"As the COVID-19 situation continues to stabilise and restrictions are eased, we must continue to remain vigilant in how the industry businesses continue to practice and implement the Government guidelines around health and hygiene and social and physical distancing. This will be vital to ensure production, retail and allied businesses can continue to operate and trade, especially if there are future outbreaks of coronavirus across the country", says Greenlife Industry Australia CEO Peter Vaughan.
"GIA staff and I are maintaining a watching brief on the COVID-19 situation and have continued to engage with Government Departments and other industry agencies as required, to ensure and maintain the nursery industry as an ‘essential service’. The seminal document produced during the ‘shutdown’ was the NFF ‘essential services’ list that was submitted to the Federal, State and Territory Agricultural Ministers for ratification."