ON LINE WITH LANDLINE
16 OCTOBER 2023: Last week we hosted a film crew from Australia’s foremost agricultural TV program, ABC Landline, a visit that coincided with a school tour of our Cannon Hill processing plant. It was a timely cross-over; journalist Kerry Staight is preparing a story on agricultural education – an issue strongly advocated by our CEO …
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AG-TECH TO LAB-TECH: JOBS, JOBS, JOBS!
12 OCTOBER 2023: Our training and recruitment staff this week attended the inaugural careers fair at King’s College, The University of Queensland to explain the diversity of roles in Australia’s world-leading red meat industry.From engineers to e-marketers, stock hands to software hands, drivers to data geeks, ag-tech to lab-tech … we need your smarts! Visit https://www.accbeef.net.au/our-people/careers/ …
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GREETING THE T-L AMBASSADOR
11 OCTOBER 2023: We were honoured to host a visit to our Cannon Hill facility by Her Excellency Ines Almeida (pictured centre), Ambassador for the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, and Major Mick Stone, the Timor-Leste Honorary Consul in Queensland. She saw some of her compatriots who work here and watched the Timor-Leste members of the …
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NEW AG SECRETARY VISITS
29 SEPTEMBER 2023: Only two weeks into the job, the new Secretary of the Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Adam Fennessy PSM spent a few hours visiting our Cannon Hill processing plant yesterday.We were honoured to host him and some of his staff, including long-time department vet Dr John Lyons.All animals at our site come …
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ICMJ PROCESSING FOCUS
25 SEPTEMBER 2023: The rising talent of Australia’s red meat industry gathered at our Cannon Hill facility on Friday night.The 19 finalists of the Inter-Collegiate Meat Judging (Australian ICMJ ) awards https://icmj.com.au/ spent some hours studying our processing operations guided by our workplace training officers Tony Kickert and Rick Jurd, assisted by our R&D manager Paul Gibson.The visitors, who are …
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WE’RE BEHIND BIG PINK!
4 SEPTEMBER 2023: The ACC logo is among those on the back of this new prime mover dedicated to the women of Australia’s agri/feedlot/transport/logistics business. The custom, one-of-a-kind production from Mack Trucks has been added to the Martin’s Stock Hauler fleet. Expect to see it on the backroads. …
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SUPPORTING RURAL FUTURES
22 AUGUST 2023: ACC’s ongoing commitment to developing industry leaders saw us again supporting the annual Queensland Rural Ambassador Awards – both as a sponsor and an adjudicator. Our Chief People and Compliance Officer, Rachel Corcoran (seated, second from right) was part of the judging panel that saw Harrison Lehman taking the state title in …
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4 AUGUST 2023: There’d be few people better-versed in ACC’s Cannon Hill processing plant operations than Paul Gibson, our group manager R&D (pictured far right) This week, with workplace training officer Tony Kickert, he led a tour of agribusiness/agriculture students from the University of New England. A special welcome to the Nepalese students in this …
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CEO NAMED AS MENTOR
2 AUGUST 2023: Our CEO Anthony Lee has been named a mentor for Beef 2024 ’s Graeme Acton Beef Connections program, making a practical contribution into nurturing young talent in the beef industry. “Mentoring young professionals allows us to share our experiences, challenges, and successes, giving them a solid foundation to build on. The beef …
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HONING OUR HORSE SKILLS
20 JULY 2023: Maintaining our focus on safety and commitment to developing the skills of our people, ACC’s Barkly Downs Station recently hosted world-renowned expert horseman, David Stuart. Spending several days with us, David shared his wisdom and knowledge with the Barkly stock crew, teaching a range of horsemanship and riding skills on their own …
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