Dairy Expo proud to make triumphant return

THE Strzelecki Lions Club is pleased to announce that they will be hosting the South Gippsland Dairy and Farming Expo in Korumburra on September, Wednesday 7, and Thursday 8, 2022.

This year, they will celebrate over 21 years of providing the local dairying community with an event showcasing the latest innovations, products, and services available to the dairy industry.

Be sure not to miss your chance to win $5000 in the Udder Truth Show bag competition, which is proudly bought to you by South East Organic Fertiliser. 

So come along to the Korumburra Showgrounds on September 7- 8, 2022.

The rules are simple, collect a show bag at the gate, answer 17 of the 20 questions and request your card to be stamped by the corresponding exhibitor. 

The first card drawn with 17 correct answers, with the exhibitor stamps, will respectively win $3,000 first prize; $1,500 second prize and third prize $500.

Participants must be farmers and over 18 years of age. 

The lucky winner’s announcement will occur at 2.30 pm on September, Thursday 8, 2022. 

Let’s work out the odds; there will be 200 show bags available during the event’s two days. So how many farmers will complete the card? Your guess is as good as ours; there is an old saying that you must be in it to win it!  

Participating companies include GippsDairy, Farm Mapping Services, Jantec Systems, Notman Pasture Seeds, Boehringer Ingelheim, Nutrien Harcourts, Pioneer Seeds, Easy Dairy Automation Systems, Rural Financial Counselling Service Gippsland, Reid Stockfeeds, Victorian Hoofcare Services, Lely Center Gippsland, Need for Feed, MaxCare, Elders Insurance, HiTech, ProDairy, Ridley, Zoetis and Burra Foods.

The funds raised from the Dairy Expo have helped the Strzelecki Lions Club distribute over $600,000 back into the community and Lions projects. 

The planning for the Dairy Expo starts in January each year, and the committee meets monthly until the last week before the event to ensure all the plans are in place.

The club would like to acknowledge the event’s new major sponsor, Westpac and celebrate our long-term platinum partnership with Reid Stockfeeds. 

Thank you to Gold Sponsors: Easy Dairy Automation System, Ross Chapman Cartage & Earthmoving Contractors, ProDairy, Entegra, GippsDairy, Burra Foods, Rabobank, ProviCo Rural, Ridley, Farm Mapping Services, Evans Petroleum, Nutrien Harcourts, Saputo Dairy Australia, GEA Farm Technologies Australia Pty Ltd and Metalform Ag. Please make sure you call in and show appreciation for their contribution to the South Gippsland Dairy & Farming Expo.

Matt Harms from OnFarm, is hosting a session called “Are you seen as an employer of Formula One standard?” Matt is back by popular demand on Wednesday, September 7, at 11.00 am. Panel members include Andrew Perry, dairy farmer, Kongwak; Jasmine Kneebone, farm employee, Denison; Lachlan Harms, farm manager, Leongatha; Tamara Loughridge, farm employee, Poowong North and Matt Taylor, farm employee, Kongwak.

South Gippsland Shire Council is the proud sponsor of this session.

What else is happening?

Keynote presentation. 

On Thursday, September 8, at 11 am, Nathan Burke, a former champion for the St Kilda football club and current coach of the AFL Women’s Western Bulldogs team, will visit and share his experiences about “Achieving your goals and relying on other people to deliver.” Reid Stockfeeds and National Australia Bank are the proud sponsors of this session.

Airy Fairy Fun and Faces. 

There is something for everyone at the 2022 Dairy Expo, so bring the young kids along and share an opportunity to bring colour and fun to their faces.

The Gumboot Gift.

On Thursday, September 8, at 1 pm, the prestigious 120-metre gumboot footrace will take place. It is a must-see and do event with both male and female sections with a prize pool of $4,000. The event is proudly sponsored by: Countrywide Clothing, Jefferis Livestock Transport Pty Ltd, Farm Depot Warragul, Korumburra Plumbers & Pumps, Walker Electrical, Lardner Cattle Scales, Levey

Engineering, Ag-Crete Industries, Nacas Truck N’Ag, J.J’s Waste & Recycling, Nutrien Ag Solutions – South Gippsland Livestock, Devin Hance – Agricultural Engineering, Carringtons Loch, Lectaire Auto Electrics & Air Conditioning, Fisher’s Timber & Hardware, South Gippsland Hire, Manks Contracting and Furness Livestock.

Opening hours are 10.00 am to 3.00 pm daily, and the cost is $15.00 per person; children under 16 years old are free. 

For exhibitors or patrons who have questions, please phone Deanne Kennedy on 0419 878 055 or email dairyexpo@jaydee.net.au.