It is 6 weeks after cyclone Olwyn. Our growers commenced the clean up immediately and some patches were revived with old trees removed and suckers cleared within two days.

The Fresh Buy West Eat Best magazine attached to the West Australian newspaper on the 27th of November published a very nice recipe made with the Sweeter Banana Bread . Here is the recipe again if you missed it!

ABC Rural reports about the great river flow thats arrived in the Gascoyne river bed.

Davey Real Estates annual Australia Day Charity Breakfast was a huge success!

Christoffer Persson Sweeter Banana Co-op together with Andrew Davey at the end stop in Sorrento.

We are very pleased to present this photos of Sweeter Banana Bread sales at Limes in Myaree and Sisters Supa IGA at Lakeside Shopping Centre Joondalup

Carnarvon Sweeter Banana Bread
Tasty, all natural ingredients proudly baked and grown in WA

We have taken WA’s favourite bananas and turned them into a fantastic new all natural banana bread. Here at Sweeter Banana we care about WA farmers and this delicious bread is made with 30% ripe Carnarvon bananas, and all natural ingredients – no preservatives or artificial colours or flavourings. Made in WA with WA ingredients the Bread contains Carnarvon Bananas and WA flour, WA eggs and WA sour cream and it’s made from real bananas not pulp!. Purchasing our Banana bread not only gives you some great options for snacks but it helps to keep our Carnarvon Banana industry sustainable. So not only are you doing a good deed for farmers but you get a tasty reward!

Supply of Carnarvon Bananas this week hit a 20 year low, with the full impacts of the heatwave in January being acutely felt.
Sweeter Banana Grower, Bruce Munro, said that the heatwave resulted in an overall loss of 25% of fruit across the district, with the biggest impact being felt now, when the bunches that were formed during the heatwave are due to be picked. “Our records show that the bunches that we should be picking now are the ones that came out during the heatwave or just after” added Bruce “it seems that the extreme heat may have damaged the development of the bunches and we have had a lot of bunches just falling from the trees or not developing at all.

Benny Banana came and visited the Sweeter Banana Pack-house!

Have a look at some great photos from his visits around Carnarvon.

Carnarvon banana growers to be compensated for heat damage.

Banana growers in Carnarvon, Western Australia, will get compensation for lost crops during a heatwave in February.

The Carnarvon Banana Industry Fund estimates 25 per cent of the crop was damaged.

Comment to our Web page:

Hi Guys,
I live in Perth and get your bananas from Swansea st markets or the local farmers market in Bentley. Id just like to say what a fantastic product you growers have!! The bananas are a perfect size, the perfect price and best of all are local and spray free.
Myself, my family and friends are very health conscious, growing most of our fruit and veg. Bananas are in integral to our diet. Produce like this is sometimes hard to find, and I'm glad you have a good team that's doing a great job growing and distributing such a great product. Thank you!!
Kind Regards,
Claire from Bentley

In Western Australia extensive trials are underway to work out why Carnarvon bananas have a shorter shelf life than bananas grown in the north.
The research has prompted a major investment by Western Australia's Sweeter Banana Cooperative to bring the latest technology to its cooling systems and packing sheds.

Congratulations Amanda Hansen from Stirling, you have won the bicycle from the in store promotion at Gwelup Fruit & More. 

The Sweeter Banana Co-op are proudly sponering the West Coast Swimming Club event at the Challange Stadium for the second year in row.

Increadibly 400 competitors with families gathered for a whole day competition on the 10th of November.

We love to hear from our customers, so thanks to Geoff from Hazelmere who said “I enjoy your lunchbox bananas and enclose an original recipe for you” you can check out the recipe on our recipes section. www.sweeterbanana.com/contents/fun-stuff/recipes.htm

Chance to win a "Beach Cruiser" bicycle at Gwelup Fruits & More

Curtin University study indicates that West Australian bananas have double the dosage of Potassium and Magnesium then other bananas.        

The Sweeter Banana growers and their families travelled from Carnarvon to Perth and offered the Royal Show visitors to taste the difference in a tropical grown banana compared to a sub-tropical banana and the result was overwhelming.

Starting this weekend!

The Sweeter Banana growers and their families welcome you to come and be convinced that 9 out of 10 people prefers the taste of a Carnarvon grown sweeter banana instead of a fast growing tropical banana!

Please come and visit our stand at the Pavilion monitor between the 29th of September and 6 of October 2012.

Welcome!

The competition was called "Give the Buzz a Bite" and the rules were simple.

Get a photo of US astronaut Buzz Aldrin eating some fresh produce from Carnarvon in Western Australia.

Dr Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon, was in Carnarvon on the weekend to help open the town's new Space and Technology Museum.

The Sweeter Banana Co-operative is proudly sponsoring the Perth Marathon 2012 going off on the 17th of June.

Some 375 kids, 600 runners and 175 teams of 4 runners are expected to participate.

An age old rivalry has been settled with a Curtin University study finding 4 out of 5 people prefer Western Australian bananas.

An oversupply of bananas that has been keeping prices down for the last month looks to be easing up, which is good news for WA growers who have been struggling to get a return from their crops.

"Thank you so much for bringing to the market the best bananas I have tried for years. I had just about given up on bananas and then along came sweeterbananas. My grandchildren eat them as snacks, drinks and as part of their main meals. We all agree they are delicious."

The Sweeter Banana Co-operative is selling bananas at the Manning and Stirling farmers markets. Murray is from Carnarvon and represents the Sweeter Banana brand at the farmers markets; he has a genuine interest of bananas and can tell customers about the growing conditions in Carnarvon while he is cutting up tasting samples for the market visitors. 

The Sweeter Banana Co-operative in Carnarvon is assessing whether growers can make an extra dollar from banana pulp.

The Sweeter Banana growers came back to the Perth Royal Show 2011 edition and gave the show visitors some taste samples of the Carnarvon grown Sweeter Bananas.

Environment Minister Bill Marmion said under the agreement, Perth Zoo was able to purchase bananas the co-operative would otherwise throw away, at significantly discounted prices.

“These bananas are heavily marked and classed as below second grade produce which would not be accepted by Perth retailers. However, they’re still fit for consumption,” Mr Marmion said.

With 16+ employees, Employee of the year and also the Best Overall Business of the year at the the Carnarvon Chamber of Commerce and Industry annual Small Business Awards night on the 30th of July 2011

ABC News Landline - summery of disasters in the Gascoyne region in the summer of 2010/11

Perth Marathon 19th June 2011

Ninth Australian Banana Industry Congress 1-4 June 2011 at Hyatt Regency Coolum.