane ensuring our suppliers understand the
Markets® main entry. STALWART RETIRES
importance of the new Code, which
Market identity Tony Joseph has
• Refurbishment and extensions came into force in April of this year.
retired from the Brismark Board
of the 1,500 m2 Building N
after 35 years of representing and
warehouse.
serving the wholesaling sector.
• Construction of a new LPG
refuelling facility on a site west There will be a feature on Tony’s
of Building R. service to the industry in the
next edition of Fresh Source, in Andrew Young,
December. Chief Executive Officer,
BML and Brismark
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updates
IN THE NEWS Alfred E. Chave forklift operator,
Stan Napa, was interviewed
by rugby league great Trevor
When Brisbane Markets® Gillmeister, for Channel Seven,
isn’t in the news, members about Stan’s son, South Sydney
of its community often are: Roosters player, Dylan Napa, who
is a rising star player.
BML and Brismark Board Member
Peter Tighe, of J H Leavy, was A number of wholesalers and buyers
featured on Channel Nine’s 60 appeared in the media with print
Minutes program in September as and television news, commenting
one of the owners of Australia’s on the price drop in fresh produce
best racehorse, Winx. brought on by the spring’s hot, but A Channel Seven cameraman captures an interview between Alfred E.
perfect growing conditions. Chave’s Stan Napa (centre) and rugby league great Trevor Gillmeister.
TOURS THAT Brisbane Produce Market
has played host to a rare, BRISBANE
TASTE LIKE behind-the-scenes public
MARKETS®’
SUNSHINE tour in September with
another planned for WEBSITE
late October, working in
partnership with Museum REFRESHED
of Brisbane (MoB). Navigating your way around the
It was so rare that ABC Radio Brisbane Markets Limited (BML)
journalist, Terri Begley, joined website just got a whole lot easier.
the group to gain their first
impressions of a trading floor BML launched a refreshed site in August,
that few outside of the Brisbane featuring improved search capabilities,
Markets® community ever get to accessibility and navigation functionality.
see. Visitors to www.brisbanemarkets.com.au
will notice a modern design that takes full
The visits are part of the Brisbane
advantage of eye-catching banners that keep
Markets Limited (BML) sponsorship
the viewer immediately up-to-date on all the
of MoB’s Tastes Like Sunshine.
Brisbane Markets® top news and events, with
Find out more about the links to find out more.
exhibition on pages 6 and 30.
ABC Radio journalist, Terri Begley joined the group.
OLD TIMERS GET TOGETHER
A group of retired Brisbane Markets® workers have been
getting together for a monthly catch-up for some years,
with the group growing even bigger of late after recent
retirements.
The former wholesalers, provedores and a Brisbane Markets Limited staff
member range from 69 to 95 years of age.
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A catch up that reflects years in the making.
CONTENTS
4 Fresh Updates
4
4
In the news
Tours that Taste Like Sunshine
4 Old timers get together
4 Brisbane Markets®’ website refreshed
5 A knockout Mango Auction
5 October is Safety Month!
6 Fresh Markets
6
6
Close connection to flavoursome exhibition
Growers meet their wholesalers
6 New lease of life for Building N
A
7 Building D (East) gets a facelift
7 Developing Building C1
KNOCKOUT
7 Multi-level Car Park rises from the ground
8 The 10 drivers
MANGO 8
8
Safest forklift operator on-site
Meet the sponsors
AUCTION
A ring of celebrity
10 Feature: Gala Dinner
10 Rusty and Another Guy spin some fruity lines
10 Brisbane Markets® style on show
contenders limbered up The newly crowned 2017 Mango King,
10 Mentalist drills down deep
to take part in a knockout Nuccio Camuglia, of Fruity Capers, from 11 Behind the scenes
Toowong Village. 11 Dance floor a Magic Carpet Ride
fight for flavour at the
14
2017 Brisbane Produce Feature: Horticulture Code of Conduct
Championing the fight was
Market’s Charity Mango 14 Understanding the Horticulture Code
NRL Legend Sam Thaiday,
Auction, on Thursday, celebrity chef Matt Golinski
14 What is the Code?
14 Helping growers fill the Horticulture Code
5 October 2017. and up coming boxers Alex information gap
“The Lionheart” Leapai and 15 Top three points for compliance
2017 WBO welterweight title
Dennis Hogan. In total, more 15 Code-compliant documents rolled out
winner, Jeff Horn sized up
than $38,000 was raised for 16 What’s the hurry?
the new Mango King, Nuccio
Life Education Queensland and 16 Hefty penalty for a mistake
Camuglia, of Fruity Capers, from
Diabetes Queensland. 16 Get legal advice if you’re unsure
Toowong Village, who bought
the tray of kensington pride Get your December Fresh Source 17 Your options if there is a dispute
mangoes for a $29,000. for a full pictorial of the event. 17 Where to access your Code documentation
17 Comparing apples with apples
OCTOBER safety, Work Health and Safety
(WHS), pest control and sun
18 Fresh Retailing
18 Big Brother Ben’s BuyFruit backing
18 Sam Thaiday’s flavour team
IS SAFETY
18 Seasonal flyers on hand
safety.
MONTH!
One fun test involves a business
“beer goggle challenge” to see
how well someone walks a line
20 Fresh Industry
20 Peak export body name change
20 Tropical Cyclone Debbie recovery
Brisbane Markets® is wearing goggles that simulate 22 The Food Regulation Standing Committee
heavily involved in Safe someone who has their senses 22 Food Safety is everyone’s business
impeded by drugs or alcohol. 22 About the Forum
Work Month 2017 with
23 Harmonisation needs to go global
a full month of safety 23 What is Freshcare?
reminders and incentives 24 October is ‘Try for Five’ campaign month
for the 4,000 people who 24 Catching up with Brisbane Markets®
do business on the site
daily planned throughout
October.
