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Date |
Title |
Details |
| A71 |
11/10/2011 |
Ride to Work on a banana:It’s Ride to Work Day today |
The annual Ride to Work is likely to be bigger than ever this year due to the “Cadel Factor”. Bike sales have been strong for the past years with a 25 percent increase in sales with another 20 percent boost since Cadel Evans became the first Australian to win the most famous bike race in the world, the Tour de France. |
| A70 |
28/09/2011 |
Return of bananas generates goodwill all round |
With the McGrath Foundation as the nominated beneficiary from the auction, major banana wholesalers Mackays, Lamanna, Moraitis, Arcella and Wing Chong joined forces to place a knock out bid of $35,000 for a pallet of 64 cartons (each weighing 13 kg) of prime fruit donated by prominent grower Steve Lizzio from Liverpool River Bananas. |
| A69 |
26/09/2011 |
McGrath Foundation, banana lovers and animals the big winners today |
To celebrate the return of Australia’s number one selling fruit a pallet of the first bananas from the new crop will be auctioned in Sydney at 8:20 am today with the proceeds being donated to the McGrath Foundation. |
| A68 |
26/09/2011 |
MEDIA ALERT/DIARY NOTE - Say ‘hello’ to bananas tomorrow |
To mark the return of Australia’s favourite fruit, banana grower and consumer adviser, Steve Lizzio is
donating a pallet of his first bananas from his Liverpool River farm to Banana Bounceback,
for public auction in Sydney’s Martin Place... |
| A67 |
15/09/2011 |
Say ‘hello’ to bananas on 27 September |
Supplies of high quality Australian Bananas from Far North Queensland will increase from the end of
September bringing to an end months of pain for banana consumers and growers following the
devastation of Cyclone Yasi. |
| A66 |
05/09/2011 |
Folate drops spina bifida risk by 70% |
During the first three to four weeks of pregnancy the spinal cord and brain develop from a neural tube. If
the neural tube does not develop properly a neural tube defect (NTD) occurs, with spina bifida being a
common form of NTD. Each year around 120 babies are born with spina bifida, about one baby per 2000
births. About half of these are live births. |
| A65 |
02/09/2011 |
Far North Queensland banana harvesting gains momentum |
According to leading Australian banana grower and former President of the Australian Banana
Growers’ Council (ABGC), Patrick Leahy, there is light at the end of the tunnel for banana growers
and consumers. |
| A64 |
19/08/2011 |
Banana transporters ready for late September boost in supplies |
With the current volume of bananas being transported to markets around the nation at less than 20
percent of normal levels, banana transporters have welcomed news that supplies from farms will
start to increase from late September. |
| A63 |
15/08/2011 |
Protect your bones with fruit and vegetables |
“Making smart food choices can build and keep strong bones. Bones are what keep us upright and they hold our muscles... |
| A62 |
04/08/2011 |
Expert confirms bananas back in late September |
Banana growing expert and Queensland Government adviser to the banana industry for over 15 years, Stewart Lindsay, says Australian Bananas from cyclone affected Tully and Innisfail in Far North Queensland will be back in stores in late September... |
| A61 |
25/07/2011 |
Diabetes – the sweetness fallacy |
Accredited Practising Dietitian, Glenn Cardwell says, “Sadly, many with diabetes and others are avoiding healthy foods just because they taste sweet.. |
| A60 |
08/07/2011 |
Banana packing competition goes ahead despite cyclone |
Interviewed by fellow banana farmer, Steve Lizzio, Innisfail farmer and Show organiser, Graheme Celledoni said the Show Society was given great support from banana farmers in and around Mareeba which was unaffected by Cyclone Yasi... |
| A59 |
07/07/2011 |
Sisters are doing it for banana consumers |
The Sellars sisters have been managing their 24 hectare Far North Queensland property since their father retired a decade ago. Their focus is on operating a boutique banana farm producing high quality bananas.... |
| A58 |
20/06/2011 |
Bowel cancer incidence on the increase |
Bowel cancer is on the increase among young people according to Bowel Cancer Australia, with 14,000 Australians being diagnosed each year... |
| A57 |
15/06/2011 |
Local Mayor calls on consumers to support Australian Bananas |
Cassowary Coast Regional Council Mayor, Cr Bill Shannon has called on Australians to buy and eat bananas while the industry recovers.. |
| A56 |
27/05/2011 |
NRL star Billy Slater boosts Australian Banana Industry |
Australian & Queensland NRL star full-back, Billy Slater has thrown his weight behind the Australian Banana Industry as it fights back after the devastation of Cyclone Yasi.. |
| A55 |
04/05/2011 |
Bananas will start to return in September |
Banana volumes will start to build back to normal supplies from September according to Australian Banana Growers’ Council (ABGC).. |
