Storm-hit banana growers to receive extra $50K in grants after weeks of uncertainty

Storm-stricken banana farmers have cautiously welcomed the Queensland Government’s latest move to increase assistance grants as they battle to recover from the disaster.

About 1,200 hectares of banana crops were affected by winds associated with Tropical Cyclone Niran, which never made landfall, on March 1.

Since then, growers like Innisfail’s Dianne Sciacca have been locked in a protracted dispute with the state over help…