Tasman Turtle Picnic Day Shire Success Scores of locals and travellers flocked to TYTO Wetlands as Tasman Turtle returned with craft, food, activities, and family fun. With a rock climbing wall, circus acts, laser tag, pony rides, and a petting zoo, there was something for everyone. Music filled the air, even getting Tasman dancing, and the park buzzed from start to finish. Faces were covered with ice cream and fairy floss, but most importantly big smiles. Deputy Mayor Mary Brown happily remark
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Two respected members of the Hinchinbrook region have been named in the 2025 King’s Birthday Honours, receiving national recognition for their dedication to the community and their service over many years. Patrick Brown, Officer in Charge at the Ingham Ambulance Station, has been awarded the Ambulance Service Medal, one of the highest honours available to an Australian paramedic. With 46 years of experience, most of it in rural and regional Queensland, Mr Brown has long been regarded as a stea
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By Victoria Velton In the quiet coastal town of Taylor’s Beach, Jayden McNeill is solving more than just colorful puzzles; he’s solved his way to global recognition. A Rubik’s Cube champion with international acclaim, McNeill’s story is one of perseverance, precision, and passion. It all started when a seven-year-old Jayden received a Rubik’s Cube for Christmas. Like many, he shelved it after failing to solve it. But years later, inspired by classmates in high school, he revisited the cube and
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A Tool For Real-World Readiness When most people hear “LARPing” (Live Action Role-Playing), images of medieval knights and fantasy creatures might spring to mind. But for a growing community in Townsville, LARPing has evolved far beyond weekend cosplay, it’s becoming a valuable tool for real-world training and personal growth. The newly launched Townsville chapter of Swordcraft, Australia’s largest medieval battle and role-playing game, brings enthusiasts together every fortnight. What began as
Read the full storySimon Hood, Wilmar Manager Grower Marketing
The results of our grower survey last year made it quite apparent that growers who market with Wilmar
believe that the market information we provide is one of the most important services of our Grower
Marketing team.
One way we keep growers up to date is via shed meetings and information sessions which we recently
held in Proserpine, Ingham and the Burdekin.
It’s always thoroughly enjoyable for the team to get out and about, meeting with growers, learning more
about their businesses and hearing what works for them.
With the current turmoil in global markets, it was a timely update given the uncertainty within the world. It
was also a great opportunity to have our Risk Manager Bevan Patterson up from Brisbane to review the
current Wilmar forecasts on global demand and supply, and try to make some sense of the chaos.
Currently we forecast a small net surplus in sugar for the upcoming season which is highly dependent on
Brazil delivering another record crop of 42 million tonnes of sugar. Harvest is about to get under way in
Brazil and the dry start to the year may result in yields underperforming current forecasts.
As Brazil accounts for nearly three quarters of global seaborne trade, any slip in production could see a
surplus turn into a deficit, and higher prices.
The global market turmoil triggered by the tariff tit for tat has caused the AUD to be extremely volatile as
traders analyse the impact on a trading nation like Australia. It is not often that we see the AUD below 60
cents and it has masked some of the drop in the #11 sugar price fall.
In better news, our 2024 season pools and allocation account continue to outperform, and we will soon
release our quarterly performance and comparative analysis for January to March. Keep an eye on your
inbox for that later this month. The analysis continues to show that growers are significantly better off by
marketing with Wilmar, irrespective of the mechanisms used for GEI sugar pricing.
After a few days out of the office and in the regions catching up with our growers, it is great to see the
sun shining and the fields drying out. We hope the rainy days are behind us, and we will soon see a hive
of activity out on the farms as planting begins.
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