Avocado
A levy applies to avocados produced in Australia that are either sold by a grower or used by a grower to make other goods.
Levies are collected by the Australian Government and provided to Hort Innovation. Hort Innovation works with growers and industry to invest the levies into agreed priorities. For R&D, this includes Australian Government contributions to support strategic R&D initiatives.
You can find full details on levy rates, and how to lodge a return and make a payment, with the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) on the government website.
Use this list to see recent news and events linked to the avocado industry.
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Name | Organisation | Location |
John Tyas | Avocados Australia | QLD |
Clayton Lynch | Australian Produce Partners | QLD |
Matthew Kleyn | Lakeshore Farms | QLD |
Eric Carney | Carney Farms | QLD |
Jacinta Foley | Jasper Farms | WA |
Andrew McKillop | The Avolution | QLD |
Nicola Mackay | Mackays Farm | QLD |
Ben Norrish | Delroy Orchards | WA |
Lisa Fyffe | Ripe Horticulture | QLD |
| Matthew Fealy | FarmVest | QLD |
| Lawrence Masasso | Rocky Creek Orchards | QLD |
| Dr Miriam Villen King | Stahmann Webster | QLD |
| Craig Boyce | The Avocado Collective | WA |
Name | Organisation | Location |
Richard Clayton | Australian Produce Partners | NSW |
Daryl Boardman | Sunnyspot Farm | QLD |
John Tyas | Avocados Australia | QLD |
Petrena Welch | Green Skin Avocados | QLD |
Lucia Philip | Brooklet Farms | QLD |
Trent De Paoli | Austchilli Group | QLD |
Brent Chambers | Simpson Farms | QLD |
Cormac te Kloot | Costa | QLD |
Gail Macleod | Macleodgiba | QLD |
Joshua Franceschi | The Avocado Collective | WA |
| Ben Walker | Delroy Orchards | WA |
Industry representative body
PO Box 134
Brisbane Market QLD, 4106
www.avocado.org.au
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