| A54 |
20/04/2011 |
Experts say more potassium, less stroke |
A new review of the scientific data published since 1966 has shown that eating plenty of potassium-containing foods can dramatically reduce the chance of a stroke.. |
| A53 |
21/02/2011 |
A bunch of good reasons to keep buying bananas….. |
For the second time in five years the Queensland banana industry has been dealt a severe blow. As the industry starts the process of rebuilding after Cyclone Yasi, we want to make it clear to the people of Australia that we are down but definitely not out. .. |
| A52 |
08/02/2011 |
Imports not the answer for Bananas |
The Australian Banana Growers’ Council (ABGC) has welcomed the announcement by Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Senator Joe Ludwig.... |
| A51 |
03/02/2011 |
Cyclone Yasi devastates Banana growers in Far North Queensland |
Banana growers across Far North Queensland, in particular Innisfail and Tully, have been the worst affected by Tropical Cyclone Yasi... |
| A48 |
11/10/2010 |
Billy Slater is attending the Ride to Work Day on the 13th of October |
Billy Slater, champion Melbourne Storm full-back is urging Australians to turn their backs on the car and public transport and ride their bicycles to work... |
| A47 |
27/9/2010 |
Love may break your heart, but a banana protects it |
As World Heart Day is recognised around the globe urging people to remember all the good things that keep your heart healthy... |
| A46 |
19/8/2010 |
Davis Cup hopes get a boost from bananas |
Australian banana growers are supplying all players with all the bananas they need... |
| A45 |
19/8/2010 |
Alternate polling shows Australians say "no" to both leaders |
Testing the mood of the electorate, Banana Democracy finds that Australians do not favour either Julia Gillard or Tony Abbott to lead our next government... |
| A44 |
16/8/2010 |
Banana Democracy - Your right to say what ’s wrong |
Today marks the launch of the Banana Democracy in Australia which gives every Australian a forum in which to register their beliefs of what’s right and what’s wrong with our nation.. |
| A43 |
21/4/2010 |
Australian Bananas, the Facebook friendly fruit |
In a just little over six months, the Facebook page established for Australian Bananas has just passed the milestone benchmark of 10,000 friends. |
| A42 |
21/3/2010 |
Australian Banana industry looks further into female HIV link |
A study published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry concluding that banana lectin, a naturally occurring protein, has the ability to stop the transmission of HIV in women is being examined by the Australian Banana industry to determine its health potential. |
| A41 |
16/02/2010 |
National DAILY banana consumption now tops 5 MILLION |
Gordon Brown, eat your heart out - Aussies are big on bananas too |
| A40 |
17/12/2009 |
Banana industry thanks Wrigley’s over TV ad decision |
Australia’s banana industry has welcomed the Wrigley Company’s decision to remove the banana character from future chewing gum campaign and thanks the company for acknowledging the concerns of the industry. |
| A39 |
14/12/2009 |
Banana industry gears up for GumFreeDay protest |
Australia’s banana industry is gearing up for a day of protest in January to demonstrate its outrage at chewing gum company Wrigley’s lack of concern for its denigration of bananas as a health food. |
| A38 |
27/11/2009 |
Wrigley’s to meet banana industry on TV ad conflict |
Wrigley’s and the Australian Banana industry will meet on Monday with a view to resolving their differences regarding Wrigley’s television ads that the industry says denigrates the health and nutrition benefits of bananas. |
| A37 |
24/11/2009 |
Boycott Wrigley’s – don’t buy or chew gum to support Australian Bananas |
We are calling on all our allies to support the industry by asking their children and friends’ children not to buy or chew gum. We also ask adults to do likewise. |
| A36 |
11/11/2009 |
Australian Banana industry prepares for boycott of Wrigley’s gum |
Disregard for the Australian banana industry’s outrage over a Wrigley’s television commercial and their half-hearted response when the issue was made public has prompted a call for banana allies to boycott chewing gum unless the subject ad is withdrawn or modified. |
| A35 |
04/11/2009 |
Banana industry indignation over Wrigley’s gum ad |
A television commercial promoting Wrigley’s chewing gum is at the centre of outrage from Australia’s banana industry because the ad says bananas are a tooth decay-causing food. |
| A34 |
09/10/2009 |
NRL Grand Final hero urges Australians to Ride to Work |
Australian Bananas is a sponsor of Ride to Work day which means all participants in Ride to Work will be rewarded at the end of their ride with a fresh Australian banana in each capital city on the day. |
| A33 |
20/08/2009 |
$3m Australian Bananas campaign takes on snack foods in the obesity debate |
