Sugar processor fined after accident severs worker's fingers
By Liam O'Connell
Australia's second largest sugar processor is fined $100,000 nearly four years after the workplace accident.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-22/sugar-prosecution-three-fingers-severed/105684872
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Mackay Sugar fined $100,000 after accident severs worker's fingers
Australia's second largest sugar processor is fined $100,000 nearly four years after the workplace accident.
Once a relic of the past, cane fires are burning in Queensland again
By Liam McNally
After years of mostly green harvesting, cane farmers around Mackay are reaching for the drip torch this season to get rid of old plantings that could not be harvested last year.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-16/sugarcane-fires-burn-queensland-farms-after-poor-crop/105622310
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Cane fires return as Qld growers battle to harvest last year's poor crop
After years of mostly green harvesting, cane farmers around Mackay are reaching for the drip torch this season to get rid of old plantings that could not be harvested last year.
Farmers paid to trial sugarcane in peanut territory
By Tayla Larsen and Nikki Sorbello
Farmers trial sugarcane for the first time in Coalstoun Lakes, a traditional peanut-growing region.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2025-07-31/growers-paid-to-plant-first-inland-sugarcane-crop/105586376
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Growers paid to experiment with sugarcane on land traditionally used for peanuts, grains
Farmers trial sugarcane for the first time in Coalstoun Lakes, a traditional peanut-growing region.
Farmers paid to trial sugarcane in peanut territory
By Tayla Larsen and Nikki Sorbello
Farmers trial sugarcane for the first time in Coalstoun Lakes, a traditional peanut-growing region.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2025-07-31/growers-paid-to-plant-first-inland-sugarcane-crop/105586376
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Growers paid to experiment with sugarcane on land traditionally used for peanuts, grains
Farmers trial sugarcane for the first time in Coalstoun Lakes, a traditional peanut-growing region.
Mossman sugarcane growers trial new crops due to mill closure
By Sophie Johnson
For more than 125 years cane growers in Mossman have delivered a crop to the mill for crushing, but for some this year will be the last.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-28/mossman-sugarcane-growers-trial-new-crops-due-to-mill-closure/105541598
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Mossman growers experiment with new industries as sugarcane future remains uncertain
For more than 125 years cane growers in Mossman have delivered a crop to the mill for crushing, but for some this year will be the last.
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