Costa’s North Maclean Queensland Mushroom Farm proudly supports local sporting club
Costa Mushrooms Queensland Manager Jamie Fletcher recently visited the home of the Mustangs Brothers Rugby League Club at Chambers Flat (south of Brisbane) to check on the new club jumpers which are now sponsored by Costa’s North Maclean mushroom farm. The club jumpers proudly display the ‘Costa – Well Grown’ logo, and Jamie commended the […]
Costa celebrates national banana day at Walkamin Primary School, Far North Queensland
Australia celebrated National Banana Day on Wednesday May 1 and the team at Costa Bananas got into the celebrations by getting involved in their local community. 5 MILLION Bananas are consumed by Australians everyday making them one of the most popular fruits in the country. Approximately 95 per cent of bananas grown in Australia are the […]
Costa officially opens expanded avocado packing facility in Childers, Central Queensland
The official opening of Costa’s Childers (Central QLD) Avocado Packing Facility extension was held on Tuesday 30 April. Costa was delighted to welcome The Honourable Keith Pitt, Federal Member for Hinkler to officially open the new expansion. Funding was made available through the Federal Coalition government’s Regional Jobs and Investment Package. The expanded facility in […]
Walkamin State School reaps the fruits of Costa labour
Costa’s avocado, banana and berry teams have joined forces to build new vegetable gardens at the Walkamin State School on the Atherton Tablelands, in addition to providing fresh fruit for the school’s morning breakfast club. Organiser Kylie Stonehouse, from Costa Bananas, said it was great to be involved in such an important community project. “Walkamin […]
New multi-million dollar berry packing facility opens in Morocco
A new multi-million dollar berry packing facility has been opened in Morocco by Costa Group’s African Blue operations, putting it at the forefront of berry exports to the European Union, United Kingdom, Russia and Asia. The state-of-the-art facility in Larache, Morocco, is a 10,000 square metre facility, making it the largest berry packing facility servicing […]
Moroccan Agriculture Minister tours Costa farm
A delegation led by the Moroccan Minister of Agriculture toured the Costa Berry farm at Corindi on February 9 as part of a two-week visit to Australia that included New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, Queensland and Canberra. Mr Aziz Akhannouch, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Rural Development, Waters and Forests, was accompanied by members of the […]
Berries back on the menu at Produce to the People
Leading horticultural company Costa has once again thrown its support behind the community organisation Produce to the People, with $10,000 in funding for operations during 2019. Costa has had an ongoing relationship with Produce to the People since 2016 and has now also resumed fruit donations, following the announcement that Northern Tasmania is free of […]
Costa Berries supports university scholarships
Australia’s leading horticultural company Costa has announced two new ongoing university scholarships to encourage and assist students studying agriculture related degrees. The two scholarships supported by the Costa Berry Category are worth $5000 each a year and will be offered through the University of New England and the University of Queensland. These new scholarships are […]
Building A Better Future Together
The Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health (MCWH) has been providing health education and information to women in the workplace and in the general community for over thirty years and also works with other organisations to conduct research, advocacy and community-specific projects. Costa has partnered with the Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health for a number of […]
Applications open for 2019 Costa North-West Scholarship in Agricultural Science
A $40,000 scholarship is on offer for students looking to study agriculture at the University of Tasmania in 2019. Costa, Australia’s leading horticultural company and one of the State’s major employers, is providing ongoing support for anyone keen to pursue a career in agriculture. The Costa North-West Scholarship in Agricultural Science, worth $10,000 a year, […]