Girgarre Primary School the Heart of a Small Community
At one stage many years ago, Girgarre Primary School had well over 100 students and was as it is now a vital part of the wider community. The town itself currently has a population of 500 people and...
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At one stage many years ago, Girgarre Primary School had well over 100 students and was, as it is now, a vital part of the wider community. The town currently has a population of 500 people, and is in...
View ArticleOver 300 jobs lost in Heinz restructure
Heinz will axe 344 jobs across Australia as part of a company restructure and will shift production of sauces and some meal production overseas.
View ArticleUnion to meet SPC over factory closure
The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union will tomorrow meet management from Heinz about its decision to close its sauce factory at Girgarre, near Shepparton.
View ArticleHeinz workers not giving up entitlements fight
Workers at the Heinz factory in northern Victoria have vowed to keep fighting for their entitlements, as the factory prepares to close.
View ArticleFactory closure puts Heinz workers' lives 'on hold'
Almost two weeks after Heinz announced the closure of its Girgarre sauce factory, an employee says exactly when the factory will close is still unknown.
View ArticleHeinz workers lose pay after union meeting
A union representing workers at the Heinz tomato sauce factory at Girgarre says relations with the company have soured further, after workers had their pay docked for attending a union meeting on...
View ArticleHeinz row heads to Fair Work Australia
The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU) has taken its dispute with food manufacturer Heinz, to Fair Work Australia (FWA).
View ArticleFair Work Australia to intervene in Heinz row
Representatives of Heinz and the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union will meet Fair Work Australia on Thursday.
View ArticleUnion fights for better Heinz redundancy deal
The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU) is hoping to gain improved redundancy entitlements for Heinz Girarre workers when it meets the Fair Work Commission in Melbourne this afternoon.
View ArticleGroup forms to save Heinz factory
Workers at the Heinz factory in Girgarre, near Shepparton, are forming a consortium to help save the factory.
View ArticleTomato growers keen to keep Heinz factory going
Goulburn Valley tomato growers say they are interested in joining a cooperative which will take over the Heinz factory at Girgarre.
View ArticleFunds sought for Heinz factory takeover study
The group hoping to take over the Heinz sauce factory at Girgarre will continue with plans for a feasibility study, after a meeting with the company on Friday.
View Article'Action' urged in Heinz factory takeover push
A Girgarre community group hoping to replace Heinz in running the town's tomato processing factory has met politicians in Canberra.
View ArticleLocals confident of food co-op at Girgarre
The Goulburn Valley Food Action Committee says it has no doubt a co-operative will be producing food after Heinz pulls out of Girgarre.
View ArticleCo-operative to ask the community for millions
The Goulburn Valley Food Action Committee says it has no doubt a co-operative will be producing food after Heinz pulls out of Girgarre.
View ArticleInvestor pledges millions towards Heinz plant
An anonymous investor has offered a significant amount of money to help a community campaign to buy the Girgarre sauce factory in northern Victoria.
View ArticlePlans revealed for Girgarre food hub
The Goulburn Valley Food Action Committee has released the plans for a food hub at Girgarre when Heinz leaves the town.
View ArticleBenefactor up-beat about Girgarre factory
The man who has promised significant funding for a co-op to take over the Girgarre Heinz site says he believes the business can be successful.
View ArticleSPC offers jobs lifeline to Heinz workers
SPC Ardmona has offered jobs to workers affected by the closure of the Heinz site at Girgarre.
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