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18/12/2008: NMIT taking enrolments for Nationally Recognised online course in Olive Production
NMIT is currently taking enrolments for the Nationally Recognised online course in Olive Production. This highly successful course consists once a weekly nightly chat session supplemented by six field days throughout the year. Participants can complete the assessment tasks on their own groves.
For further details please contact agriculture@nmit.vic.edu.au
18/12/2008: Expansion - The Olive Centre offers professional consulting Australia wide (Australia)
The Olive Centre has expanded new services to all Olive Growers throughout Australia. A professional full-time consulting service is available to growers throughout Australia.
"This service is important for every grower to grasp this opportunity. We receive numerous calls about even some of the common pest and disease problems still not being kept under control in groves. We believe that in general growers to need some real advice when it comes to the overall health of your grove and production! Did you know that a well managed olive grove can achieve up to 30%* more production? This alone can result in $300.00** of extra product per 1 Tonne of fruit produced. In turn this service will help you achieve the maximum from your grove!" says Amanda Bailey, Director of The Olive Centre.
21/11/2008: REMINDER - Olive Marketing Forum and OSA Annual General Meeting
The Olives South Australia Inc. (OSA) 2008 Annual General Meeting will be held next Tuesday, at the Waite Institute Auditorium, Plant Research Centre, Urrbrae.
21/11/2008: SOGA Olive Field Day for local growers - 30 November 2008
The Southern Olive Growers Association of NSW [SOGA] will be meeting at the home of the award winning Olevano Olives on Sunday 30 November. The property lies north of Crookwell near the Abercrombie National Park. This field day will focus on both the production of award winning oils and table olives.
21/11/2008: Wairarapa olive oil producer LOT EIGHT wins Best in Class two years running at the Olives NZ Extra virgin Olive Oil awards
Wairarapa olive oil producer LOT EIGHT wins 'Best in Class' two years running at the Olives NZ Extra virgin Olive Oil awards.
21/11/2008: Olivegrower & Processor farewells Frank
Ryan Publications’ journalist Frank Barbaro has recently compiled his final issue of Australia’s leading olive industry publication, The Australian & New Zealand Olivegrower & Processor.
07/11/2008: First certified Australian Extra Virgin olive oil hits the shelves
International Trends
Olive Oil News
18/12/2008: Australian olive industry boosted by government-funded R&D
The Australian Olive Association is predicting a 30 to 40 per cent increase in olive oil production in 2009. This encouraging growth of the industry has been underpinned by research and development done with the support of the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (RIRDC).
Paul Miller, president of the Australian Olive Association, said research and development funded by RIRDC and other organisations represent one of the great strengths of Australian agriculture.
07/11/2008: Victorian gets best national extra virgin olive oil award
Red Rock Olives from Western Victoria was named best oil of show at the 12th National Extra Virgin Olive Oil Awards dinner held in Canberra.
07/11/2008: Tasting event to promote Spanish oils
Spain is the world’s number one producer and exporter of olive oil. As one of its main importers, Australia is no stranger to the quality of Spanish Olive Oil.
07/11/2008: First certified Australian Extra Virgin olive oil hits the shelves
The first Australian Extra Virgin olive oil with the Code of Practice symbol has entered retailers’ outlets with Cobram Estate leading the way.
23/10/2008: Australian Olive Association statement in regards to test results of imported oil
The ABC’s 7.30 Report on 6 October focused on the Australian olive industry with news of the test results of 12 oils (nine imported and three Australian major supermarket brands). AOA President Paul Miller, and Dr Rod Mailer were interviewed at length, along with DAFF Minister, Tony Burke, and ACCC boss, Graeme Samuel.
The AOA released this statement before the program aired.
23/10/2008: Australian olive industry gets a new identity
The Australian Olive Association is launching the olive industry’s new brand, Australian Extra Virgin.
26/09/2008: Getting the good oil
There must be something special about the area around Boyup Brook because for the third year running a local producer has been awarded the Best WA Oil of show at the Perth Royal Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition.
26/09/2008: Australian extra virgin olive oils compete at the 12th National Awards
12/09/2008: Results of Wrest Point Royal Hobart Fine Food Awards
Three days of judging have culminated in the 2008 Wrest Point Royal Hobart Fine Food Awards. A national judging panel of nearly 40 food specialists, headed by Janet Lillie of Melbourne, assessed more than 800 entries from every Australian state and the ACT.
04/07/2008: Entries open for Sydney Royal Fine Food Show
Don’t miss your opportunity to be named the ‘best of the best’ in Australian Fine Food. The Royal Agricultural Society of NSW (RAS) is now accepting entries for the Spring 2008 Sydney Royal Fine Food Show to be held from 1-10 September 2008.
