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23 March 2009
Coastal Nursery voted Best Small Nursery in Australia!
Coastal Nursery (located on the Gold Coast) has been voted the Best Small Production Nursery in Australia, at the 2009 Nursery and Garden Industry Awards in Canberra, last week.
View story NGIA Website - all winners
23 March 2009
Dracaena Farm Nursery voted Best Medium Nursery in Australia
Dracaena Farm Nursery (located in Beachmere) has been voted the Best Medium Production Nursery in Australia, at the 2009 Nursery and Garden Industry Awards in Canberra, last week.
View story NGIA Website - all winners
4 November 2008
Queensland’s Nursery & Garden Industry Award Winners Announced
Queensland’s award winners were announced over the weekend at the state awards dinner for the 2009 Nursery & Garden Industry Awards. View story
25 May 2008
Entries now open for 2009 Nursery & Garden Industry Awards The Nursery & Garden Industry Awards opened for entries on May 19, 2008 and will continue to provide a sturdy benchmark of excellence in which industry businesses and professionals strive to achieve. View story
19 March 2008
Industry retail accreditation program gets a revamp
The Australian Garden Centre Accreditation Scheme (AGCAS) has been given a makeover and is now even better than before, with added benefits for retail garden centres striving towards business improvement and accreditation, as well as those which are already accredited. View story
27 November 2007
New WHS internet portal launched
The Safety portal provides information to help QLD small businesses meet their WHS legal responsibilities.
View story View Safety Portal
5 November 2007
Queensland’s Nursery & Garden Industry Award Winners Announced
Queensland’s award winners were announced over the weekend at the state awards dinner for the 2008 YATES Nursery & Garden Industry Awards. View story
7 August 2007
Record entries to be judged in 2008 Yates Nursery & Garden Industry Awards
Judging commenced this week for record number of entries in the second year of the new look nursery and garden industry awards. View story
3 August 2007
New guidelines for plant labelling released by Nursery & Garden Industry Australia
Nursery & Garden Industry Australia, in collaboration with plant nomenclature experts, industry stakeholders and legal experts, has released new plant guidelines in order to provide the best possible information for consumers when buying a plant. View story.View guide.
2 July 2007
Helping you in the drought
Financial and social assistance for the Lifestyle Horticulture Industry. View web page.
25 May 2007
State conferences highlight benefits of
2008 Yates Nursery & Garden Industry Awards
There has never been a better time to enter the Yates Nursery & Garden Industry Awards, with many improvements this year including the comprehensive entry kit and substantial feedback providing both scores and comments. View story.
23 May 2007
Queensland’s youths freshen up for NextGen launch
Queensland is letting their hair down and preparing for the launch of the NextGen program. Set for the 22 June at Botanix lifestyle garden centre, the launch is sure to entice 18 to 35-year-olds from around the state to join in the fun and get networking. View story.
30 April 2007
Qld agriculture awards recognise rural movers and shakers
Unsung heroes from the agricultural sector throughout regional Queensland have gained recognition for their outstanding efforts at the 2007 Queensland Primary Industries Achievement Awards presented at Customs House.View
story. View photos 1 , 2
30 April 2007
Nursery Industry Launches EcoHort TM
The Minister for Primary Industries & Fisheries Tim Mulherin today launched at Parliament House EcoHort TM - the production nurseries own Environmental Management System. View
story.
5 April 2007
Gardenfest 2007 - A Celebration of Gardening
When the going gets tough the gardeners get going! Going that is to Gardenfest 2007 - A Celebration of Gardening. View
story.
18 December 2006
$5M Rebate Starts Today to Help Home Gardeners
Queenslanders can cash in on a new $5 million rebate scheme that will encourage more home gardeners to buy water efficient plants and garden products
17November 2006
Have a dirty weekend!
That's the catch-cry of the Toowoomba region garden centres. The new 'Life is a Garden' marketing campaign will be officially launched at 10.30am Friday 17 November at Walsh's Seeds Garden Centre, Toowoomba. View
story.
28 October 2006
Queensland Nursery Awards
The Nursery & Garden Industry Queensland presented its 2006 Annual Awards at a Gala Dinner held on Friday 27 October. View
story.
31 July 2006
Nurseries Battle Effect of Water Restrictions
The latest survey by the Nursery & Garden Industry Queensland (NGIQ) indicates that most retail nurseries and garden centres in South East Queensland and specifically in those Council areas to which Level 3 restrictions apply, are suffering a 25 percent downturn in plant sales. View
story.
5 July 2006
It's Time for a Realistic Approach
Nursery & Garden Industry Queensland (NGIQ), has joined the debate on the controversial Toowoomba Water Futures plan, urging residents of the garden city to vote YES on July 29th. View
story.
12 April 2006
Time for Garden Recovery
The Nursery & Garden Industry Queensland (NGIQ) has indicated that this is the ideal time of the year to rebuild a garden damaged by Cyclone Larry. View
story.
23 March 2006
Larry Deals Another Body Blow to Nursery & Garden Industry
- Nature's Double Whammy
The state’s third largest horticultural industry, the $500
million a year nursery and garden industry, is also counting the
cost after Cyclone Larry has delivered more than $25 million worth
of damage to Nurseries across North Queensland. View
story.
20 March 2006
Focus on Dams
With some coastal dams now overflowing the Nursery & Garden
Industry Queensland (NGIQ) believes the path to future water supplies
for the South East has now been made painfully clear. View
story. |
