Industry News
Free Mango Point of Sale kits
 To celebrate the arrival of mango season, Horticulture Innovation Australia has provided some great Mango Point of Sale kits for Melbourne Market retailers.
They’re available for FREE from the Melbourne Market heritage truck in front of the Customer Service Centre.
Each kit contains:
- Colourful posters for in-store displays
- Buntings
- Concertinas
Hurry though – stocks are limited!
Australian stone fruit gains access to China
In good news for Australian stone fruit growers, a protocol was signed between China and Australia recently allowing the exportation of plums, peaches and apricots from Australia to China.
The new protocol has provided the pathway for substantial trade of these fruits between Australia and China to occur and allows Australian growers to be able to compete on favourable terms with other southern hemisphere suppliers to China.
Read more here.
On-site forklift refresher training this week
On-site forklift refresher training will be delivered at the Melbourne Market in 3-hour blocks over a 2-day period for a total of 6 hours tomorrow and Thursday.
Training Dates:
- 22 November 2017
- 23 November 2017
Time: 8.00am to 11.00am
Cost: $125.00 (includes GST)
For further information please call Melbourne Polytechnic on 03 9269 8615 or email shortcourses@melbournepolytechnic.edu.au |
Come along to V.F.S. Produce at Store 40 on Thursday morning for the Bid for Kids Charity Summer Fruit Auction which aims to raise $100,000 for HeartKids.
on for workplace safety isn’t at work at all. It’s about enabling everyone to return home to their families at the end of their shift unharmed, as we all expect.If you are a forklift operator or driver you must carry the appropriate licence at all times.Wearing a seatbelt while operating a forklift is mandatory at the Melbourne Market.All forklifts and electric vehicles must be registered with VicRoads and the MMA on Market land.
