THE WA IS LOBBYING FOR GOVERNMENT FUNDS TO HELP WITH EXPORTS

The Western Australian wine industry is asking the State Government to denote $600,000 annually for three years to help their presence in the US export market. They claim that in order to be successful in the United States, they need $1.8 million in funding so they may overcome the competitive business climate caused by the grape glut. The Association’s president John Griffiths thinks the project is imperative for the industry’s growth. "We really need to be quite focused. We've got