With the unfolding circumstances relating to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Gardiner Dairy Foundation is implementing a range of measures to ensure that we continue to actively support the Victorian dairy industry and communities, while at the same time protecting the health and well-being of our employees, stakeholders and the broader community.
Gardiner Dairy Foundation is a not for profit organisation that invests in research, development & extension, people capability and community development to benefit the Victorian dairy industry and dairy communities.
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Current Opportunities
Alpine Valleys Community Leadership Program Applications NOW OPEN
Applications open for Alpine Valleys Community Leadership Program are now open and close 5 June 2020.
Upcoming Opportunities
2021 Nuffield Scholarship Applications - Open Soon
Applications for the 2021 Nuffield Farming Scholarships will open soon. Keep watch to see how Covid-19 is impacting applications.
Latest News
Our latest media releases, articles, stories and events
Leaving the ocean to find a new way of life in dairy
Growing up in Ocean Grove, Audrey Kottek knew very little about Australia’s dairy industry and certainly had no inkling of working in it. Today, Audrey has exchanged the sandy beaches of the tourist town for the rolling hills of Korumburra...
Pandemic training reignites passion for biosecurity
In November 2019, with support from Gardiner Dairy Foundation, Amabel Grinter travelled to Nepal for an Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) training program with the European Commission for the control of Foot and Mouth Disease (a division of the Food...
Community Grants Project Visits
In early February, Gardiner Dairy Foundation joined the Foundation for Rural and Regional renewal (FRRR) to deliver workshops on how to successfully apply for community grants. We visited the communities of Foster, Peterborough and Numurkah. Whilst in the regions, we...