26 Fresh Business
26 Benefits of job descriptions
27 What’s your legacy?
28 CHEP keeping it fresh with Brisbane Markets®
Events include safety quizes
30
and competitions, and safety Fresh Calendar
workshops that touch on 30 Tastes Like Sunshine exhibition
subjects such as drugs and
alcohol in the workplace, food
safety, forklift regulations and From left, Brisbane Markets Limited
Operations Manager Jessie Field takes a
forklift operator through a safety check. fresh source Spring 2017 5
markets
CLOSE CONNECTION TO
FLAVOURSOME EXHIBITION
Brisbane Markets Limited (BML) has a close connection to
the three-month Tastes Like Sunshine exhibition that it
is sponsoring at Museum of Brisbane, based at City Hall,
including its workshops surrounding food and history.
Museum of Brisbane commissioned artist, Sean Rafferty, has produced a
diorama using fruit and vegetable carton artwork based on the Brisbane
Produce Market, along with an eye-catching fruit carton display.
Once the exhibition closes on 12 November 2017, the diorama will transfer
to the Arch Martin Brisbane Markets® History Room until July 2018 where it
can continue to be appreciated by the public.
BML management and guests were given a VIP tour of the Tastes Like
Sunshine exhibition prior to its opening on 18 August, although more than
1,000 visitors a day are currently making their way to the free exhibition
found on Level 3 of City Hall, King George Square, in Brisbane. Sean Rafferty and the cartonography
GROWERS MEET THEIR NEW LEASE
WHOLESALERS OF LIFE FOR
Grower groups have organised to learn more about the Central
Market system.
BUILDING N
visits to the Brisbane Produce
More than 7,000 growers supply Partially demolished Building N
Market over the past two
fresh produce to the Brisbane is to gain a new lease of life with
months, with more arrivals
Produce Market with an estimated Brisbane Markets Limited (BML)
planned in October. 17,000 growers supplying the moving to redevelop the warehouse
Both Bundaberg Fruit and Central Market system across on the former building footprint.
Vegetable Growers and Lockyer Australia.
Valley Growers Association SBP Australia Pty Ltd has been awarded
organised tours, taking the the contract to redevelop the warehouse
opportunity to explore the Central following its partial demolition in 2011 due
Trading Floor, hold breakfast to structural damage caused by flood waters.
meetings with industry speakers The completed panel/metal clad building
and to tour the Brisbane Markets®’ will have a total floor area of 1,500 m².
77ha site.
The construction is expected to be
October is shaping up to be a completed by March of next year.
busy one with delegates from
Passionfruit Australia and
Queensland Strawberry Growers
also taking up the opportunity
Brisbane Markets Limited’s Luke Leeson (left)
speaks with Bundaberg Fruit and Vegetable
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Market trading floor.
BUILDING D
(EAST) GETS A
FACELIFT
The eastern end of Building D,
within the Brisbane Produce An artist’s impression of the new Multi-level Car Park.
Market, is to receive a facelift
with Brisbane Markets Limited
MULTI-LEVEL CAR PARK
to progress redevelopment
work in the weeks ahead.
SBP Australia Pty Ltd was awarded the RISES FROM THE GROUND
contract to undertake the work.
Brisbane Markets®’ four- Brisbane Markets Limited (BML)
The biggest visual change will be at appointed contractor, Watpac
the front of the building with the storey Multi-level Car Park
Limited, is on track to complete the
redevelopment to include a marketing is rising from the ground structure by January 2018.
display and LED message board area to with concrete pours now
highlight industry events. BML CEO, Andrew Young, said the
completed and work on an car park will facilitate growth and
Behind the signage will be new public elevator at the southern remove passenger vehicles from
amenities to service the Central end of Building B making the site.
Trading Area.
progress. The additional parking will service
The rear of the building will be
the Brisbane Markets® Northern
demolished and replaced with a A walkway will join the two-storey
Industry Precinct, the Commercial
new 320 m² PIR (fire resistant) panel elevator to the four-level structure,
Precinct and the weekend Retail
warehouse with a loading dock and allowing tenants easy access to
Markets.
two dock levellers. vehicles parked on Levels two and
three of the 540 vehicle building.
DEVELOPING
BUILDING C1
Plans are underway to build a new state-of-
the-art warehouse near the Brisbane Produce Sooware built for your industry
Market trading floor with Brisbane Markets Soluuons tailored to your business
Limited (BML) releasing an artist’s impression
of the proposed Building C1 structure. www.freshcomputers.com.au
BML has worked closely with Montague Fresh (Qld)
Pty Ltd to finalise a detailed design of the 4,800 m2
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Brisbane Markets
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The new building will be constructed in a space between
Buildings A and O, which is currently occupied by a car
park, and the existing LPG refuelling facility, which is to
be replaced by an upgraded facility, located to the west
of Building R, by the end of this year.
An artist’s impression of the proposed Building C1. fresh source Spring 2017 7
markets
SAFEST FORKLIFT OPERATOR ON-SITE
It was heart pumping glory for Armstrong Brismark Director, Stephen Edwards, who is a member
Bros forklift operator, Joseph Kalolo, as he of the Brisbane Markets Safety Advisory Committee
and Managing Director of Murray Bros, presented the
manoeuvred his way to victory to take out the winners with their trophies.
coveted 2017 Brisbane Produce Market Forklift
The event is an annual reminder for the 4,000 people
Operator of the Year title and $3,000 prize who do business daily at the Brisbane Markets® site to
money. keep safety top of mind.
Mr Kalolo, of Goodna, was one of 10 finalists to
compete on the Brisbane Produce Market trading floor,
showing off expert forklift operating skill and efficiency
over a difficult practical course.