20/06/2008: Australian Olive Association puts olive oil high on international agenda
The international olive industry is one step closer to implementing regulations that will support fair exports and consumers’ interest following a hot topic session coordinated by the Australian Olive Association at the American Oil Chemists’ Society (AOCS) Annual Meeting held in Seattle, USA, on 20 May.
19/06/2008: Entries open for Australian Golden Olive Awards
The Australian Golden Olive Awards has been running for nine years and is recognised as one of the most prestigious in Australia.
08/01/2008: Entries open for Royal Canberra Extra Virgin Olive Oil Show
The Royal Canberra Extra Virgin Olive Oil Show Judging will be held on Saturday 6 September.
Olive Oil News, International Trends
Olives and Health
Table Olive News
07/11/2008: South Australian olive named best table olive
Coriole Vineyards from South Australia was named best table olive of the Australian Table Olive competition announced on Tuesday, 28 October at the 12th National Extra Virgin Olive Oil Awards dinner held in Canberra.
07/11/2008: Olive marketing forum and OSA annual general meeting
Olives South Australia's 2008 annual general meeting will be held on Tuesday 25 November 2008, at the Waite Institute Auditorium, Plant Research Centre, Urrbrae.
24/10/2008: Come and meet us at the Australian Olive Expo!
Ryan Publications will be attending the Australian Olive Expo in Canberra next week and we hope to see you there!
23/10/2008: Victoria’s annual Olive Festival celebrates its 8th year
Victoria’s Annual Olive Festival, now in its 8th year, will be held at the international award winning Witchmount Estate Winery in Rockbank on Sunday 16 November from 10am to 5pm to showcase Victoria’s olive, food and wine industry.
26/09/2008: The Big Olive seeks investors
One of the country’s largest privately owned olive groves is on the market for sale or possible partnerships.
12/09/2008: Widespread industry support for olive levy
Three months of extensive industry consultation on the proposed South Australian Olive Industry Fund has confirmed widespread support for the fund.
12/09/2008: Australian scientist receives US oil award
An Australian scientist who has pioneered research into olive oil chemistry was recognised with a prestigious international award recently.
12/09/2008: Women at the processing front
A processing plant in the South East of South Australia boasts what is probably a world first in the olive industry. It is run by women.
12/09/2008: World oil professor for Expo
The keynote speaker at the fourth Australian Olive Expo in Canberra this October will be world oil expert and academic Dr Apostolos (Paul) Kiritsakis from Greece.
12/09/2008: Promoting locally grown food
The Western Australian Government has started a strong marketing campaign to encourage people to buy local produce.
29/08/2008: Top of the table for WA olives
Dwarda Ridge Estate of Boddington won the Best WA Table Olive and Don Vica Pty Ltd of Fremantle won the Best of Show in the 2008 West Australian Olive Council (WAOC) Table Olive Competition.
15/08/2008: Olive Growers Mudgee Awards entries were of high quality
At the Olive Growers Mudgee Award held earlier this month, judges noted the overall the standard of oil submitted was of a very high quality, in particular the Delicate oils on the whole exhibited a great range of subtle clean aromas with many characteristics, some with a variety of fruity flavours.
15/08/2008: 9th Australian Golden Olive Awards
A large number of entries from across Australia were received in the 9th Australian Golden Olive Awards. Chief steward Laurel Nowacki said he was very pleased to see the continued support from past entrants and welcomed the new entrants across all categories.
14/08/2008: Australian Olive Association officially launches Code of Practice
The Australian Olive Association (AOA) has signed off on an industry Code of Practice to better support quality, authenticity and confidence in the Australian olive industry.
04/07/2008: Formation of Australian Table Olive Association
The Australian Table Olive Association Inc has been formed to promote this unique fledgling Table Olive industry concentrating on food safety and quality.
20/06/2008: Entries open for Olive Products & Olive Oil Awards
The Olive Growers Mudgee will once again hold its Olive Products and Olive Oil Awards event in 2008.
20/06/2008: Samples wanted for pest and disease research
Olive leaf, flower and fruit samples are wanted for a three year research project into pest and disease management being conducted by the University of Western Sydney.
19/06/2008: Olive Grove for sale – QLD
On the fringe of Benarkin State Forest lies Taromeo Olives which is now up for sale.
23/05/2008: Top olives wanted
The West Australian Olive Council (WAOC) is inviting olive producers, large and small to submit their table olives in late June into the 2008 WAOC Table Olive Competition.
08/01/2008: 2008 Hunter Valley Olive Show
The Hunter Olive Association is organising and running the 2008 Hunter Valley Olive Show. This will be the fourth show with entries increasing from 32 in 2005 to 135 in 2007.
08/01/2008: Last chance to comment on olive levy
After many weeks of consultation, the South Australian olive industry is being reminded that there’s still time to have a say on the proposed Olive Industry Fund.
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