Applications Open For 2020 Nuffield Scholarship
Aspiring Victorian dairy leaders are being encouraged to make their mark in the industry by applying for the Gardiner Dairy Foundation’s 2020 Nuffield Scholarship. Applications are now open for the program’s 2020 intake, giving Victorian dairy farmers an opportunity to...
Read moreDairy Needs Courageous Leadership (2019)
Australia's dairy industry leaders have been exhorted to step outside their comfort zone and be courageous to help tackle the industry's problems. Global leadership expert and author Margie Warrell draws on her background growing up as one of seven children...
Read moreGardiner Dairy Foundation Awards Seven Tertiary Scholarships To Students From Victorian Regions
The Gardiner Dairy Foundation has increased the number Tertiary Scholarships it awards annually from four to seven. Three new scholarships in honour of the late Niel Black have been awarded to students in each of the major Victorian dairy regions....
Read moreSouth West Dairy Leader Aims To Break Silo Mentality
Lauren Peterson hopes her new leadership skills will help her to break the silo mentality that invades dairy farms and communities across south-west Victoria. Lauren received one of ten Victorian Regional Community Leadership Program (VRCLP) scholarships, sponsored by the Gardiner...
Read moreGrants on offer for Victorian dairy communities Up to $5000 available, plus free grant-seeker workshops
The Gardiner Dairy Foundation is offering grants of up to $5,000 to not-for-profit groups to strengthen small Victorian dairy communities in Gippsland, Northern Victoria and South West Victoria. The Gardiner Dairy Foundation’s “Working in Dairy Communities” Small Grants program, which...
Read moreLooking In From The Outside Boosts Creative Thinking
Alice Colclough describes leaving her banking job to become a dairy farmer as a “baptism of fire”. Little did she know five years ago that a fast-tracked succession plan was barely the beginning of the challenges she and husband Justin...
Read moreLeading Change With A Healthy Dash Of Kindness
In life’s big and unassuming moments, Sallie Jones thrives on creating positive change with kindness. From fostering community pride to empowering rural women, and inspiring dairy farmers to nurture their mental health, Sallie’s generosity of spirit anchors her personal life...
Read moreSeven Future Dairy Leaders To Embark On Nz Study Tour
Seven of Victoria’s up and coming dairy leaders have been selected to participate in the 2019 New Zealand (NZ) Study Tour, organised by the United Dairyfarmers of Victoria (UDV) and funded by the Gardiner Dairy Foundation. The successful applicants for...
Read moreDairy To Join Forces To Set Industry Agenda
The dairy industry will come together to define the future of Australian dairy through the development of a collective Australian Dairy Plan, it was announced by industry leaders in Melbourne today. The official launch at the 2018 Industry Leaders’ Breakfast,...
Read moreInspired to do more through community leadership
Allansford resident Peter Gaffy wants to use his leadership experience to get more hands on in his local community, and inspire others to do the same. Peter was a recipient of one of six Victoria Regional Community Leadership Program (VRCLP)...
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