Wangoom sisters help to fill vet shortages
Wangoom sisters Abbey and Ella Titmus are helping to fill a growing void across regional Australia for large animal and mixed practice vets.
Australia is struggling through an ongoing veterinary workforce shortage, particularly in regional areas and in large animal practice, with many regions unable to meet demand for services and many job vacancies remaining open for more than a year.
But...
Precision dairy conference highlights tech opportunities
A south-west Victorian dairy consultant is encouraging famers to start using AI and learn how technology can benefit their businesses after attending a major international conference.
Sander Nijskens was sponsored by DemoDAIRY Foundation to attend the 4th International Precision Dairy Farming Conference in Christchurch. He was one of more than 350 attendees from 22 countries to hear...
New Chair for DDF
Chloe Brown has been elected to guide DemoDAIRY Foundation through its next phase, replacing Andrea Vallance as chairperson for 2025-26.
Chloe farms with her family near Koroit and the new position continues her great contribution to the industry, not only on the DDF board but through her More than Milk podcast, as co-creator of Cream of the Crop dairy conference for women, and her involvement...
Scholarship helps Olivia experience new ag opportunities
DemoDAIRY Foundation Powell Legacy scholarship recipient Olivia Whiting has been venturing into new territory as she pursues a career in agriculture.
In 2026, Olivia will move into the second year of her Bachelor of Agriculture at Charles Sturt University in Wagga Wagga, with plans for a graduate diploma after completing her degree.
This year her subjects included biology, chemistry and...
Foundation to help students get a start in dairy
DemoDAIRY Foundation is launching a new round of scholarships to help young south-west Victorians to get a start in the dairy industry.
And it might be the last time that local students have an opportunity to apply for DemoDAIRY Foundation support, with a mixture of one and two-year scholarships now being offered.
DemoDAIRY Foundation is aiming to complete all scholarships and...
Demo Dairy Foundation Gippsland Study Tour 2025
On September 30, a group consisting of 5 RIST and 5 SW TAFE agricultural students headed off from South West Victoria for a 4-day intensive Gippsland Dairy Study tour. These students ranged from Certificate III, IV and Diploma of Agriculture students.
The first stop was Gippsland Jersey factory at Pakenham where students were given an insight into the marketing opportunities for milk/milk...
New Zealand regen farming tour report
By Chris Hibburt
In June 2025, 22 people representing Victoria’s dairy industry attended a four-day Regen Farming Workshop on the Canterbury Plains near Christchurch New Zealand. This region is represented by some long-established dairy farms as well as conversions that have taken advantage of the availability of irrigation water.
The week began with a day-long conference attended by a cross...
Spotlight on Australian regen farming at NZ symposium
Spotlight on Australian regen farming at NZ symposium
Australian regenerative farming will be in the spotlight in New Zealand during June with the first joint regenerative dairy symposium between the two countries.
Nine Australian regenerative dairy farms, including six from south-west Victoria and three from Gippsland, six Landcare and catchment management facilitators, a soil scientist and...
South-west farmers learn from Tasmanian dairy businesses
Dairy farmers from south-west Victoria have learnt about different pathways to farm ownership and different approaches to farm management during a study tour to Tasmania.
The Port Campbell Dairy Discussion Group tour, supported by DemoDAIRY Foundation, last week took 14 local farmers and three service providers to six different farms over three days.
Discussion group treasurer and...
Ag field day set to continue and expand
Agricultural field days are set to continue and expand in south-west Victoria after the resounding success of an inaugural event at Koroit.
The return of an agricultural field day at Koroit on February 22 has been hailed as a huge success, attracting 55 exhibitors – more than double expectations – and plenty of interest from farmers across the region.
The field day was part of the Koroit...