It’s the third year the Brisbane Markets® has held the
hotly contested competition, which is an important safety
initiative supported by Toyota Material Handling and CHEP.
It was the second year that Mr Kalolo was named
a finalist after being chosen through a four-week
lead up to the event where all forklift operator
contestants were monitored on their daily activities and
commitment to safety.
However, the winner’s $3,000 cheque came down to the
safety performance and time trial on a practical course,
with Mr Kalolo just pipping his fellow competitors.
Victory was just seconds away for second place getter,
Justin Brady, of Keith Lind Pty Ltd, who has placed in the
top three for the past three years, and third place getter, 2017 Brisbane Markets® Forklift Operator of the Year winner, Joseph Kalolo, of
Armstrong Bros (left), receives his $3,000 prize money from Brisbane Markets Safety
Soolefai Fale, Mr Kalalo’s colleague at Armstrong Bros. Advisory Committee member Stephen Edwards.
MEET THE
SPONSORS
The Forklift Operator of the Year
challenge was sponsored by:
Brisbane Markets®’ top 10 safest forklift operators at the grand final presentations with Brisbane Markets
Safety Committee Chair, Stephen Edwards (centre).
THE 10 DRIVERS
The top drivers who made it to the 10 final positions were:
Soolefai Fale – Armstrong Bros Murray Cole – Perfection Fresh
Joseph Kalolo – Armstrong Bros Dennis Laurens – R W Pascoe
Peter Haddock – GNL Produce Ricky Hunter – J H Leavy & Co
Justin Brady – Keith Lind Pty Ltd Russell Williams – Perfection Fresh
Shane Briggs – Marendy and Sons Brian Katchel – United Lettuce
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BRISBANE MARKETS® STYLE ON SHOW
Queensland’s fresh produce with the audience quickly warmed
wholesaling industry turned up with great musical comedy from
Rusty and Another Guy, mentalist
its biggest formal night on the
Anthony Laye and the 11-piece
calendar into a wonderland dance band, Magic Carpet Ride.
of style with the staging of
The event was emceed by renowned
the Brisbane Produce Market
sports journalist and radio
Gala Dinner, held at the personality, Ben Davis and as in past
Brisbane Entertainment and years, included the annual Brisbane
Convention Centre. Markets® Fun in the Markets video
along with a raffle to aid Diabetes
More than 500 wholesalers,
buyers, grower representatives and Queensland, raising $8,350.
Brisbane Markets®’ top sponsors, It was also the night to take the first
who supply the industry were look at the Your Local Fruit Shop
treated to a night of wining, dining, campaign’s advertisement featuring
illusion and musical comedy. rugby league legend Sam Thaiday
It was the second year that the and a team of participating fruit
shop owners. Sporting journalist and radio host Ben Davis hosted the
event was staged in wintery July evening.
MENTALIST DRILLS DOWN DEEP
Mentalist Anthony Laye had the saw the Gold Coast-based master of mind and
illusion keep his audience spellbound and
Brisbane Produce Markets Gala Dinner
thankfully, leave the stage unharmed.
audience in gasps of shock as the
A mentalist understands non-verbal behaviours
blindfolded performer directed his
and despite various audience members trying
assistant, randomly chosen from the to mask their usual expressions or hand
crowd, to pick up the Number Two movements, he was able to pinpoint who
nail gun to fire against his flesh…and illustrated a drawing and even unravel a
she picked up the wrong one! random phone number from a telephone book
Mentalist Anthony Laye explains the blindfolded that was seemingly impossible.
nail gun procedure to an audience participant, It was just one of the spine tingling and
seconds before being blindfolded.
unbelievable moments of entertainment that
RUSTY AND ANOTHER GUY
SPIN SOME FRUITY LINES
Musical comedians Rusty and Rusty Berther, who many will
Another Guy couldn’t resist know from the comedy musical
duo The Scared Weird Little Guys,
slipping a fun fruit song and
and accomplished musical theatre
some great fresh produce one performer and improviser Mike
liners into their musical comedy McLeish, took to the stage producing
act at the Brisbane Produce some high energy musical skill and
Market Gala Dinner this year. heavenly harmonies.
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Comedic musicians Rusty and Another Guy with a fruity
sense of song: from left, Rusty Bertha and Mike McLeish.DANCE FLOOR A MAGIC CARPET RIDE
Popular covers band Magic
Carpet Ride has performed
at the Brisbane Produce
Market in the past but this
year it pulled out a big brass
sound to form an 11-piece
dance band.
Audience members danced into the
night with songs from the 70s and
80s through to more modern music
that had people up and out of their
chairs to dance.
Dance band Magic Carpet Ride had people up off their chairs and onto the dance floor.
BEHIND THE SCENES
There is always plenty going on between the
acts and fine food at a Brisbane Produce Market
Gala Dinner with this year’s event featuring a
photography media wall and even a funny photo
booth that had audience members lining up.
Some $8,350 was raised for Diabetes Queensland from a
raffle on the night with emcee Ben Davis, renowned sports
journalist and radio personality, making a personal plea to
be generous having had the experience of a child living with
Type 1 Diabetes.
Meanwhile, a cartoon sketch artist lengthened noses,
overemphasised lips, cheeks and dimples and produced an
array of artworks for audience members who walked away
delighted with their new look.
Cartoonist Rodolfo Almeida produces a fun work of art for his Brisbane Produce
Market Gala Dinner art subjects.
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Audience members sign up to be part of a Diabetes Queensland raffle.Major Sponsors
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Some of the style on show from more than 500
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Gala Dinner.
