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WA grain grower groups have united in an urgent appeal to Premier Roger Cook to delay new grain dust exposure limits due on 1 December.
GPA, @WAFarmers @WAFarmersGrains @WAGrainsGroup @PgAofWAInc are calling for action before the changes take effect during harvest.
New grain dust limits are due on 1 December, but GPA has identified serious questions about the science behind them.
The evidence draws on 40-year-old overseas research involving different grain types.
Australian growers deserve answers.
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GPA welcomes SA's decision to delay lower grain dust exposure limits for at least two harvests, following Victoria's lead.
With 91% of surveyed growers concerned about managing the changes, this is a practical outcome for industry.
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96% of growers surveyed by GPA don’t know where to find information about upcoming workplace exposure limit changes.
GPA has launched website resources to help growers prepare ahead of 1 December.
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GPA’s Andrew Weidemann and Kristy McSweeney feature on @News24 News24, discussing tax pressures on intergenerational farms, the role of family trusts, agricultural trade and growers’ concerns about grain dust exposure changes.
GPA’s grain dust survey: 99% of respondents don’t know how they’ll measure exposure; 97% don’t know how they’ll manage the change.
With the lower limit due on 1 December, growers need clear, practical guidance.
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Final call: GPA’s grain dust survey closes at midnight AEDT tonight.
90.7% of respondents are concerned about their ability to reasonably measure, monitor and manage the change.
Add your farm’s perspective: rebrand.ly/22e283
Grain growers: GPA’s grain dust survey closes today.
98.8% of respondents do not know how they will measure grain dust exposure in their business.
Help GPA identify the practical gaps. Respond before midnight AEDT: rebrand.ly/22e283
98.8% of respondents to GPA’s grain dust survey don’t know how they’ll measure exposure. 96.7% don’t know how they’ll manage the change.
Does your farm have a plan? Help inform GPA’s advocacy.
Survey closes 11 October: rebrand.ly/22e283
GPA welcomes SA’s delay of at least 18 months to the lower phosphine workplace exposure limit, covering at least the next two grain harvests.
Phosphine is critical for protecting stored grain against pests.
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Grain growers: do you know how you’ll measure and manage grain dust exposure under the new requirements?
Tell GPA where your business stands. Your feedback will inform GPA’s discussions with regulators.
Survey closes 11 October: rebrand.ly/22e283
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Need harvest workers? Or are you a former ADF member ready to put your skills to work?
GPA and Operation Grain Harvest Assist are connecting growers and veterans now.
QLD/NSW/VIC:
facebook.com/groups/17417813…
WA/SA:
facebook.com/groups/36089548…
ZP50 access has changed with the 25 Sept mouse ratings.
Now High: Vic High Rainfall, WA Northern.
Now Low: WA Central, NSW NW / Qld SW.
SA Vic Mallee and SA Vic Bordertown–Wimmera remain High.
Check your zone and permit requirements: grainproducers.com.au/mouse-…
In GPA’s survey so far, 95% of respondents don’t know how they’ll measure grain dust exposure in their business.
The new limit starts on 1 December, during harvest. Tell us what you need to manage the change: rebrand.ly/22e283
Already engaged a harvest worker who’s waiting on a Working Holiday Maker visa? A new pathway covers genuine, urgent cases.
GPA welcomes the move, but growers need clear instructions and time to use it.
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Need harvest workers? Or are you a former ADF member ready to put your skills to work?
GPA and Operation Grain Harvest Assist are connecting growers and veterans now.
QLD/NSW/VIC:
facebook.com/groups/17417813…
WA/SA:
facebook.com/groups/36089548…
Retired ADF member Sean Murphy is pictured working at Phill and Michelle Eulenstein’s farm, ‘Boola’, north of Moree in NSW, during the 2021 program.
Harvest is only weeks away in some parts of Australia.
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New safe work grain dust exposure limits will affect farms from December 1.
GPA needs grower input to understand awareness and practical implications of what compliance looks like.
Complete the survey: rebrand.ly/22e283
More information: grainproducers.com.au/post/g…
Grain growers: how practical will the new grain dust exposure limit be on-farm?
The limit falls from 4.0 mg/m³ to 1.5 mg/m³ from 1 December 2026.
GPA needs your feedback to inform our advocacy. Read more and take the survey:
grainproducers.com.au/post/g…
