A career in agriculture was always on the cards for Wade Ivone who grew up in the small northern Victorian town of Whorouly but knew there was a lot more to the world of agriculture. Thanks to a Gardiner Dairy...

Fourth-generation Stanhope dairy farmer Craig Emmett knows a lot about farming but a study tour to New Zealand proved there’s still more to learn. Craig returned from the Gardiner Foundation sponsored tour in 2018 with a better appreciation of the...

A new cubbyhouse being built at the Dookie Children’s Centre will stand as a monument to John Geddes’ success in the Fairley Leadership program. Sponsored by Gardiner Dairy Foundation to participate in the program, John says it has opened his...

Gardiner Dairy Foundation is offering up to eight fully funded places in the 2020 Victorian Regional Community Leadership Program (VRCLP). The VRCLP is an opportunity for people who want to expand their contribution to the Victorian dairy industry and dairy...

Rhonda Henry believes leadership growth is a lifelong journey. As an experienced leader in her profession, the mother of three adult children had reached a life stage where she wanted to broaden her community contribution. In 2017 the Warrnambool agri-business...

Moving 700 kilometres from Woolsthorpe to Wagga Wagga has been like moving to another planet for dairy farmer Matthew Roache. With support from a Gardiner Dairy Foundation tertiary scholarship, Matthew is in the third year of his Bachelor of Agriculture...

Ronnie Hibma has already shown he can jump when opportunities come along. Twelve years ago, Ronnie started his Nexus Herd Development business; six years ago he bought a dairy farm at Denison and last year he added a nearby cropping...

11 July 2019: Twenty-six projects in Victoria's three dairy regions will share in $120,326 in grant funding from the Gardiner Dairy Foundation’s Working in Dairy Communities Small Grants program, run in partnership with the Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal....

Gippsland dairy farmer Lauren Finger was told that if she was going to apply for one leadership program, Australian Rural Leadership Program should be it. As Lauren nears completion of the 15-month program, that advice has proven to be spot...

A few years ago, Peter Brennan’s experience of country Victoria started and ended with a visit to Ballarat’s Sovereign Hill. As for the dairy industry, he knew it involved cows and milk but that’s about all. Today, the Monash University...