12 fresh source Spring 2017L i v e w e l You can help 230 thousand Queenslanders living with diabetes have the support and information they need to live well. Because good health is everyone’s business. Contact Diabetes Queensland on 1800 177 055 or email give@diabetesqld.org.au DONATE TODAY!
Horticulture
Code of Conduct
UNDERSTANDING HELPING GROWERS FILL
THE HORTICULTURE THE HORTICULTURE
CODE CODE INFORMATION GAP
Growers selling fruit or vegetables Central Market wholesaler representative
through Australia’s Central Markets organisation, Fresh Markets Australia (FMA) stepped
must abide by a Federal Government up its campaign over the past quarter to educate
regulation called the 2017 Horticulture Australia’s 17,000 fruit and vegetable growers.
Code of Conduct.
The move was to fill the information gap created from a change
The Code governs the trading relationship between to the 2017 Horticulture Code of Conduct, the document that
growers and traders, the documentation that stipulates how growers and wholesalers should trade together.
growers and traders must sign, when a price needs
While grower associations have held workshops in regional
to be set, what happens when things go wrong
areas, including Queensland’s key growing regions, attendances
and who gets to police the legislation.
have been steady but only a drop in the ocean when it comes to
In recent months, the Central Markets have reaching all those who deal with the Central Markets.
undertaken extensive training for their 400
FMA took a proactive approach to expand its Code education
wholesalers and provided information and
responsibilities after reports by numerous Market wholesalers
additional Code awareness for up to 15,000
that their grower suppliers were advising that they were still in
growers to promote Code-compliance.
the dark about the updated trading arrangements.
This feature looks at the key messages to ensure both
the traders and growers are aware of the Code’s The move led the organisation to run a two-page advertisement
changes since the legislation’s revision in April 2017. in the August Good Fruit and Vegetables magazine explaining
Code responsibilities and where to seek help.
Additionally, numerous emails and letters were sent to Australia’s
grower organisations from FMA and directly from its six-member
WHAT IS THE Central Markets members, Brismark (Brisbane), Fresh State
(Melbourne), Newcastle, Freshmark (Sydney), South Australia
CODE? (Adelaide) and Market West (Perth).
FMA has committed to continue to work with growers to help
The Horticulture Code of Conduct is a plug the information gap and to ensure that both growers and
mandatory industry code prescribed Central Market traders are Code-compliant.
under the Competition and Consumer
Act 2010.
The current Code was released by the Federal
Government in April of this year following more
than a decade of industry complaint and reviews
concerning its unfair and anti-competitive
regulation.
The 2017 Code aims to improve the clarity and
transparency of trading arrangements between
growers and traders in the horticulture sector.
It applies to growers and traders and does not
apply to purchasers of horticulture produce
who sell directly to consumers (including
supermarkets), exporters and processors.
14 fresh source Spring 2017 All growers sending produce to the Brisbane Produce Market must sign up a Horticulture Produce
Agreement with their wholesaler before any trading can take place.DID YOU
CODE-COMPLIANT
DOCUMENTS ROLLED KNOW?
OUT Fresh Markets Australia standard
documents, including Horticulture Produce
The key to being Horticulture Code of Agreements and Terms of Trade, will assist
Conduct compliant is understanding and wholesalers to be confident they, and the
signing the correct paperwork that stipulates grower’s they deal with, comply with the
how a trader and grower are willing to trade Horticulture Code of Conduct.
with each other.
Australia’s six Central Markets have worked closely with
the Code policing body, the Australian Competition and
Consumer Commission (ACCC), to produce standard 2017
Horticulture Code of Conduct documents.
The easy to read and tailor documents are being rolled
out across the nation.
Wholesaler representative body, Fresh Markets
Australia (FMA), has distributed the Code-compliant
Terms of Trade and Horticulture Produce Agreements
through its members’ 400 Central Markets wholesalers
to reach an estimated 15,000 growers.
In Queensland, Brisbane Markets®’ 53 wholesalers
have rolled out the documentation to more than
7,000 growers.
GREATER FLEXIBILITY GNL Produce’s Charlie Mailli talks with a grower on the Brisbane Produce Market
FMA Chairman, Shane Schnitzler, said that it was trading floor. Keeping a written record of phone conversations is vital for good
important that growers read over the documentation record keeping.
and engaged with their wholesaler to ensure the
documentation was tailored to their business relationship.
“FMA’s documentation has the flexibility to be
customised with the grower and trader’s relevant
details and trading requirements,” Mr Schnitzler said.
“That’s a key difference to the previous Code which was
considered inflexible and anti-competitive.”
CRITICS
However, Mr Schnitzler said that the incredible amount
of investment and resources used to help growers meet
their Code obligations had not been without its critics.
He said the media had also brought to his attention
that some grower associations were under the
misinformation that the ACCC was concerned about
FMA’s standard format documents when in fact FMA
had provided its documents to the policing body, the
ACCC, and had them reviewed.
TOP THREE POINTS
FOR COMPLIANCE
To ensure Code compliance, growers need to:
• Understand that traders and growers are required
to have Horticulture Produce Agreements (HPA) in
place.
• Review, negotiate and accept the terms of HPAs
with all traders that the grower is doing business
with; and
• Note that acceptance can be in writing or by way
of an email, fax or text message. fresh source Spring 2017 15WHAT’S THE HURRY?
Some growers only deal with wholesalers However, after this transition period ends, all agreements
need to comply with the current Code.
when it’s their season to harvest, so for many
there may seem like there is plenty of time This includes agreements entered into before 15 December
2006, which were not covered by the earlier Code. That
before thinking about being 2017 Horticulture
means that for many established growers, it may be the first
Code of Conduct-compliant. time they have had to sign a Code agreement.
