Queensland selling out their own

[Black Orchid]

The Queensland Government has been accused of "complete hypocrisy" for ignoring its own "Buy Queensland" policy and choosing two multi-national dairy processors over the family-owned Maleny Dairies to supply fresh milk and dairy products to some of the state's major hospitals.

French-owned Lactalis and Chinese owned Lion Dairy and Drinks won the tender to supply the Metro North Hospital and Health service for the next two years, with a Government spokesperson saying a larger supplier was needed to fulfil the complex contract.

"It's a slap in the face," Maleny Dairies manager Peter Falcongreen said.

"We are 100 per cent Queensland owned, 100 per cent Queensland employees — all the business chain with the farms and all their families and all the businesses that they support running their farms — are all Queenslanders."

"Any implication that the tender was too big for us is a complete falsehood. It's a complete hypocrisy."

Last year Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk launched a new multi-billion-dollar Queensland Procurement Strategy called "Buy Queensland".

It promised a major shift in the way the Government bought or hired supplies and services — pledging to support local businesses and jobs, reduce transport and prioritise regional Queensland when it purchased food and beverages.

Maleny Dairies owner Ross Hopper said he was gutted his company lost the tender to foreign-owned companies after donating time to attending the Government's "Buy Local" marketing events at the Brisbane Ekka and Sirromet wines.

"It's a load of hogwash, we feel like fools after believing the Government. They were spruiking that they were going to buy local and they've ignored their own policy," Mr Hopper said.

"I would have had no problem if they had chosen an Australian-owned processor over us.

More at ... https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-17/ ... t/11875820

Newsflash!! We don't want French or Chinese milk!!

So much for "Buy Queensland".

It's a disgrace!

[sprintcyclist]

It is very disappointing

Maleny milk went to every meeting of the govts and were encouraged to submit a quote
the foreign company went to no meetings.

[Black Orchid]

I don't know much about Queensland but this Palaszczuk is a disgrace. I hate to think how long the contract runs for. Too long to be reversed if a new Premier were elected probably.

Palaszczuk, Andrews etc. Why do people vote them in?

Did she run on this "Buy Queensland" policy? If so, the people should be horrified.

[sprintcyclist]

I don't know much about Queensland but this Palaszczuk is a disgrace. I hate to think how long the contract runs for. Too long to be reversed if a new Premier were elected probably.

Palaszczuk, Andrews etc. Why do people vote them in?

Did she run on this "Buy Queensland" policy? If so, the people should be horrified.

People vote them in because they say what people want to hear

[Redneck]

The question I am a bit vague about on this is

Is the milk (products) coming from overseas or from Australian factories owned by Chinese?

If they are Australian factories then the story is a bit of a beat up, even if the factories are in other states Australians still work at the factories

[Bogan]

Sprintcyclist wrote

People vote them in because they say what people want to hear

Which is. "Free stuff!" "Free stuff!" "Free stuff!"