Volume 71 | June 10th 2021

NSW Wine Industry News & Updates

The New South Wales Wine Industry Association represents the interests of all NSW wine producers and grape growers. Our aim is for the NSW Wine Industry Association to advocate for the NSW Wine Industry and provide information and a sense of belonging to our members.

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FINISHING THE FINANCIAL YEAR WITH A FLOURISH After a busy week at the end of May with various activities, the NSW Wine Industry Association now have our heads down, working through a myriad of opportunities that will occur in the new financial year, plus tying up some lose ends for this year. Our activities include:

ERWSP State Tourism Grant. This was the $1m federal grant issues to NSW, which was matched by a further $1m from the NSW Government (DNSW). The project has now been completed, submitted and approved by Wine Australia. Whilst there are obvious and significant challenges in running a project to attract international tourists to NSW wine regions in a time of COVID, the outcomes and legacy of this project will be significant. In the next weeks, we will go out to regions to present the outcomes, plus publish a final report. NSW Wine MoU. Now that this is signed and in place, the hard work of making this happen has begun. We have started work with the NSW Government and also formed committees to look after the important areas of Export plus Domestic Trade and Tourism. More to come in early July.  Bushfire Grant. As part of the State Government support package from the 2020 bushfires, the NSWWIA received and is working on 6 projects. These include research projects with Charles Sturt University and the AWRI. We aim to report on these projects in a later newsletter in July.    AgSkilled 2.0. This is a program provided by the NSW Government to assist in training people in a number of Agricultural industries including Viticulture. There will be a large program of single units of competency available to provide the NSW wine industry with new and updated skills across Viticulture, Cellar Operations and Cellar Doors. Program are being finalised with both NSW TAFE and Tocal Agricultural College and will be published both on the NSW Wine Industry website, plus also a dedicated AgSkilled website in the 2nd week of July.  The NSW Wine Industry Association also met this week in Orange NSW, which was followed by a great workshop run by the National Grape & Wine Industry Centre on ‘Practical Science for Viticulture’.   Exciting times ahead! Regards Angus Barnes, Executive Officer

TAXATION WEBINAR INVITATION With the 2021 financial year ending on 30 June, will you be ready? Join Nexia Australia for their latest free webinar, as they cover important tax effective strategies that you should be considering this financial year. They will also take you through the importance of a good succession plan to ensure you have the appropriate measures in place and you are structured correctly for the optimal result and maximum concessions. Webinar Details: Thursday 17 June - 10:30am - 11:15am (AEST)

The Webinar will cover: Key budget insights relating to your business End of year stock value and bad debt Instant asset write-off regime (including full expensing) Scrapping of plant and equipment Trust distribution resolutions Superannuation, including payment deadlines to avoid potential penalties Other important issues for SME Register HERE

REBATES FOR BUSINESSES HIT BY MOUSE PLAGUE Small businesses and households in regional and rural areas of NSW will soon be able to claim a rebate for the cost of buying mouse baits, traps and cleaning materials to combat the unprecedented mouse plague. The rebate will apply to products purchased on or after 1 February 2021, so make sure you keep all your receipts. Multiple receipts can be used to claim the rebate, up to $500 (for a household) or $1,000 limits (for a small business).

To be eligible to claim a rebate you must be located in one of the Local Land Services Regions listed below and you must provide receipts to Service NSW when you lodge a claim. Central Tablelands                           Central West Northern Tablelands North West Western Riverina Murray Hunter (Upper Hunter and Muswellbrook LGAs only) South East (Hilltops, Upper Lachlan and Yass Valley LGAs only)   The program is expected to be open in early July. Read more about the rebates and the Mouse Control Support Program HERE

WINE AUSTRALIA WEBINAR Wine Australia is hosting another CONNECT Conversation webinar, on their new virtual platform, Australian Wine CONNECT. On 23rd June they will be discussing Imported Wines: The USA Landscape for 2021-2023. The pandemic has significantly impacted the wine industry - how have imported wines fared during this time, and what changes are here to stay?

Join Wine Australia for a panel discussion led by Jon Moramarco, looking at imports across three different channels – on-premise, grocery and e-commerce – with industry expert panelists: Helen Mackey, Curtis Mann MW and Mike Osborn.   They will discuss the shifting demographics of US wine consumers, opportunities for imported wines across each of their unique channels, the changing role of technology in how consumers shop for wine and the outlook for imports across the next 2 years, with a particular focus on Australian wines. Register HERE

SHORT SIPS NEWS + Are you purchasing compost? Now is a timely reminder that when sourcing compost for your vineyard, you must ask the supplier where the compost came from.  Some compost is produced within Phylloxera Infested Zone (PIZ)s in NSW. If this is the case, the compost MUST be produced under an arrangement that is approved by NSW DPI to eliminate the risk of the compost containing viable Phylloxera. To see the NSW PIZs on a map click HERE

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