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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.
One of the country’s largest privately owned olive groves is on the market for sale or possible partnerships.
Australian extra virgin olive oils will once again affirm their superior quality at this year’s National Extra Virgin Olive Oil Awards as the industry’s largest olive oil show returns for a twelfth year. Richard Gawel, research scientist at the Australian Wine Research Institute, will be chairing the judging process undertaken by over 20 accredited judges…
Three months of extensive industry consultation on the proposed South Australian Olive Industry Fund has confirmed widespread support for the fund.
An Australian scientist who has pioneered research into olive oil chemistry was recognised with a prestigious international award recently.
The Western Australian Government has started a strong marketing campaign to encourage people to buy local produce.
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.
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.
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.
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.