![Inside the packing shed at the Sweeter Banana Co-operative, Carnarvon.](https://www.farmweekly.com.au/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/33nFNZ38FxtadDLYqv8sNRP/5286ea5a-d6f4-4d51-8b5f-9f166b7996ec.jpg/r3_3_1198_678_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
Inside the packing shed at the Sweeter Banana Co-operative, Carnarvon.
TWO well-known enterprises from Carnarvon and Geraldton have received a boost from the State government’s Co-operative Loan Scheme.
The Sweeter Banana Co-operative, Carnarvon, has received an $800,000 loan to purchase a packing shed and build a value-adding facility, reducing overhead costs and creating pathways to new markets.
The loan will help the co-operative to purchase and extend its rented premises so it can diversify its range to include frozen bananas, as well as baked goods made from products that would…