The banana industry will launch a new $3 million communications campaign to encourage Australians to switch from unhealthy snack foods to bananas, the natural and healthy alternative. |
| A32 |
21/07/2009 |
Snap! World record for Australia? |
Australia believes it has a new world champion. On confirmation from the Guinness Book of Records, Far North Queensland banana grower, Graheme Celledoni from Innisfail, will be the world record holder for the number of bananas snapped in half in 60 seconds. |
| A30 |
N/A |
Bananas make those creative juices sing in schools |
Learning more about bananas and other fresh produce has inspired school children in Victoria to acknowledge the banana industry with creative ways of thanking growers for their participation in a schools program. |
| A29 |
N/A |
Local retailer donates $5,000 for getting hooked on bananas |
Newcastle fruit retailer Growers Best was today awarded $5,000 by The Australian Banana Promotions Company for their ‘get hooked on good health and eat Aussie bananas’ display as winners of an Australia-wide competition for the best display of bananas in retail stores. |
| A28 |
29/11/2007 |
Radio targets older banana consumers |
Following on from the success of a $250,000 national October radio advertising campaign promoting bananas to female grocery buyers with children, a new wave of radio advertising will now build awareness among the over 50 year old market that bananas are a wonderful snack food. |
| A27 |
30/08/2007 |
Bananas give Innisfail retailer a thousand reasons to smile |
A $1000 cash incentive for the best fresh banana point of sale display for state winners seems like real gold for local Innisfail banana grower and retailer David Zahmel owner of DCG Zahmels Pty Ltd. That’s what was on offer for state winners from the Australian Banana Promotions Company (ABPC) in their annual POS competition. |
| A26 |
8/08/2007 |
Asthma sufferers breathe easy with bananas |
According to Glenn Cardwell, leading Accredited Australian Nutritionist and Accredited Practising Dietitian, “Although it is not clear why there is an association, all research indicates that eating bananas regularly may improve asthma symptoms in young children.” |
| A25 |
25/07/2007 |
Bananas help make babies |
When it comes to conception, there are plenty of old wives tales. Does cough syrup give you the extra boost? Will wild yams do the trick? Should a man who is trying to conceive a child only wear boxers? |
| A24 |
28/06/2007 |
Diabetics advised to have some bananas |
With nearly one million Australians diagnosed with diabetes, and one in four adult Australians having impaired blood sugar metabolisms, choosing low GI foods can make a huge difference to the health of many Australians. This where our nation’s most popular fruit, bananas, help out. |
| A23 |
18/05/2007 |
Banana prices higher but well short of last year's levels |
The Australian Banana Industry today advised that the current higher banana prices will not reach the record high levels experienced during 2006. Recent increases are a follow on from the severe impact Cyclone Larry had on the banana production cycle. History has shown that after a major cyclone, it takes two years for banana production to recover completely. |
| A22 |
10/04/2007 |
Banana Growers on notice |
Australian banana growers are the target of an industry campaign to garner support for the industry to protect its future against imports from the Philippines and to establish the Australian banana brand as the brand of choice among consumers. |
| A21 |
9/03/2007 |
Innisfail banana growers unite to fund industry crusade |
With the prospect of Philippine bananas being imported into Australia, Innisfail banana growers met last night and resolved that unanimous support from the industry is required to ensure the future of grower incomes and protection of the value of their assets. |
| A20 |
1/02/2007 |
Back to school, back to bananas |
It won’t be just children returning to school this week. With bananas now back to pre-cyclone production levels and affordable prices, the fruit will also be making its return to school after high prices saw them missing from children’s lunchboxes for most of last year. |
| A19 |
1/02/2007 |
Plentiful banana supplies prompt new campaign |
Now that supplies from far north Queensland have been restored to normal levels during summer, the banana industry has embarked on a campaign through retailers to raise consumer awareness that bananas can return to the shopping list.. |
| A18 |
30/01/2007 |
Fitness First brings back bananas |
Fresh bananas were in abundance at a major Melbourne CBD Fitness First gymnasium last Wednesday as members celebrated the fruits much anticipated return to their healthy diets. |
| A17 |
18/01/2007 |
Bananas return prompts national radio campaign |
Starting tomorrow and spanning across a two week period, a series of advertisements promoting the return of bananas to markets will be aired on local radio stations in far north Queensland to remind locals that bananas are back in full supply and ready to return to weekly shopping lists. |