However, the new Code was applied from 1 April 2017. IMMEDIATE OBLIGATIONS
That means if you trade in horticulture produce on or after The ACCC says there is no transition period for many
that date, both the grower and trader must comply with obligations under the Code including:
the terms of the Code.
• dealing in good faith,
12-MONTH TRANSITION • keeping certain records,
The Australian Consumer and Competition Commission • the dispute resolution procedure.
(ACCC) said that there was a 12-month transition period for
This means that both growers and wholesalers must comply
parties with existing written agreements that were drawn
with these parts of the Code immediately if they trade in
up under the old Code.
horticulture produce.
HEFTY PENALTY FOR
A MISTAKE
A grower or trader not understanding their
2017 Horticulture Code of Conduct obligations
could turn out to be a hefty mistake.
The Code states that traders and growers must not trade
in horticulture produce unless they have a Code-compliant
Horticulture Produce Agreement in place. If they do not, a
penalty of up to $63,000 can apply for such a breach.
Other penalty provisions include:
• Not dealing in good faith
• Traders failing to publish a Code-compliant terms of
trade
• Not keeping adequate records, such as the names of
growers you deal with.
The Australian Consumer and Competition Commission
(ACCC) said it takes court action where it considers
litigation is the most appropriate way to achieve its
enforcement and compliance objectives.
The ACCC has the power to ask for information or
documents you must keep, produce or generate to check
your compliance with the Code. This includes your terms of Concerns over pricing? Growers and wholesalers can check the price that fresh
trade and HPAs. produce was sold for through Ausmarket Consultants, a service that operates out of
the Brisbane Produce Market.
GET LEGAL ADVICE IF YOU’RE UNSURE
The Horticulture Produce Agreement (HPA) is It’s important to consider seeking legal advice if the grower
needs some extra assurance about the deal they are
an important document to get right since it
entering into.
lays out the way that a trader and a grower
In fact, if the agreement is for a term of 90 days or more,
must trade together and in what time frame.
your trader will be checking up to ask if you have received
independent legal advice about the agreement.
16 fresh source Spring 2017YOUR OPTIONS COMPARING
IF THERE IS APPLES WITH
A DISPUTE APPLES
Sometimes things don’t always go right, even when It can be difficult to work out the
the paperwork is signed and sealed, and a grower and grade and quality of your produce
trader need some outside support to resolve a dispute. when it is matched against so many
There are a range of steps that you can take:
other growers sending into the
Brisbane Produce Market.
Step Try to talk through the issue calmly and openly with
One the wholesaler or transporter, and have your records A miscommunication can also lead
handy so you can refer to the facts. to unnecessary disputes despite both
the grower and trader having all their
Step If trading through the Brisbane Produce Market, paperwork signed to be Horticulture Code-
Two contact Brismark’s Dispute Resolution Service. compliant.
The service is free and can be accessed through
To avoid confusion, Brismark’s wholesalers
the 1800 631 002 hotline. Your call will trigger a
use a uniform set of standards for fresh
thorough investigation to look toward an amicable
produce, called FreshSpecs™.
resolution.
FreshSpecs™ creator, Fresh Markets
Step Contact the Horticulture Mediation Adviser, a Australia, said that Horticulture Produce
Three mediation service to help work through the dispute Agreements must state what specifications
but it does not provide legal advice. will be used to determine the quality of
There is cost involved and the Office of the Horticulture horticulture produce being traded.
Adviser can be contacted on 1800 475 467 or email
Parties to an agreement can choose to
adviser@horticulturecode.com.au. You can also make
use FreshSpecs™, or any other produce
an online inquiry at http://tinyurl.com/yby32mrd
specifications to determine horticulture
Step Talk to your legal adviser, although this can be a produce quality under the agreement.
Four costly option and the previous steps have been set To gain access to the FreshSpecs™
up to offer cost-effective ways of finding a business information for your produce, visit
resolution outside of a courtroom. http://tinyurl.com/ybf8qy3f.
Brisbane Produce Market wholesalers have joined
their Central Market counterparts to send to
WHERE TO ACCESS
their growers a copy of the required Horticulture
Produce Agreement, which includes the relevant
YOUR CODE detail relating to each specific grower.
DOCUMENTATION If you haven’t heard from your Brismark wholesaler or are
looking to choose a business to trade with within the Brisbane
Produce Market, then find a full list of wholesalers under your
produce type by visiting http://tinyurl.com/yao3muyl.
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BIG BROTHER
BEN’S BUYFRUIT
BACKING
Former Big Brother housemate Ben Zabel
has shared with his Facebook followers a
BuyFruit box that his Mum surprised him
with in August, delivered to his work.
He wrote, “I’ve been so busy lately. That, coupled
with the time of year, has me feeling a little From left, Peter Maniatis, of Superior Fruit & Wendy’s Kitchen, rugby league great, Sam
Thaiday, and Rob Sayle, of Harvest Markets Booval, tear up the field with a rockmelon ball
rundown. Knowing this, Mum had a at a Fight for Flavour photoshoot.
buyfruit.com.au box delivered to my work!
“As a passionate advocate for small business and
(mostly) healthy heating, I had to give them a
mention. SAM THAIDAY’S
“And no, Mum, I’m not about to learn to cook!” FLAVOUR TEAM
FRUIT EXPERTS Rugby league great, Sam Thaiday, continued the
The bounty of fresh produce found in the online fresh produce fight for flavour by leading the charge
BuyFruit box is the work of Your Local Fruit during a second major campaign for Your Local Fruit
Shop participants, with fruit experts delivering
fresh produce to offices and homes throughout
Shop (YLFS), promoting the “Queenslander Grown,
Brisbane, Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast, Ipswich and Queenslander Trusted” message.
