SUPPLIER NEWS August 2014

SUPPLIER NEWS
August 2014
Writer & editor: Louise Thomas 0418 443 433 email: [email protected]
ANNUAL SUPPLIER ROADSHOW
Our annual supplier roadshow will be held in the week of
August 18. These meetings are a great opportunity to
find out about the company’s progress, current dairy
market conditions and the outlook for the season.
Saputo representatives will also be attending, including
Lino A. Saputo, Jr.
Meetings are scheduled as shown opposite. For catering
purposes please RSVP to WCB reception by Monday 11
August 2014 on 03 5565 3100 or fax 03 5565 3156 or
email [email protected]. If RSVP is by fax or email,
please advise your supplier number, the meeting location
you will be attending and the names of attendees.
Mt Gambier Tues 19 August
11.00 am for lunch, The Barn Palais
Warrnambool Tues 19 August
7 pm for dinner
Matilda Room, Warrnambool Racecourse
Colac Wed 20 August
11.00 am for lunch, Otway Estate, Barongarook
Ballarat Thurs 21 August
11.00 am for lunch, North Ballarat Sports Club
BARRY COOK RETIRES FROM TRANSPORT
Many suppliers will know Barry Cook, who has been a
full-time tanker driver with WCB for more than 40 years.
Barry retired at the end of July.
Barry has clocked up well over five million kilometres
and his tanker runs have covered everywhere from
Heywood to Deans Marsh. ‘In 40 years I got to do all the
different runs except Lavers Hill’, he says.
Over the years, Barry has got to know many of our
suppliers well.
‘Since I’ve been here, many of our
suppliers are well into their third generation’, he notes.
Barry says the main attractions of the job have been the
suppliers and the people he worked with. He has
enjoyed all the chats he’s had with suppliers while the
milk is pumping.
He also loves driving. He laughs when he says he will also
miss driving utes, motorbikes, tractors and whatever else
is parked in the way in front of dairies.
He recalls many tanker runs on Christmas day over the
years and the treats that suppliers often gave him when
he arrived to collect milk. ‘Some memorable ones were
Margaret Campbell’s marinated chicken, and Bruce
Newton’s strawberries with the chocolate dipping sauce.
I also received many Yo-Yos and cakes on my way
around’, he says.
Barry says the first month of retirement won’t be too
different. ‘It will be just like I’m on leave’, he says. But
with his son Geoff owning The Tyre Factory outlet in
Warrnambool, Barry guesses he’ll probably soon be
sweeping the floor a couple of days a week! However, a
holiday is definitely on the cards.
‘Our immediate plans are to get my wife Maurien out of
the house a bit more often and have some day trips [in
2004, Maurien was injured and is now in a wheelchair].
Above: CEO David Lord is pictured here last year
congratulating Barry Cook on 40 years of service in
the company’s Transport division. Barry retired at
the end of last month.
We have a short cruise booked later this year to
Tasmania and if it works out successfully we’ll look at
doing more down the track.’
He says he’s been grateful for the help suppliers have
given him over the years.
‘I’ve been saying goodbye to people on my way around
this last week’, he says. ‘It has been a pleasure doing
business with all our suppliers.’
We wish Barry and Maurien all the very best for a happy
and fulfilling retirement.
BULK MILK CELL COUNTS
QUALITY MATTERS
The top 25 is determined by using suppliers’
average BMCC each month and recognises the
efforts of suppliers in containing cell counts at the
lowest possible levels.
By Anne Prince, Farm QA Manager
June 2014
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Frank & Maria Hili
Eirenclare Farms: D & D Shawcross
Peter & Christine Raper
FR & EM Clarke (Brendan McKenna)
Tony & Danielle Kokshoorn
Howard Partnership
Russell & Mary Hussey
Michael & Jill Mahony
Brian & Jenny Croft
46,000
55,000
56,000
58,000
58,000
58,000
62,000
63,000
64,000
7 RG & TA Morey (Rachael)
7 Peter & Joy O'Keeffe
7 Craig & Annette Smart
8 FR & EM Clarke (Danny & Bronwyn)
9 Russell & Carol Walder
9 Tony Archibald
10 Les & Lois Daff
11 Bob & Sharron Atwell
12 Tim & Anne McSween
64,000
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73,000
73,000
74,000
74,000
75,000
77,000
78,000
79,000
81,000
81,000
86,000
87,000
87,000
88,000
88,000
89,000
89,000
91,000
92,000
92,000
93,000
93,000
Lance & Lynette Greenwood
Craig & Andrea Duro
Michael & Nicole Uebergang
Eirenclare Farms: A & S Hammond
Gerard & Josephine McNamara
John Couch
Kurt & Nicole Elliot
Alice, John & Daniel Pekin
Rodney & Lyndy Morris
Tyson & Vanessa Sinclair
Alta Vista Enterprises P/L
Travis Benbow
Ian & Jenny Rhode
Graham & Keith Mason
Costin Partnership (Colin)
Eddie, Anne, Andrew and Rachael McGrath
Dennis & Colleen Rose
Brian & Cathy McCosh
Hans & Susanne Vogel
Eirenclare Farms: J. Conheady
Barry & Marita Farley
Andrew & Jamie Vogels
Average BMCC June 192,000
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64,000
64,000
65,000
67,000
67,000
68,000
72,000
73,000
Congratulations to all WCB suppliers recognised in the
2014 Dairy Australia Countdown Downunder Milk
Quality Awards for the lowest 5% BMCC.
Thirty-seven WCB suppliers, representing around a third
of all award recipients, were named in the awards list in
the Weekly Times on 23 July. This is an excellent
achievement!
The selection process is run by Dairy Australia
completely independent of all milk processors. Suppliers
with consistently low BMCCs rightfully deserve
recognition. It indicates care and attention to cow health
and good mastitis control techniques for the whole
season.
