Industry News

Kevin Rudd has asked South Australians to be patient while the Commonwealth seeks to convince Victoria to agree to the $10 billion River Murray plan.

Water expert Professor Mike Young has warned that unless the coming winter delivers well above average rainfall, parts of the river system may have to be “abandoned or accepted as changed forever”.

Olives have been cultivated in central Victoria for more than 100 years. However, it was only in the early 1990s that commercial olive cultivation was truly established in the region.

The Queensland Department of Tourism, Regional Development and Industry is to include olive groves in its periodical wine map.

The Olive Press is having its open day on Sunday, 6 April in Riverton, South Australia.

As Australia and New Zealand’s olive industry continues to grow, so too does the number of new growers and processors listed in the 2008 Olive Industry Directory.

Communication and promotion activities will be at the core of the Australian Olive Association’s program for 2008 which will in part be funded by its $385,000 Action Grant from the Federal Government.

Olive and grape waste-derived extracts showed better anti-microbial activity against a bacteria and yeast than three synthetic antioxidants, according to a new study.