Grow Nt Mag -may 2021

2021
Register now to ensure your place as
spots are limited. Contact Aisla before
30 April 2021.
per last years pilot where growers collaborated
to meet their requirements by
chartering flights from Vanuatu.
The National Farmer Federation Horticulture
Council Policy Committees include
NT representatives Paul Burke on
the Water Committee and Aisla Connolly
on the Labour Committee.
The start of 2021 has been busy trying
to access returning seasonal workers
from Timor Leste for the NT 2021 melon
harvest. The first 19 seasonal workers
from Timor Leste arrived on a flight on
24 February, these workers undertook
quarantine at Howard Springs quarantine
facility for 14 days prior to working
in Katherine and Ali Curung. (At print)
The recruitment of seasonal workers
from Timor Leste has been paused due
to COVID-19 cases in Dili.
Mango growers are encouraged to contact
NT Farmers to provide workforce
requirements to commence the process
of accessing seasonal workers, as
The NT Government has guidelines for
on farm quarantine measures.
Only Approved Employers under the
Seasonal Worker Program and Pacific
Labour Scheme are able to apply for on
farm quarantine.
For further information please click
here.
The Department of Home Affairs announced
a number of changes to international
student visas, including the temporary
relaxation of working hours. This has
the effect that currently anyone on a student
visa who works beyond their normal
restricted hours will be free to do so, but
only if they are working in certain industries,
including agriculture. Students are
required to limit working hours to allow
for study time.
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