| A16 |
18/01/2007 |
Banana consumers welcome normal supplies and prices |
Supplies of Australian bananas are finally back to normal levels following the devastation the industry suffered at the hands of Cyclone Larry last March, and as a result prices are back to within their regular price range. |
| A15 |
14/12/2006 |
Australia celebrates the return of bananas - now 16 million bananas a week, approaching 26 million |
With Christmas approaching, Australians have another reason to celebrate as bananas return in greater volumes to retail stores and prices adjust accordingly. |
| A14 |
14/12/2006 |
Billy's Christmas present arrives early this year |
A visit to his local fruiterers, Toscano’s Victoria Gardens, between training sessions today gave Melbourne Storm star full back Billy Slater a chance to stock up on bananas, as more reasonably priced fruit returns to markets nationally. |
| A13 |
30/11/2006 |
Christmas has arrived early for banana lovers |
Bananas are back and December will be remembered as the month that marks the end of the great banana shortage caused by Cyclone Larry. |
| A12 |
23/11/2006 |
Remember December for the banana countdown |
“Remember December- it’s when Australian bananas are back for summer” is the message Australian banana growers from far north Queensland are telling banana lovers as fruit on their plants begins to mature ready for delivery to markets from December. |
| A11 |
10/11/2006 |
Banana growers strive for supply and price equilibrium |
Banana growers have embarked on a program of strategic plant regrowth management after Cyclone Larry to try to ensure that there is a steady flow of banana supplies to the national markets from December. |
| A10 |
25/10/2006 |
The bells are ringing for Bananas |
Bells, or the flowers that produce a bunch of bananas, have appeared on the first new banana plants cultivated in far north Queensland after Cyclone Larry. Taking nine months to yield fruit, these plants will be ready for harvesting from December signalling the start of the return of Australia’s most loved fruit. |
| A9 |
30/08/2006 |
Cautious optimism about banana supplies and prices |
Latest reports from Australia’s principal banana-growing areas of Innisfail and Tully in Far North Queensland confirm initial assessments that the flow of bananas onto the market will increase steadily from late September, and as a result trigger a progressive fall in prices. |
| A8 |
17/08/2006 |
Banana homecoming- cause for celebration at this year's Innisfail Banana Race Day |
Innisfail’s fifth Annual Banana Race day to be held on August 19th at Pease Park, is set to be bigger than ever as the banana industry gathers to celebrate getting back on their feet after the devastation of Cyclone Larry. |
| A7 |
14/08/2006 |
Today Show takes banana growing to a national audience |
Channel 9’s Today Show’s live weather cross from Cyclone Larry affected banana plantations in the Tully region of far north Queensland bought a national audience the first pictures of bananas coming through after the Cyclone, creating support and excitement for their return to the market as early as mid September |
| A6 |
27/07/2006 |
Banana regrowth strategy aims to minimise price fluctuations |
Far North Queensland banana growers are strategically managing plant regrowth after Cyclone Larry to ensure that there is a steady flow of banana supplies to the national markets after October and throughout 2007. |
| A5 |
6/07/2006 |
Bleeding banana industry hits back at profiteering accusation in SA |
Australia’s banana industry has reacted strongly to the accusation of profiteering by South Australian markets saying current prices are a short term phenomenon and a factor of market forces. |
| A4 |
16/05/2006 |
Buyer pain as market determines banana prices |
Cyclone Larry's devastaion of Far North Queensland's banana production has resulted in significant price increases as consumers seek the small quantities that are reaching the market, and while the demand for bananas continues, prices will stay hig. |
| A3 |
12/05/2006 |
Bananas bring out the love between kids and mothers |
As we approach Mother’s Day, it’s strange to reflect on what prompts kids to think of their mothers. |
| A2 |
4/04/2006 |
Melbourne Storm's Billy Slater launches personal cyclone relief appeal |
With parents who live in Innisfail and personal ties to the area, Melbourne Storm full-back and Queensland State of Origin representative, Billy Slater today launched his own appeal to raise money for people devastated by Cyclone Larry. |
| A1 |
16/01/2006 |
The Banana - 'Natures wonder fruit' returns |
Nutritionists across Australia are heralding the return of bananas to markets nationally at affordable prices – the only fruit to contain all the major vitamins A, B1, B2, B6, C – their return is good news for Australian health and well being. |
