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DOUGLAS
SHIRE
NEWS Douglas Shire News
IN PRINT
Douglas unites
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Recycling
www.newsport.com.au
business ‘set
up to to fail’
Thursday, November 30, 2023
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CRUSHING SEASON
Preparations
ramping up
IN DOUBT FOR 2024
A CIRCLE of plenty event fo -
cusing on sustainable food
-
gagement, and the joy of
shared learning will be held
Michael Warren at Mossman Botanic Gar-
Administrators to determine future
Editor den’s food garden site on
November 22.
THE future of one of the
The event will aim to in -
Douglas Shire’s biggest and
spire and educate individu-
most iconic employers re-
als about the art of growing
mains unclear following the
from a chairman to a range
unique opportunity to share
of relevant stakeholders
around the region.
food garden spiral while en -
Just days ago, on Novem -
gaging in an atmosphere of
ber 10 Far Northern Milling
learning, sharing, and con-
chairperson Rajinder Singh
- beyond just gardening. It will
spondence that “the viabil-
be about building a thriving
ity of the Mill for the 2024
community united by a com -
mon passion.
sured”. Situated at the Mossman
season can no longer be as -
- Botanic Garden and sup-
ing blow comes just months
- local garden clubs, the cir-
such as the Mossman Com -
gested that back on June 13
munity Centre, Port Douglas
it looked like it would be in
Neighbourhood Centre and
next season based on the
cle of plenty event is poised
If you like Newsport and it’s to be a remarkable day of
However Mr Singh re-
vealed a number of reasons
independent journalism ed that given the ongoing were quickly hosed down by A 53-YEAR-OLD Marybor-
as to why next season’s crush
Motorist gains
may now not proceed.
less than ideal weather con -
demerit points
These factors include:
There is no guarantee next year’s crushing season will go ahead. Picture: Far Northern Milling
ago, however those claims
Mr Singh further suggest-
crop tonnage as against that
“You would do very well
which was forecasted at the
You can Today - ture beyond November 10”. - not changed,” Far Northern index.php in his correspondence. pulled over doing 150km/hr
ough man has received a
uncertainty of next year’s
not to listen to rumours in
this town.”
beginning of the 2023 sea -
Support us
painful reminder to follow
season “that growers should
ty of the Mossman Mill mov -
on 13th June that we will
strongly consider their farm-
ing forward,” Mr Singh wrote
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in a 100km/hr zone.
that which was forecasted
at the beginning of the 2023
In his closing remarks Mr
Police located the man
season”, 3) “extended cane
Milling (FNM) general man-
on the Mulligan Highway
aware next year’s season
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supply stoppages” and lastly
- For the Full Story & more 4.30pm a number of days
ager Bronwyn Dwyer told
near Mount Molloy around
sure next season goes ahead.
Newsport’s David Gardiner
doubt a number of months
ago and proceeded to pull
in a text message on Sep -
tember 6. the company, and the viabili - him over during regular
with our advisors in respect
demerit points and a six-
sion.
month high-speed suspen -
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