HAPPY NATIONAL BANANA DAY!
Today is the official day to celebrate our amazing locally-produced-world-class-yellow-fruit... the mighty banana!
Not only is it the ultimate healthy snack in it's own biodegradable and compost friendly packaging, the humble banana is an important part of our agricultural industry, and specifically, a key contributor to our local Mid North Coast economy.
As will all fresh foods, be sure to support our local farmers wherever possible.
Please don't buy them from Coles as they no longer stock our locally produced crop. Shop elsewhere to get the very best our region has to offer!
Did you know that:
🍌Australians eat approximately 5 million bananas A DAY?
🍌The current value of Australian domestic banana production is $846 million, equating to 369,000 tonne sold every year?
🍌The Banana Growing Industry employs more than 18,000 full time and part time jobs?
With that in mind, the concerning discussions by the Albanese Government around the potential opening of our domestic market to bananas from the Phillipines is as bizarre as it is potentially destructive.
We have some of the best quality fruit in the world, free from biosecurity risks and proudly Australian owned. Allowing fruit from the Phillipines risks the health of our local banana farmers not just from the potential importation of pests and diseases, but the potential for a country that produces 8 million tonnes of bananas a year to flood our market and push out our local growers.
We need to be protecting our agricultural industry not just for the economic benefits or the job security or the safety of our natural environments, but for our sovereignty.
So, on this National Banana Day, I am asking the Albanese Government to please put Australians and Australia first. And I'm asking our local community to shop local wherever possible.
#shoplocal #SupportLocal #localbananafarmers #nocolesbananas #nophillipinesbananas
While Coles rationalisation of their supply chain is a bit of a local disaster ( allegedly) it will benefit more Australians in trying to lower the cost of living. And to be honest improve their bottom line. Its not bad Nationally, but for the moment worrying locally. But therein lay the opportunity. How can local banana growers improve their margins and operate without the greatly reduced margins often associated with large retail? Can The Nats provide assistance or direction for a school project to solve the problem? Vertical integration of supply and customer purchase may be a start? In Spain Valencia produces Valencia Oranges and when similar pressures were placed on this magnificent area, they collaborated with business and community to squeeze ( pardon the pun) a better margin for growers. Just a thought.
Boycott Coles, only buy their Specials!
And it was the Kevin Rudd government that let the importation of banana's in to Australia from the Philippines, your a grub Conaghan
WE WILL TAKE BACK CONTROL OF MIGRATION
Under Labor, the numbers have been too high and the standards too low. A Liberal-Nationals Coalition Government will change both.
Since Anthony Albanese was elected, Labor has brought around 1.5 million additional people to Australia, roughly the population of Adelaide.
The migration system needs to work in Australia’s interest and be linked to the number of houses we can build.
We will take back control of our migration system to make it work for Australia.
That means getting the mix right: the right numbers, with the right people, with the right skills.
So we will deliver the largest cut to immigration in Australian history.
We’ll focus migration on the skills Australia actually needs, particularly in regional areas.
And we’ll back people who want to make Australia home, not just come here to work for a while.
We have listened to Australians and developed a policy which gets the balance right.
This is part of our plan to fix the economy and protect our way of life.
Mate, the horse has bolted. Needs a full reversal But the more pressing issue for the National Party is survival. Likely it will no longer exist after the next federal election.
The average houses built per year is 172,000 & the average number of occupants is 2.5 people. Therefore that's 430,000 permanent migrants per year.
You've developed the policy? Why not release it for public scrutiny?
Rapidly aging population in Australia Patty particularly in your electorate Patty are you going to wipe my mums arse at mater Christi when you ban all the migrants?
CONGRATULATIONS, MATILDA!
Great to be able to congratulate young Tilly Singh in Scotts Head today on her successful debut Rugby season 🏉🏆🥇
At just 11 years old not only did she win a Grand Final 4 weeks ago as part of a mixed U12s team, but over the weekend the Coffs Harbour Snappers won the Mid North Coast Rugby Union U14s girls Grand Final against Grafton by a whopping 53 to 5!
Enough to make Mark, her footy loving Dad, a mixture of proud and slightly jealous as his daughter eclipses his own achievements on her first year out 😆 As it should be, mate!
Matilda trained 3 times a week & played 2 games each weekend - putting in the hard yards and taking home the rewards. Great to see! 💪
#rugbychamp #girlsrugby #youngtalent
That’s great recognising you Matilda What a great achievements at that age Congratulations 🥰🥰.
Go girl !!
Well done keep up the good work
Gurl power❤️❤️great effort ! Teamwork makes the dream congratulations to the family♥️♥️
Welll done Tilly !!!!congratulations
SCOTTS HEAD MOBILE OFFICE: READY TO GO!
Great to be in beautiful Scotts Head at Club Scotts this afternoon to chat to locals about the issues and ideas for our region. Stop by and say g’day if you’re in #chatwithpat##mobileofficem#scottshead #scottshead
See u torrow afternoon
💬CHAT WITH PAT: CRESCENT HEAD🗣
I'll be at Crescent Head Country Club from 12-2pm on Friday October 9.
Please take the opportunity to come and see me so that I can help you with individual concerns relating to Federal Government issues, such as NDIS, Veterans' Affairs, Centrelink, Medicare & Aged Care or share your ideas on issues affecting our electorate.
No appointment required. Please note that in order to maintain privacy and confidentiality, my Mobile Offices are one-on-one conversations with each attendee, not an open forum.
#chatwithpat #crescenthead #crescentheadcountryclub #mobileoffice
💬CHAT WITH PAT: NAMBUCCA HEADS🗣
I'll be at Nambucca Plaza from 12-2pm on Wednesday October 7.
Please take the opportunity to come and see me so that I can help you with individual concerns relating to Federal Government issues, such as NDIS, Veterans' Affairs, Centrelink, Medicare & Aged Care or share your ideas on issues affecting our electorate.
No appointment required. Please note that in order to maintain privacy and confidentiality, my Mobile Offices are one-on-one conversations with each attendee, not an open forum.
#chatwithpat #nambuccaheads #nambuccaplaza #mobileoffice
