Please see attached copy of the Industry Restart Guidelines for Seasonal Horticulture which were last updated on 25.5.2021.

On the advice of our public health team, Victoria will move to circuit breaker restrictions from 11:59pm tonight. These settings will remain in place until 11:59pm on 3 June – but if we can end that sooner, we will.

As we've seen here, and across Australia, this kind of short, sharp action is effective in stopping this thing in its tracks. Our public health experts’ prime concern: just how fast the B1.617.1 variant is moving.

Please visit the Coronavirus Victoria website to read this full Statement and download a copy of the full restrictions that will be in force. The full list of restrictions can also be downloaded from the attachment below.

SOURCE: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Victoria | Coronavirus Victoria

• Masks must be worn indoors unless there is an exemption. This applies to everyone 12 years and older and includes workplaces
• Private gatherings in the home are limited to five visitors per day
• Public gatherings are limited to 30 people

Metropolitan Melbourne consists of the following Local Government Areas (LGAs):
Banyule, Bayside, Boroondara, Brimbank, Cardinia, Casey, Darebin, Frankston, Glen Eira, Greater Dandenong, Hobsons Bay, Hume, Kingston, Knox, Manningham, Maribyrnong, Maroondah, Melbourne, Melton, Monash, Moonee Valley, Moreland, Mornington Peninsula, Nillumbik, Port Phillip, Stonnington, Whitehorse, Whittlesea, Wyndham, Yarra, Yarra Ranges.

Please download the attached article that appeared in the recent Australian Tree Crop magazine featuring Cobram & District Fruit Growers Association President Tony Siciliano and General Manager, Karen Abberfield.  Tony and Karen discuss how the increased Queensland Fruit Fly (Qfly) pressure is of great concern for growers and the need for continued effective and widespread management of the pest.

Download the Tree Crop article here

Summerfruit Australia Ltd is involved with a number of specific R&D projects:

• Deploying real-time sensors to meet Summerfruit export requirements (CRC Food Agility Project - range of partners)
• Chemical use for export Summerfruit - educational resources (Summerfruit Australia Ltd/Agriculture Victoria)
• Cobram Carpophilus R&D project (Summerfruit Australia Ltd, Cobram growers, Chemical companies).

Summerfruit have organised an R&D Showcase to present some of the results on Wednesday 26 May from 9:00am and include a symposium at the Tatura Ballantyne Centre, 9 Hastie St, Tatura, Victoria and then a farm session at the Agriculture Victoria Tatura facility.

DOWNLOAD THE ATTACHED FORM TO REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT.