D A I R Y A U S T R A L I A
Dairy Australia is the dairy industry’s services company, owned by industry and whose members are farmers
and industry bodies. All Dairy Service Levy payers can become members.
Limited by guarantee, the Company is governed by a Board of nine Directors chosen by its members. Its
nationwide and international activities are directed from its Melbourne office. Since 1 July 2003, the Company
has invested on average $31.3 million a year of dairy farmer levy payments and $15.3 million a year of
taxpayer funds in projects and services for the benefit of the Australian dairy industry.
Dairy Australia is committed to helping the dairy industry to be collaborative, innovative, sustainable and
competitive against both international dairy industries and substitute products. The Company undertakes
industry-level activities where a collective approach delivers more effective and valuable commercial outcomes
than action taken by individual members. The collective approach also generates synergies for savings through
cost economies and the effective capture and sharing of knowledge.
Dairy Australia’s operations ensure that the industry can anticipate and respond quickly to changing market
circumstances. It delivers services that support the industry’s capacity as a major exporter and mainstay of
regional communities in many parts of Australia. Dairy Australia works closely with members to align its
activities with their business needs, and acts as an extension of their individual business practices.
WHAT WE DO
Dairy Australia’s specialist staff drive and deliver programs in research and development (R&D) and on-farm
extension; information collection, analysis and dissemination; issues management; national marketing; and
international trade development by:
o Facilitating R&D activities to identify more profitable/sustainable growth opportunities for the farm and
manufacturing sectors;
o Assisting rapid transfer/take-up of research into profitable farm and manufacturing practices;
o Developing holistic approaches to farm business systems to improve industry return;
o Sourcing and providing industry information and market analysis;
o Co-ordinating industry responses to meet consumer and regulatory expectations and concerns in areas of
food safety and the environment;
o Promoting the health and nutritional benefits of dairy products;
o Providing trade policy analysis and support to industry and government; and
o Enhancing end user awareness and understanding of Australia’s capacity to produce safe, high quality
dairy products.
The value derived from Dairy Australia’s investment in R&D, and the provision of industry services, is for the
ultimate benefit of Dairy Service Levy payers.
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