PN industrial action costing Vic grains sector millions

Gregor Heard
Updated April 25 2017 - 3:58pm, first published 3:47pm
RARE SIGHT Up to one in three Pacific National grain trains scheduled to run in Victoria over the past six weeks has been cancelled according to some estimates.
RARE SIGHT Up to one in three Pacific National grain trains scheduled to run in Victoria over the past six weeks has been cancelled according to some estimates.

DRAWN out negotiations between Victorian grain train drivers and freight business Pacific National (PN) is costing the grains industry millions of dollars due to train delays and cancellations.

Gregor Heard

Gregor Heard

National Grains Industry Reporter

Gregor Heard is ACM's national grains industry reporter, based in Horsham, Victoria. He has a wealth of knowledge surrounding the cropping sector through his 15 years in the role. Prior to that he was with the Fairfax network as a reporter with Stock & Land. Some of the major issues he has reported on during his time with the company include the deregulation of the export wheat market, the introduction of genetically modified crops and the fight to protect growers better from grain trader insolvencies. Still involved with the family farm he is passionate about rural Australia and its people and hopes to use his role to act as an advocate for those involved in the grain sector.

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