Toowoomba. Twenty-two YLFS retailers donned uniforms and formed a
One of the latest YLFS experts to sign up is fight-worthy squad in a photoshoot with the foodie footballer
Toowong Fresh, which is now handpicking and to create a team shot that was displayed across 160 bus shelters
packing orders, direct from its shelves. and bus backs throughout South East Queensland.
Visit www.buyfruit.com.au to see the range of The retailers also featured in many of the social media posts
Value Packs and Office Fruit Boxes. throughout the campaign.
Campaign Three sees the “Family Owned” message promoted
with the spotlight falling on the many stories generated from
within the YLFS family. Take a look at the YLFS Facebook page.
SEASONAL FLYERS ON
HAND
Want to know what fruit, vegetables and herbs are
in season?
Check out the Your Local Fruit Shop (YLFS) website at
From left, Romit Shah and Dharmin Soni handpick fresh produce for their https://tinyurl.com/ybvhlndr or call into a YLFS retailer to pick up
BuyFruit.com.au orders.
the latest copies of the Fruit, Vegetable and Herb guides.
You will pick up some great recipe tips and storage information
18 fresh source Spring 2017 along the way.industry
TROPICAL CYCLONE
DEBBIE RECOVERY
By Bowen Gumlu Growers Association Industry
Development Officer Cherry Emerick
Queensland Senator, Anthony and State Governments are looking
Chisholm, visited the region to ease the burden on our growers. BGGA catching up with Brisbane Markets: From left,
BGGA’s Trudy and Carl Walker and Industry Development
to check its recovery and The waiver will apply to annual
Officer Cherry Emerick were invited guests at the Brisbane
how it is progressing since water licence fees from 1 April 2017 Produce Market gala dinner in late July.
to 31 March 2018
his initial visit 10 days after
Tropical Cyclone Debbie, Please visit www.dnrm.qld.gov.au or
call 13 74 68 for more information.
which devastated the region
DID YOU
in late March 2017. ANNUAL GENERAL
MEETING
The more recent visit to one of our
KNOW?
Once again growers have shown
local farms, that suffered major their support in Carl Walker,
infrastructure damage in the re-electing him association
cyclone, showed the Senator just president for another year.
how far we have come in our road
to recovery and how robust our In his acceptance speech, The Queensland Government
growers are. Mr Walker recognised the challenges has extended its Category
that growers had faced and said C grant scheme until 12
WATER LICENCE FEES BGGA was looking forward to a January 2018 to assist primary
Water licence fees are to be waived prosperous 12 months ahead. producers with their clean
to help ease the financial burden to He also acknowledged the BGGA up and reinstatement works
farmers in the Whitsunday Region team and thanked them all for after being affected by severe
and other shires that were affected their hard work during the intense
by Tropical Cyclone Debbie.
Tropical Cyclone Debbie in
recovery period directly after late March of this year.
It’s great to see that Commonwealth Tropical Cyclone Debbie.
PEAK EXPORT BODY NAME CHANGE
Australian Horticulture Exporter’s exporters and 75% of importers by value.
Association (AHEA) will rename itself Australian fresh produce’s two-way trade
the Australian Horticultural Exporters’ increased by 7% to $1.7 billion in the 2016/17
year, of which exports alone were $1.2 billion.
and Importers’ Association (AHEIA) to
China is the leading market by volume and
better reflect the bilateral nature of value worth $245 million.
its horticulture trade. Members also voted in the existing Board
The association voted in the name change at of Directors, along with two new executive
its annual general meeting and industry forum committee Directors; Prudence Barker of BGP
in Melbourne in September, with members International Pty Ltd, in Melbourne, and David
hearing that it now represented 65% of Hooper of Harvest Moon, in Tasmania.
AHEIA’s CEO Dominic Jenkin
discusses the association’s rise in
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FOOD SAFETY IS
EVERYONE’S BUSINESS
By Brismark General Manager Gail Woods
Food safety is everyone’s FRESHCARE FORUM 2007 Safety Discussion that considered
business across the fresh The Freshcare Forum 2017 and the Fresh Produce Food Safety Risk
GlobalGAP Tour Stop presented an Management - Food Regulation
produce supply chain. Standing Committee (FRSC)
interactive day-long program which
Growers, packers, wholesalers, importantly launched of a new Roundtable Discussion Paper.
provedores, retailers and food Freshcare Supply Chain Standard. It was held at the Brisbane Markets®
service alike are in the food and attended by key stakeholders
The new standard is to support food
business. including Brismark and other
safety and quality compliance for
Food safety needs to rank in the businesses involved in all stages of members from the fresh produce
boardroom/business meetings the fresh produce supply chain – industry.
as well as in the operations of including wholesalers. The information gathered from
businesses. these discussions will assist FRSC to
FMA takes food safety and quality
INSTILLING A FOOD compliance seriously and as such develop informed, contemporary
SAFETY CULTURE has signed a Memorandum of policy advice that ensures that
Understanding with Freshcare effective systems, interventions and
The importance of food safety
which establishes a framework for partnerships are in place, and are
needs to be driven from the top
both organisation to coordinate maintained, to prevent and respond
down – that is, instilling a best
their respective activities around the to foodborne illness involving fresh
practice food safety culture of “the
implementation of the Freshcare produce.
way things are done around here”,
rather than, “all we need to do is Supply Chain Standard for the Brismark will participate in the
comply to pass the audit”. benefit of the Australian Fresh National FRSC Roundtable.
Produce Supply Chain.
Best practices in food safety can The wholesale sector is well
favourably impact your bottom line. Brismark wholesalers will benefit represented by Brismark and FMA
from this initiative to support food in the food safety government
Brismark, through its national
safety and quality compliance. policy discussion. It ensures our
member organisation Fresh Markets
part of the supply chain has good
Australia (FMA), has recently been SAFE FOOD QUEENSLAND effective methods of being able to
involved in two key food safety WORKSHOP
meet quality assurance compliance
industry events – the Freshcare Brismark was asked by Safe Food and to implement food safety best
Forum 2017 and a Queensland Fresh Queensland to co-facilitate the practice.
