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On 1 July 2020, changes to the water charge rules in the Murray-Darling Basin will come into effect. These changes, announced by the Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources on 3 April 2019, are based on advice provided by the ACCC in 2016.
The new rules provide transparency for customers of monopoly water infrastructure operators by requiring them to include certain charges on their schedule or bill. The rules also set limits on termination fees that may apply to customers exiting an irrigation network.
Visit the ACCC website for example schedule of charges + other info...
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Bushfire support
If you’ve been impacted by these bushfires, don't be concerned about your tax affairs. Now is the time for you, your family and community. Where your business or residential address is in one of the identified bushfire impacted postcodes, the ATO has automatically applied deferrals for lodgments and payments due. You or your agent do not need to apply for this deferral. Visit the bushfire support website for further information...
It's time to move to Single Touch Payroll
It’s not too late to join the other 550,000 employers who are reporting through Single Touch Payroll (STP), but time is running out. Visit the ATO website for further information regarding STP.
Use AUSkey or myGov to access the Business Portal?
The way you access our online services is changing. From the end of March you won't be able to use AUSkey, it’s being replaced because it hasn’t kept up with modern technology. Visit the ATO website for more information...
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The ABARES Outlook conference will be the premier information and networking forum for the agriculture sector in 2020.
ABARES Outlook 2020 conference is exploring the practical steps to reaching what some call an ambitious target - $100 billion in farm output by 2030.
Visit the ABARES Outlook 2020 website for more information...
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The Authority’s compliance and enforcement officers have started the year by visiting labour hire providers and hosts across Victoria. The officers are educating hosts and providers about their obligations and monitoring compliance with the labour hire licensing scheme.
Showing hosts that you can provide labour hire services
Some providers and hosts have contacted the Authority for ‘proof’ that a business can provide labour hire services.
Licensed providers can show they have been granted a licence by:
- referring hosts to the Register of Licensed Labour Hire Providers
- publishing a link to the Register of Licensed Labour Hire Providers on their website
- providing their licence number
- showing hosts their licence.
For more information, visit the Labour Hire Authority website....
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Dry seasons support- Household financial relief is now available
The CWA of Victoria’s Drought Relief program has been provided a funding boost by the Victorian Government for the provision of household financial relief. A grant payment of up to $3,000 per individual applicant and/or household is available for farming families, farm workers and contractors that are drought-affected and reliant on farming as their primary source of income.
To access an application form or to find out more, visit the CWA of Victoria’s website.
Traceability Grants Program – Round 1
The Australian Government is inviting applications through an open competitive process to apply to deliver services under the Traceability Grants Program – Round 1 (the program). The program was announced as part of the Modernising Agricultural Trade initiative. This program provides opportunities for successful applicants to conduct projects that will enhance the supply chain traceability systems and arrangements that support the export of our agricultural commodities. Closing Date & Time 21 February 2020 - 11:00pm AEDT.
For further information regarding the Grants Program, or to apply, please click here.
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The 2020 PMA A-NZ Produce Executive Program brochure is now available. The program is an unmatched opportunity to improve your leadership and collaboration skills, increase personal resilience, drive innovation, gain industry insights and network with industry leaders for 5 days and nights.
Early Bird Reminder: Get $500 off the program fee if you register by the 7th of February. Or get 10% off for 3 participants, 15% for 4 or 20% for 5. Click here to Enroll...
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