Community & Business
24 May, 2022
Warning on parties
FARMERS in Mareeba have been warned by the region’s peak horticultural body about the actions of farm workers that have allegedly been throwing loud and messy parties in public areas in and around Mareeba.
Broken glass and hundreds of empty stubbies are allegedly left behind by the suspected overseas workers groups in areas such as the Walsh River and the Bunny Seary lookout. FNQ Growers chair Joe Moro said this kind of behaviour is not condoned and action has been taken to inform growers of this behaviour.
“We are not happy with this behaviour and we want this to stop because it is not good for the community and it is not good for the farmers as well,” he said. “We will encourage our members to make sure that the message gets down to all the farm workers especially those that are coming from the seasonal worker program. “The bottom line is we do not condone any of that sort of behaviour so we will jump on it as soon as we can.”
