Independently Owned, Locally Grown, Community Loved
Tully Athletics members fuelled up with their favourite energy boost. Photo source: Facebook
The Cassowary Coast went bananas for National Banana Day this week, with children at schools, preschools and sporting clubs joining the fun on 7th October. Local gyms in Tully, Mission Beach and Innisfail also got into the spirit, offering free workouts in exchange for the ‘meal in a peel’.
But beyond the fun was a celebration of one of the region's most important industries, built on generations of farming families and supported by local and international workers.
From everyone who joined the celebrations (and enjoys the local product) — to the growers, workers and families who put in the hard yards, season after season, through blazing sunshine, tropical downpours and the occasional cyclone — thanks a BIG bunch!
BANANA FACTS:
1. Around five million bananas are enjoyed across Australia every day.
2. The Innisfail and Tully banana-growing districts produced approximately 70% of Australia's bananas in 2023–24, totalling around 259,000 tonnes (Source: ABS).
3. The banana industry contributes around $1.3billion to the Australian economy annually, with around 5 million ‘meals in a peel’ consumed in the country every day (Source: Australian Banana Growers).
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