| Quick
Links – Members |
FAQI Member links can be found under individual member listings (FAQI Members)
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| Quick
Links – Industry |
Rural
Industry Research & Development Corporation
Australian
Native Flower Growers
& Promoters
Queensland
Farmer's Federation (QFF)
QLD
DPI&F
TAFE
– Brisbane North Institute of Tafe, Grovely
Campus
WildFlowers Australia Ltd
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| Quick
Links – Rural News |
Farmer's
Info
ABC
Rural Online
Climate
Management Info
Bureau
of Meteorology
Dutch
Flower News Portal |
| Industry
Links – Interstate Cut Flower & Foliage Groups |
Flowers Victoria
www.flowersvic.com.au
The Flower Growers Group of NSW Inc.
www.nswflowers.net.au
Flowers West
www.flowerswest.gq.nu
Australian Native Flower Growers & Promoters
www.anfgpa.com/anfgpa
Grandiflora Growers Pty Ltd
www.grandifloragrowers.com.au
Native Flower Growers' Association Inc (Mid North Coast)
www.australiannativeflowers.com.au
Sapphire Coast Producers' Association Inc
www.sapphirecoastproducers.com.au |
| State
Agriculture/Primary Industries Departments |
Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries
www.dpi.qld.gov.au
Queensland Department of Natural Resources & Water
www.nrw.qld.gov.au
New South Wales Department of Primary Industries
NSW DPI has publications, fact sheets and a list of links for growers covering both the traditional and Australian native sectors of the industry.
www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture
Northern Territory Department of Primary Industries
www.nt.gov.au
South Australia Department of Primary Industries
www.pir.sa.gov.au
Tasmania Department of Primary Industries
www.dpiw.tas.gov.au
Victoria Department of Primary Industries
www.dpi.vic.gov.au
Western Australia Department of Agriculture
www.agric.wa.gov.au
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| Industry Links |
Australian Centre
for Lifestyle Horticulture Inc. (ACLH)
The ACLH was
formed to progress all aspects of lifestyle
horticulture industry development in Queensland
and Australia and is an initiative of industry,
government and universities. The ACLH is an
overarching umbrella body incorporating all of the
Queensland lifestyle horticulture industry sectors
as well as some of the key national industry
associations. www.lifestylehort.org.
Wildflowers Australia Ltd
Wildflowers Australia is a national Peak Industry Body for growers of Australian native and South African proteaceae for cut flowers and foliage. One of its main objectives is to improve the viability and profitability of this sector of the Australian flower industry.
www.wildflowersaustralia.com.au
Australian Flower Export Council (AFEC)
AFEC has a list of key cut flower exports as well as information on the major cut flower export markets and industry contacts. http://www.australianflowers.org/AFECindex.htm |
| Industry Organisations |
Queensland
Farmers Federation
– QFF is the peak rural industry organisation
in Queensland representing more than 18,000 primary
producers across the State through 23 diverse
member organisations.
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| Funding
Bodies |
Regional
Australia
– Regional Entry Point Portal The Regional
Entry Point provides information and links to
Commonwealth Government programmes and services
relevant to people living rural and remote Australia.
The primary objective of the regional portal is
to make accessing programmes and services easier.
Rural
and Industry Research Development Corporation
– See under Research Organisations.
Horticulture
Australia Limited (HAL)
Federal Government grants & funding This link provides access to an alphabetical listing of federal grants and other assistance.
Queensland government grants: This web site provides a variety of ways to find Queensland government grants.
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| Licensing
and Regulatory Bodies |
Queensland
Parks and Wildlife Service
– Licences to grow and harvest Australian
Native flowers.
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| Research Organisations |
Rural
and Industry Research Development Corporation (RIRDC)
The RIRDC web site contains full text and summary articles of wildflower research projects.
http://www.rirdc.gov.au Go to link “Wildflowers & native plants”.
Australian
National University Forestry
– Cut Flowers and Foliage.
GrowSearch
Australia
– A specialist information service for the
ornamentals industry which has a wealth of information
available on a fee-for-service basis.
South
Australian Research and Development Institute
– SARDI The PIRSA Horticulture Page and
South Australia Food On-line also present useful
information on South Australia's horticultural
industries.
Australian
New Crops Web Site
– A service by the University of Queensland
to improve the communications network among new
crops workers in Australia.
CSIRO
– CSIRO is Australia's Commonwealth Scientific
and Industrial Research Organisation. |
| Educational Organisations |
TAFE
– Brisbane North Institute of Tafe, Grovely
Campus
– Certification and industry qualification
delivery recognised nationally.
- Horticultural Training |
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