Major announcement: 2021 Australian Cotton Collective and Industry Awards

Cotton Australia has today decided the future of the 2021 Australian Cotton Collective and 2021 Australian Cotton Industry Awards dinner.

Cotton Australia Chairman Hamish McIntyre today advised growers and industry:

Dear growers and cotton industry members,

It is with great disappointment Cotton Australia announces the cancellation of the 2021 Australian Cotton Collective and the postponement of the 2021 Australian Cotton Industry Awards dinner.

The Collective and Awards dinner was due to be held from 24th – 26th August 2021 in Toowoomba.

The event organising committee and Cotton Australia’s Board met today and decided to cancel the Collective and postpone the Awards due to the unacceptable risk to the health and safety of attendees posed by the growing COVID-19 outbreaks in south-east Queensland and New South Wales.

Other contributing factors for the decision were limitations to attendance presented by border closures, and the wet winter constricting the availability of growers to leave their farm and attend the Collective.

Cotton Australia is disappointed to have had to make this decision, but places the utmost importance on adhering to public health orders and ensuring the health and safety of individuals.

Full refunds will be provided to those who have bought tickets.

Cotton Australia will now work towards staging a function to recognise the Awards nominees and recipients at a time when it is safe and COVID restrictions allow.

Cotton Australia’s Annual General Meeting, which was due to be held during the Collective, will now be held as an online event.

I thank all in our industry for your understanding around this decision at this challenging and unprecedented time.

Stay safe and all the best,

Hamish McIntyre

Chairman

Cotton Australia