Parliamentary Friends of Trucks, Trailers, Transport & Logistics Function Canberra - Monday the 6th March.
On Monday evening, the Cold Chain met in Canberra. It was an exciting meeting at Parliament House for the Refrigerated Warehouse & Transport Association of Australia (RWTA) and its members.
On Monday evening, the Cold Chain met in Canberra.
It was an exciting meeting at Parliament House for the Refrigerated Warehouse & Transport Association of Australia (RWTA) and members.
The very generous Senator Glenn Sterle and the Hon Nola Marino MP hosted and co-chaired the Parliamentary Friends of Trucks, Trailers, Transport & Logistics. We are grateful also to The Hon Bridget McKenzie for supporting us on the night with dozens of MP's and Senators that were part of this non-partisan forum.
RWTA in the News
The RWTA has joined the National Food Supply Chain Alliance and we are working together to ensure that the supply chain’s voice is heard.
The RWTA has joined the National Food Supply Chain Alliance and we are working together to ensure that the supply chain’s voice is heard.
The Alliance, which represents every component of the nation’s domestic food supply chain from paddock to plate, is alerting the government to the threats that are unprecedented in scale and that the only solution to stabilising future food price fluctuations and reducing food shortages is to urgently establish the nation’s first ever ‘National Food Security Plan’.
Joined by Members of the Alliance and led by Richard Forbes from the Independent Food Distributors Australia (IFDA), we spoke about the creation of a supply chain strategy regarding resilience in the supply of food, food security and keeping the prices down at a time when they are rising precariously.
In Canberra last week, the Alliance received a good hearing and media coverage.
There have been over 623 mentions of the Alliance and the need for a National Food Security Plan across national and regional media outlets, print, electronic and online (source: AUSVEG, Meltwater)
National Food Security Plan advocacy – From 22-24 November 2022
Total mentions 623
Total Print/Online 299
Total Broadcast 262
Potential Reach 169,000,000
Examples of TV/Radio interviews:
The Project - Here is the link to the story
Sky News - link
3AW Radio - link
News.com.au - link
Media Release - link