Produce Food Safety Discussion Queensland Fresh Produce Food
THE FOOD REGULATION ABOUT THE FORUM
STANDING COMMITTEE
The joint food regulation system is overseen
by the Australia New Zealand Ministerial
The Food Regulation Standing Committee Forum on Food Regulation (Forum).
(FRSC) is responsible for coordinating policy The Forum is responsible for developing domestic food
advice to the Australia New Zealand Ministerial regulation policy in the form of policy guidelines.
Forum on Food Regulation (Forum) and It also promotes a consistent approach to the
ensuring a nationally consistent approach to the implementation and enforcement of domestic food
implementation and enforcement of standards.
food standards.
The Australia New
It is a sub-committee that closely mirrors the Minister’s Zealand Ministerial
represented in the Forum. Forum on Food
Regulation is
It establishes working groups as required when mapping out responsible for
developing domestic
the steps required for developing a specific policy. food regulation policy.
22 fresh source Spring 2017HARMONISATION
NEEDS TO GO
GLOBAL
Harmonised food safety regulation was
top of the agenda at the 2017 Freshcare
Forum held in Sydney in August, with
about 140 attendees representing
Australia, New Zealand and Spain
in attendance.
WHAT IS
Delegates heard much had been achieved to
harmonise food safety certification requirements FRESHCARE?
for the major retailers in Australia under the
Harmonised Australian Retailer Produce Scheme
Freshcare is the Australian Fresh Produce
(HARPS). Industry’s on-farm assurance program.
HARPS reduces the plethora of food safety It is a national, industry led, not-for-profit
systems once required for dealing with multiple program suitable for all fresh produce growers
retail customers. and grower-packers of fresh produce and
However, there was work to be done in provides certification options to the Freshcare
harmonizing international standards with a number standards including food safety and quality and
of different regulations and compliance schemes in environmental.
overseas markets causing great confusion. Freshcare has about 5,000 participating grower
Freshcare’s general manager, Clare Hamilton- businesses nationally. The Freshcare member
Bate, told the forum that there was no single organisations comprise of national and state-
entity that could fit across all jurisdictions. based horticultural peak industry bodies.
“We have come a long way in harmonising
standards within Australia,” Ms Hamilton-Bate said.
“Imagine if we could facilitate that process
across international markets.”
GLOBALGAP ALIGNMENT
Freshcare is currently working with GlobalGAP,
the world's leading farm assurance program,
translating consumer requirements into Good
Agricultural Practice.
GlobalGAP’s Ignacio Antequera told the forum
more about the organisation, which began in
Europe in 1997 as EUREPGAP but expanded and
changed its name in 2007 to better reflect the
growing number of producers and retailers using
its services from around the world.
FRESHCARE FOCUS
The forum was told that Freshcare has a policy
of streamlining and harmonising certification
programs, with a focus on collaboration on
training initiatives, finalising benchmarking to
the Global Food Safety Initiative and to working
closely with GlobalGAP.
DID YOU KNOW?
Australia’s Central Market wholesalers,
through Fresh Markets Australia, were
a founding member of Freshcare when
it began in 2000, with the wholesaling
sector being represented at a Board
level over the ensuing 17 years. fresh source Spring 2017 23industry
CATCHING UP WITH
BRISBANE MARKETS®
By Bree Grima, Managing Director, Bundaberg Fruit and Vegetable Growers
Bundaberg Fruit and BFVG thanks Brisbane Markets® BFVG is committed to ensuring
Vegetable Growers (BFVG) for its assistance in coordinating producers are aware of their
the tour and Austsafe Super for its obligation for Code compliance
congratulates Brisbane sponsorship, with the organisation and will continue to provide
Produce Market for yet also providing tickets for the support on this.
another successful annual growers to attend the third State of
gala dinner with the Origin Game. What a fantastic trip! INDUSTRY WORKSHOPS
The region has been inundated
Managing Director and REGIONAL UPDATE with opportunities for producers
Chairman both attending The winter months of 2017 were to increase their business capacity
the Industry Event. dry and hot for regional producers. through workshops and training.
However, in Spring, unseasonal From post-harvest management
The Gala Dinner was a beautiful
heat, backed up by torrential rain of vegetables workshops to tomato
night of food, music and
incidents, caused flash flooding and potato psyllid workshops by
networking and we thank Brisbane
wide soil and crop damage across biosecurity Queensland, BFVG is
Markets® for the invitation and look
the region. working with Industry partners to
forward to continuing the positive
networking with all involved. Spring crops such as, melons, ensure growers are aware of the
blueberries, tomatoes, cucumbers, vast array of information available.
GROWER TOUR TO some zucchinis, sweet potato and
BRISBANE PRODUCE We are working towards the creation
capsicums are affected. of a central calendar that promotes
MARKET
ADVOCACY all planned Industry events.
BFVG’s VegNET project coordinated
a bus tour of 16 growers from the BFVG, together with Growcom
region to visit the Brisbane Markets® and the Australian Competition
and some commercial farms. and Consumer Commission (ACCC),
held Horticulture Code of Conduct
A tour of the Brisbane Produce
Workshop for Queensland producers.
Market trading floor was followed
by a networking breakfast for BFVG coordinated the Gayndah
growers and wholesalers, with and Bundaberg Workshops, both
presentations from industry experts. of which were well attended.
