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Wilmar Sugar Plane Creek Mill
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Week 8, Week ending 06 August 2022
This week Season to date Cane crushed 61,887 315,645 Average bin weight 3.82 3.84 CCS 12.87 12.14
Cane variety performance for region Variety % CCS Variety % CCS
Q183 30.5 12.77 Q253 6.8 13.11
Q208 25.0 12.80 Q138 4.2 11.90
Comments: Comments: Just under 62,000 tonnes of cane were crushed for the week, bringing the season total to more than 315,600 tonnes. Just under 62,000 tonnes of cane were crushed for the This was a reasonable weekly throughput, given there was a 12-hour planned mainweek, bringing the season total to more than 315,600 tonnes. tenance stop and a delayed re-start to enable crews to replace a failed liquor pump motor. Average CCS increased by 0.32 of a unit over the previous week, pushing the seasonto-date CCS figure above 12 for the first time this year. This was a reasonable weekly throughput, given there The highest CCS recorded for the week was 15.00 from a rake of Q240 5R from the was a 12-hour planned maintenance stop and a delayed re-start to enable crews to replace a failed Koumala productivity district. As always, locals and visitors are reminded to take care around our cane rail network. Please approach all level crossings with caution and always give way to cane trains. liquor pump motor Jim Kirchner . Cane Supply Manager Average CCS increased by 0.32 of a unit over the Plane Creek Region previous week, pushing the season-to-date CCS figure above 12 for the first time this year. The highest CCS recorded for the week was 15.00 from a rake of Q240 5R from the Koumala productivity district. As always, locals and visitors are reminded to take care around our cane rail network. Please approach all level crossings with caution and always give way to cane trains.
Jim Kirchner Cane Supply Manager Plane Creek Region
Grower Services Connected To Strengthen Global Opportunities
Mackay Sugar established a new business unit last week, dedicated to improving the end-to-end services it provides to local growers and ensuring a stronger focus on all commercial aspects across the sugar, molasses and electricity business streams.
The Commercial and Agriculture unit will bring together two key Mackay Sugar grower services – Queensland Commodity Services (QCS) and Cane Productivity – and seeks to provide more contact points for growers for sugar pricing and productivity services.
“We see ourselves as being an adaptable business that seeks out opportunities for improvement,” said CEO, Jannik Olejas “Improving cane productivity through higher yields and securing acreage with cane is a critical part of our business strategy,” said Mr Olejas. “As is ensuring we maximise on global market opportunities and creating more profitable partnerships from the growers right through to consumers,” he said. The new business unit will be led by Brent Casey, formerly General Manager QCS. Brent has a long and successful history in sugar marketing and pricing structures as well as a thorough understanding of the local sugar cane industry. He also has many years of commercial experience across multiple sectors. Supported by Mackay Sugar’s existing Cane Productivity team, the business is positioning itself to build stronger relationships with growers by focusing on cane and applying a global market perspective, whilst also acting in the best interests of the local community. “In 2020–2021, the sugar industry’s gross value-add to the Mackay region was $784 million,” said Brent Casey, General Manager Commercial and Agriculture. “This is a significant contribution to our region, but it is just as important that we build on this to secure cane and sugar production for the future,” he said. “We need to expand our supply of cane while also ensuring global markets and sugar prices are sustainably and profitably managed,” he explained. “By maximising grower returns and creating cash flow to achieve optimal productivity, we can shine a positive light on sugar cane farming with the aim of supporting industry growth and encouraging new growers to join our community,” said Mr Casey.
Mackay Sugar CEO Jannik Olejas
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A deep house remix of Pink Floyd’s The Wall echoed between the Main Stage and the rave-tailored Social Stage with punters who were looking for a boogie spoilt for choice. There was a noticeable abundance of pink scattered throughout the hair and outfits of punters and Peach PRC joined the pink party when she took the stage next. Possibly the most TikTok famous person to visit Mackay, the rising pop star had the crowd in her hand the whole set, singing along to her viral hits God Is A Freak, Josh and a cover of Wheatus’ Teenage Dirtbag. Middle Kids have been providing heartfelt, energetic and catchy indie rock for years and their 2021 album Today We’re the Greatest was no exception. No strangers to Mackay, they delivered a set of youth-defining hits spanning both albums with the crowd singing and bopping along to songs like R U 4 Me?, Never Start and Edge of Town. It’s always a treat when electronic and hiphop acts perform with live percussion and Thundamentals provided the goods. Their set of Aussie hip-hop anthems brought the crowd’s hands to the air, traversing through classics like Sally, Smiles Don’t Lie and their cover of Matt Corby’s Brother.
As the sun set in the west, the crowd grew, gearing up for an evening of epic electronic music and endless boogieing. KLP was next behind the decks on the Main Stage with local producer Clovr closing out the Social Stage at the same time so there was plenty of dancing to be done between the two stages. Hermitude were next to the Main Stage and played a career spanning set that indulged fans old and new. The duo’s style has varied over the years, but the quality of heaters has remained consistently high. There were many shoutouts to their early fans as they played classics like HyperParadise, Speak of the Devil and Through the Roof.
Hermitude once again proved why they’re considered icons and pioneers of the industry with a huge set that definitely had the crowd feeling “The Buzz”. Mashd N Kutcher closed out the excellent day with a DJ set brimming with bangers that, of course, included their Dan Andrews-featuring viral hit Get on the Beers. Punters dispersed, making their way to either of two official after parties organised by the BE Social crew, bringing an end to a day that proved Mackay is hungrier than ever for live music and good times.
