The sugar industry is dismayed Senators will not be visiting Cairns and Townsville as part of an inquiry into Great Barrier Reef Regulations.

A hearing will be held in Brisbane, but not in the heart of the cane growing regions.

The hearing is looking into the practices in ensuring evidence-based regulation of farming impacting water quality outcomes in the Great Barrier Reef

Rural editor Eddie Summerfield caught up with Canegrowers Chief Executive Dan Galligan:

The sugar industry is dismayed Senators will not be visiting Cairns and Townsville as part of an inquiry into Great Barrier Reef Regulations.
A hearing will be held in Brisbane, but not in the heart of the cane growing regions.
The hearing is looking into the practices in ensuring evidence-based regulation of farming impacting water quality outcomes in the Great Barrier Reef
Rural editor Eddie Summerfield caught up with Canegrowers Chief Executive Dan Galligan:

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