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The Latest News From the Australian Wool Industry
24 June 2008
The Australian Wool Exchange (AWEX) proposed “National Wool Declaration”
is flawed and must be changed immediately, according to the influential
woolgrower lobby group Australian Wool Growers Association (AWGA)... more
7 April 2008
The Australian Wool Growers Association (AWGA) is warning woolgrowers
that Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) is again using growers’ hard
earned levies to send the wrong people to speak with wool’s customers,
at the upcoming International Wool Textile Organisation (IWTO) conference
at Beijing, China... more
24 March 2008
The mulesing issue has identified a new opportunity for wool.
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a concept whereby organisations
consider the interests of society by taking responsibility for the impact
of their activities on customers, suppliers, employees, shareholders,
communities and the environment in all aspects of their operations...
more
17 March 2008
It’s time to adopt pain free mulesing. The belated “active
support” of pain relief by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Chief
Executive Craig Welsh is welcome, but not enough. AWI and their Taskforce
must prove their support by adopting pain relief with mulesing, as they
promised in the 2005 agreement with retailers... more
4 March 2008
The Australian Wool Growers Association (AWGA) is demanding that Ian McLachlan,
Chairman of Australian Wool Innovation (AWI), who turns 72 this year,
step aside from any decision making in the on-going mulesing issue...
more
2007 News
15 December 2007
The influential Australian Wool Growers Association (AWGA) is urging woolgrowers
to start rebuilding the Australian sheep flock, following the recent changes
to the leadership of the Australian wool industry... more
11 December 2007
Chairmans's Letter to Members ... full letter here
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