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Local olive growers were recognised with two gold medals at the recent Perth Royal Show extra virgin olive oil competition. Tarnagulla Farm in Balingup won a gold medal, and came…
Entry is still open for the Southern Hemisphere chapter of the International Armonia Olive Oil Competition for producers in Australia, New Zealand, Argentina, Chile, South Africa and Uruguay. The competition…
A Blackwood supermarket has removed olive seedlings from its shelves following complaints by Mitcham Council. The sevillano olive seedlings have been removed from sale at Coles’ Main Rd store, only…
A pest plant, which Mitcham Council spends more than $500,000 a year to destroy, is on sale at a Blackwood supermarket. The council will write to Blackwood Coles asking it…
The local region is a carpet of grazing and cropping land. Agriculture is a way of life, with generations carrying on family traditions of producing livestock and facing cycles of…
The Western Australian Olive Council (WAOC), in conjunction with the AOA and chief judge Richard Gawel, is organising Olive Oil Tasting Workshops for later this year. The initial workshop/s will…
Riverton and District High School were clear winners in the 2013 Royal Adelaide Show Young Olive Oil Judges Competition, taking out first and third place this year after winning first…
The International Olive Council has praised the United States International Trade Commission (USITC) for the effort behind its report on competition in the global olive oil trade but laments that…
If shopping for olive oil leaves you confused, you’re not alone. Extra virgin, pure, light … it’s hard to know what’s best, and according to the Australian Olive Association, oils…
The Western Australian Olive Council (WAOC), in conjunction with the AOA and chief judge Richard Gawel, is organising Olive Oil Tasting Workshops for later this year. The initial workshop/s will…