The bus tour was well received with Growers received sample
growers enjoying catching up with Horticulture Produce Agreement
their wholesalers and seeing their templates and were guided on
Bundaberg Fruit and Vegetable Growers learn more
produce on the market floor. One changes to the horticulture code about Foodbank Queensland from its General Manager,
grower met their wholesaler in and compliance requirements. Ken McMillan, during a speaking session and tour of the
Brisbane Produce Market.
person for the very first time!
OCTOBER IS ‘TRY FOR FIVE’
CAMPAIGN MONTH
Nutrition Australia wants recommended amount of vegetables
to ramp up its ‘Try for Five’ each day, with the average person
eating just half as much as they
campaign in October with should.
the 2017 week encouraging
The campaign was launched during
Australians to increase their National Nutrition Week, from
vegetable consumption to October 15-21, which coincided
five serves per day. with the United Nations’ World
Food Day on 16 October.
According to Nutrition Australia,
only 4% of Australians eat the
Australian Dietary Guidelines suggest children 9-11 years
and girls 12-13 years should have five serves of vegetables
24 fresh source Spring 2017 a day, with boys 12-13 years needing five and a half serves.business
BENEFITS OF JOB
DESCRIPTIONS
By Sal Trujillo, Brisbane Markets Limited Human Resources Manager
Finding the right person • Review salary – When deciding Once suitable applications have
to join the organisation on the salary to offer, consider been shortlisted, a short phone
the minimum wage under the interview should take place to
is a critical and important applicable industrial instrument assess if the candidate has the
function. (Award, Enterprise Agreement minimum level of skills required
The challenge for managers is not etc.), your current budget as well for the role.
only the recruitment and selection as the market rate. • Conduct the interview – Thank
process which assists them in finding This is to ascertain that the the candidate for their time,
and appointing the candidate that salary on offer is compliant and provide an overview of the
meets the essential core skills such competitive. company, the organisational
as technical knowledge, abilities • Write and advertise the culture and the role.
and personal qualities, but also position – When writing the job Be careful not to oversell the
finding a candidate that fits within advertisement keep in mind the role to candidates to avoid false
the organisational culture. role you are seeking to fill. expectations.
To achieve this, the following The content must be clear and Provide candidates with the
should be considered: avoid discriminatory language. opportunity to ask questions.
• Assess the need to fill the Provide enough information to When conducting the interview ask
vacancy – Take advantage of help potential applicants assess if your questions one at a time and
the opportunity to analyse the the job is suitable for them. allow the candidate enough time to
position by considering; can Advertising the salary or salary answer. Take notes so you can assess
the job be redesigned? Is the range will help in filtering out the candidate accordingly.
position still full time/part time/ unwanted applications. • Make a decision – Make a decision
casual? Impact on budget? Has a based on the answers provided
• Prepare for the interview –
technological change impacted on by the candidates against the
Compile a set of interview
the role? position description.
questions based around the skills
• Review the position description required and personality traits. Complete reference checks for the
– Ensure that the position selected applicant to validate the
The interview questions should
description outlines why the information.
seek examples from candidates
position exists, what the job
as to how they have applied the • Make the job offer – Contact
holder actually does, how the
skills in their career to date. selected applicant and advice the
work is to be done, and under
Organise a quiet and comfortable outcome.
what conditions the job is
performed. place for the interviews and When making an offer clearly
decide if a recruitment and outline the details including the
The personality traits required for
selection panel is required. confirmation of expected work
the role should also be considered
• Screen applications – To hours, salary on offer and any other
including the employee values
effectively screen applications, benefits or employment conditions.
required to ascertain these are
in line with the organisational consider the job requirements Ensure the candidate receives a letter
culture. under the position description. of offer and employment contract
confirming the employment details.
26 fresh source Spring 2017WHAT’S YOUR LEGACY?
By Andrew Malins – Affinity Accounting Plus
We will all, at some point, I won’t comment on whether that’s If that purpose is just that you enjoy
begin to consider what we a good or bad thing, however, it it and spent time appreciating every
does mean that now, more than day, then work toward that.
would like to achieve in life ever, we are aware of what we
aside from day to day living If it’s a more noble cause then
want to achieve in our lives. good for you, either way, it takes
needs. I work with lots of clients who have conscious effort and thought to get
If you have children, you naturally been high performing business there.
would have already thought of people during their working lives If you are caught up in the everyday
them and your legacy in terms of and when retirement comes, it can pressures of being in business,
wanting them to have a good life. be a shock to the system which is a career or family, get some help to
bit hard to cope with mentally. organise, prioritise and strategise
Legacy wishes usually fall into one
of the three categories: All of a sudden, the reason for – at the end of your life you might
getting out of bed in the morning just look back and think it was the
• Children and family: The original
has evaporated and being on best commitment you ever made.
and perhaps most common life
holiday constantly is not as fulfilling
purpose.
as high pressure achieving (or
• Others: Philanthropy, friends, surviving).
colleagues, associates
• Self: Recognition, lifestyle,
OLD SAYINGS
personal goals and satisfaction There’s a couple of old sayings that
come to mind when I think about
Now, regardless of what category
legacy and retirement; “you’re a
(or categories) your life’s work
long time dead” and “no one ever
is aimed toward, money will
said on their death bed, ‘I wish I’d
undoubtedly greatly assist the
spent more time at work.”
cause.
I love my work (most days) but I still
NOT LEAVING IT ALL don’t think I’ll be wishing I worked
“Baby boomers” were the first more hours if I’m lucky enough to
generation to actively decide be sitting back in retirement/old
whether to have children and are age.
considered the first generation to
Whatever point you are at in your
not want to leave it all to the next
working life, make sure you are Consider what’s important for your life when leaving a
generation. legacy, then work toward it.
getting time to consider what you
They were the first to think of want your life to amount to.
themselves, enjoying a lengthy
retirement and “spending the kids’
inheritance”.
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