Policy & Issues
The Milling Council provides a policy advocacy platform for its members, covering a wide range of policy instruments and legislation. These include environment and resource management, sustainability, urban and regional planning, work place health and safety, transport, energy, research and development, international trade and industrial relations.
Government policy direction can critically enable or stall the future of the Australian Sugarcane industry. Industry stakeholders interact with a range of policies through every tier of government. This reflects sugarcane:
- As a bio-derived energy resource and the substantial innovation opportunities associated with full resource utilisation; and
- Its community connection underpinning the economies of the many townships throughout the industry.
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Climate Change
Click here to access The Milling Council's current Climate Change Policy and related issues.
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Environment and Resources
Maintaining a focus on best practice Environmental and Resource Management is critical to the long term sustainability of the Australian Sugar Milling Industry. The Milling Council provides a forum for its members to pursue their environmental and resource goals.
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Industrial Relations
The Milling Council provides an internal Industrial Relations consultancy to subscribing Members.
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Renewable Energy
The Milling Council's current Renewable Energy Policy and related issues.
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Research and Development
The sugar industry has benefited substantially and consistently by maintaining specific research and development resources and subsequently applying the accumulated knowledge and experience. However, it can also be said that the sugar industry has not matched the productivity improvements that have occurred in other agricultural industries despite high levels of investment in sugar RD&E, as evidenced by agricultural and industry benchmarks.
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Trade and Market Access
Click here to access The Milling Council's current policy relating to Trade and Market Access
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WH&S
Click here to access issues relating to Workplace Health and Safety
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