FIA – 1 year on
- Advocated for
- Country of Origin Labelling to become mandatory for cut flowers
- More uptake of Australian-grown flowers
- More sustainable practices
- Stricter biosecurity measures
- Florists to stay open during lockdowns
- Submission to COOL
- Submission to Pest Risk Analysis 2+3
- Met with:
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- Federal Minister for Agriculture David Littleproud
- Office of the Federal Minister for Industry Christian Porter
- Federal Department of Agriculture
- Federal Department of Industry
- Chief Scientist
- Michael McCormack’s office
- Karen Andrews’office
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- Gained 150 members, including florists, growers, wholesalers and industry partners
- Gained over 2,500 social media followers / online community
Looking forward
- Online events
- Discussion papers, research and submissions
- Federal, state and private sector engagement
