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General Notices

August 21, 2024
Ag Careers Start Producer Sign up

Sign up here: https://agcareerstart.com.au/a... UNTIL 29TH SEPTEMBER, 2024.

Growing tomorrow’s farmers Employ a young Australian to work on your farm for 10-12 months and share your skills, knowledge, and industry insights as a farm-hostContribute to the future agricultural workforce by ...
July 05, 2024
An Update on Beston

Beston Global Food Company Ltd has requested an extension to the existing suspension of trading in the Company’s securities as they are not yet in a position to make an announcement about its future funding arrangements. This does not mean ...

June 06, 2024
Member Update: June 30 Water Acquittals

As you are aware, South Australia is experiencing what, in historic terms, might be referred to as a “late break.” Concerningly, this extended autumn dry spell is affecting dairying regions on the Fleurieu Peninsula and Lower Limestone Coast areas that ...

May 23, 2023
SADA Members Survey

Dear Fellow Dairy Farmer/s,

As the newly appointed President of SADA, it is a privilege to take on the role, something I do not do lightly and look forward to working with you all in the interests of Dairy ...

November 10, 2022
The nuts and bolts of cyber security

With the large-scale data breaches and cyber attacks making national news in recent weeks, it is clear that all businesses – no matter their size – must invest in cyber security to keep their business and customers safe.

March 28, 2017
Churchill Fellowship 2017 - Applications Now Open
SPECIFIC DAIRY INDUSTRY FELLOWSHIP ON OFFER

A national award scheme that flies people to destinations across the globe in search of new ideas, innovation and excellence is encouraging people involved in the South Australian dairy industry to apply.

Worth an ...

January 31, 2017
Power Cuts SADA can respond if you tell us

As you are undoubtedly aware the power infrastructure of South Australia has struggled to cope with recent events. We do have contact with the authorities when these cuts occur but we need to know early. If we don’t find out ...

Industrial Information

January 24, 2024
2024 Industrial Relations Updates

SADA members are entitled to contact MERS for a free half hour consultation, per member per year.

Mediation and Employment Relations Service

135 Fullarton Road Rose Park SA 5067

Phone (08) 8331 2422

Email info@mers.com.au

Website: www.mers.com.au

June 13, 2023
2023 Industrial Relations Updates

SADA members are entitled to contact MERS for a free half hour consultation, per member per year.

Mediation and Employment Relations Service

135 Fullarton Road Rose Park SA 5067

Phone (08) 8331 2422

Email info@mers.com.au

Website: www.mers.com.au

November 10, 2022
Changes to the Industrial Relations Laws

Family Domestic Violence Leave - Currently Unpaid

Family and domestic violence means violent, threatening, or other abusive behaviour by an employee’s close relative that one seeks to coerce or control the employee or two, causes them harm or fear.

June 30, 2022
2022 Industrial Relations Updates

SADA members are entitled to contact MERS for a free half hour consultation, per member per year.

Mediation and Employment Relations Service

135 Fullarton Road Rose Park SA 5067

Phone (08) 8331 2422

Email info@mers.com.au

Website: www.mers.com.au

April 01, 2018
Minimum Engagement - Labour Hire - ATO

There has been an amendment to the Pastoral Award’s Provisions for the minimum engagement period for part time and casual dairy employees. New legislation is now in effect regarding employers who engage labour hire. From 1 July 2018 there is ...

January 31, 2017
Family Leave By CHAS CINI

Unpaid Family Leave is provided for in the National Employment Standards. The modern Awards do not cover this type of leave. A brief summary of the unpaid leave is as follows:-

“All employees in Australia are eligible for unpaid parental ...

January 31, 2017
Backpackers on Dairy farms

Are you employing Backpackers?

Anyone currently employing someone on a 417 or 462 visa needs to register with the ATO by 31 January 2017 to use the new rate.

If you aren’t currently employing backpackers but will later in the ...

December 12, 2016
Dairy Recovery Concessional Loans 2016-17 Funding

The Australian Government has provided South Australia with a further $10 million in 2016-17 for the provision of Farm Business Concessional Loans, in the form of Dairy Recovery and Drought Assistance Concessional Loans.

The dairy loans are designed to assist ...

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