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Olive growers are restructuring their national and state bodies, so they have a single voice to lobby government. Until now, the Australian Olive Association has not been legally able to represent state councils. Growers say it will make olive growing a mainstream agribusiness industry after being considered a niche sector. Eberhard Kunze from the Victorian [...]

Olive trees are being used to clean-up former mining land contaminated with heavy metals at Broken Hill, in far western New South Wales. The trees are about to produce their first vintage of olive oil and those involved in the project are confident the oil will be free of contaminants. Doctor Steve Flecknoe-Brown from the [...]

The Australian Tax Office (ATO) has delayed by one year its plan to dump tax breaks for non-forestry managed investment schemes. The Federal Government last month announced the ATO was changing its interpretation of laws that allowed people investing in crops such as olives, wine and avocadoes to claim upfront tax breaks. The new interpretation [...]

A farmer south of Alice Springs says he has the good oil on the next horticultural crop for the Territory. Oak Valley has pressed the Territory’s first batch of olive oil after trialing a 400 kilogram crop. Farm manager Robert Le Rossignol says while he is starting small, he hopes it will become their main [...]

By Paul Edwards, AUSTRALIA’S fast-growing olive industry is coming to grips with the reality that it’s one thing to grow fruit but quite another to make money from it. Competing for the consumer dollar against cheap European imports is tough – and together with buyer reluctance to buy more expensive brands, there is supermarket resistance [...]

‘ollo’ award-winning Australian extra virgin olive oils arrive on shelves in UK Two new award-winning Australian Extra Virgin Olive Oils, from the family which built one of the Southern Hemisphere’s largest horticultural companies, have arrived at Sainsbury Supermarkets just as they scoop yet another accolade from industry giants. ollo Fresh & Fruity was last week [...]

Australian EVOO Selected for Best Chemical Composition at Inaugural ARMONIA Event The premiere International Olive Oil Competition, ARMONIA, is a result of collaboration between Instituto Sperimentale per l’Olivicoltura (Olive Research Institute), ALMA—the International School of Italian Cooking and the Italian Academy of Cooking to promote the knowledge and appreciation of healthful and nutritional properties of [...]

By Nassim Khadem Photo: Andrew Taylor ROB McGavin, the chief executive of Australia’s largest olive oil producer, Boundary Bend, says his is just one of many rural companies that could fold if managed investment schemes in agribusiness are scrapped. He was in Canberra yesterday fighting to save his business, and shocked at the Federal Government [...]

By Philip Johnson, JUST as the quality of olives can vary from year to year, so too can the quality of olive oil. I’ve recently sampled quite a few olive oils from around the country which I found quite fascinating, firstly due to the sheer volume of oil now being produced in Australia, but also [...]

By Sydia Littza Amirul Ihsan, One afternoon, Australian beauty brand Aesop decides to launch its olive oil — good for such culinary uses as marinating or dipping of breads. While many may ask ’Why?’ Its reply is, ’Why not?’. BEAUTY is never ever skin-deep. The recipe to beautiful skin goes beyond washing, toning and moisturising. [...]

Australia has the ideal conditions for growing and processing table olives. In a climate where the majority of table olives eaten by Australians are imported, real opportunities exist for a domestic table olive industry. Attention to quality and safety will ensure that Australian table olive producers are in a position to tackle and make inroads [...]

A Doubtless Bay couple who knew nothing about growing olives five years ago are now producing olive oil that ranks among the country’s best. Colin and Lynette Wilson won a silver medal at the New Zealand Extra Virgin Olive Oil Awards last year for their Hihi Olive Estate 2005 Koroneiki olive oil. This year, the [...]

The Olives New Zealand Sensory Panel for Olive Oil Up With the Best in the World The International Olive Council (IOC) has just announced that the Olives New Zealand Sensory Panel has been accredited for 2006 / 2007. “The panel first gained accreditation in December 2005 and to maintain it is a major achievement given [...]

Yellingbo, a nature reserve in southern Australia, is adjacent to olive groves that Howard Meltzer planted more than 10 years ago. Mr. Meltzer and his son, Jeremy, are now selling Yellingbo Gold oils from the 2006 harvest that will hold their own when drizzled on fish or vegetables. The unfiltered black label Limited Release version [...]

Redisland(TM) Australia Premium Extra Virgin Olive Oil Tastes Fresher and Is Rich in Antioxidants and Nutrients as a Result of Australian Harvesting Techniques and Unique Packaging Concepts – MIDDLETOWN, R.I., Nov. 28 /PRNewswire/ — A new Australian premium extra virgin olive oil by the brand name redisland(TM) Australia is being introduced to U.S. consumers nationwide [...]