We look forward to seeing more of our
suppliers’ names represented on the awards lists in
years to come.
While recent rain has been welcomed on farms, wet
weather creates challenges, with an elevated risk of
environmental mastitis affecting the herd. Cows lying
down in muddy pastures, moving too fast down soft
tracks and walking through standing water can all result
in bacteria-laden soil and manure sticking to udders.
Increased surveillance is needed to help prevent clinical
mastitis cases.
Checking the filter sock after milking can indicate if
there is an issue with increasing particulate levels in
milk due to wet, dirty udders. Clots and flecks may
indicate an undiagnosed mastitis problem. Washing and
drying teats/udders before milking should be
considered, and always use fresh teat spray over the
whole teat surface after milking. Also check the air hole
on each cluster to make sure it is not getting blocked
with soil.
Herd BMCC is a good measure of mastitis across the
herd; however, if you have any concerns about individual
cows, send an individual milk sample in to WCB for
testing. Talk to your Field Officer about ways you may
be able to reduce BMCC levels in your herd.
UPCOMING SUPPLIER MEETINGS
The annual supplier roadshow meetings will commence
the week of 18 August – see details on page 1.
Scheduled informal meetings later in the year are shown
below.
Date
Time
Location
September 10 11am - light lunch
Heywood
October 15
11am - light lunch
Ballarat
November 12
11am - light lunch
Mt Gambier
November 13
11am - light lunch
Murray Bridge
Venues to be confirmed
SUPPLIER PROFILE: ROD AND LIBBY SWAYN
Suppliers Rod and Libby Swayn farm at ‘Jordney Park’ at
Nalangil, west of Colac.
Rod and Libby, with sons Thomas (11) and Matthew (9),
milk 90 to 100 cows year-round on 74 hectares, with four
calvings per year. ‘We’re only a small family farm’, Libby
says. ‘Often that’s looked at as a negative, but it works
extremely well for us.’
‘You still have to enjoy what you do’, Rod adds.
They bought the Nalangil farm 18 years ago and now also
lease most of Rod’s mother’s farm at Camperdown for their
young stock.
The dairy at Jordney Park is a 15-a-side rapid exit
swingover with automatic cup removers, built around eight
years ago. ‘But we still call it the new dairy!’ Libby says.
Rod and Libby recall the last morning milking in the old
shed took three hours. After switching to the new shed that
afternoon, milking took just under two hours, even with
the cows getting used to the new setup.
‘The shed is very efficient, which helps with the lifestyle’,
Rod notes. ‘It was built as a one person dairy, although we
sometimes milk together.’ The dairy is set up so that one
relief milker is able to look after things if they go away.
The milking plant is washed with fresh water, while the
yard wash uses recycled water. They are currently looking
into purchasing a chiller unit using WCB’s milk cooling
rebate.
Nalangil suppliers Rod and Libby Swayn, with one
of their sons, Matthew, aged 9.
‘We make our own, but don’t want to buy in a lot of
materials to go into it’, Rod says.
The farm is also a Holstein stud and sells bulls and heifers.
Rod initially bought ten cows to start the registered stud
and most of the current herd has been bred from this
initial ten, with one or two purchased occasionally. Heifers
have been exported to China, Russia, Saudi Arabia and
Mexico. ‘They’ve travelled better than us!’ Libby laughs.
They noted that dung beetles came back on their own after
two or three years and there has been a significant increase
in the number of worms in the soil.
‘It’s a bit of a hobby to have the stud’, Rod says. ‘But it does
value-add to the herd.’
‘We’re getting results from what we are doing’, Libby says.
‘We are trying to work with our farm – it’s a holistic
approach. A healthy farm is a healthy cow.’
Son Matthew is keen on showing their calves at on-farm
competitions in the region. ‘He loves the animals’, Libby
adds.
The Swayns regularly appear on our annual BMCC awards
list. ‘We teat spray all year and use dry cow and Teatseal’,
Rod says. ‘Teatseal has made a big difference. We also
herd test every month – even if we don’t always want to! It
comes around very quickly, but the boys are good at
helping us.’ The dairy also has in-line mastitis detectors
which help pick up any problems quickly.
Rod adds that over the past few years they have become
tougher with culling cows that have had repeated instances
of mastitis, although it can be harder with the stud cows,
and some get a few more chances.
Libby and Rod also believe that their cows’ health has
improved since they changed their fertiliser regime seven
years ago. They had been sceptical about whether their use
of synthetic fertilisers was working and were concerned
about the long term damage it might be doing. In a year of
lower milk price they were looking for a better option and
decided to try a fish fertiliser. After a good response, they
tried adding seaweed as a soil conditioner. They are now
doing composting, although not on a large scale.
After extensive soil testing two years ago as part of a
WestVic Dairy soil acidification workshop, the Swayns
limed the whole farm this year.
They have also undertaken extensive tree planting on the
property, which only had a few cypress plantations and a
boxthorn hedge when they bought it. ‘We’re seeing rewards
for the tree planting now, with lots of native birds
returning’, Libby says.
Libby is adamant they want the farm to be healthy if the
boys want to take it over one day. She says Matthew and
Thomas really appreciate the lifestyle they have here and
that recently Thomas, who is usually very focused on sport,
wrote a gorgeous piece for a class assignment about why
the farm is special to him.
‘Our kids also appreciate and understand the environment
and the need to protect it for the future.’ Libby says.
Thanks to a program Libby works on with WestVic Dairy,
many regional students also understand the value of maths
and science to the dairy industry and the interesting range
of careers dairy offers.
Libby has worked on the Maths & Science @ Work program
since 2012, when a local retired science teacher asked her if
she was interested in developing a project proposal for
WestVic Dairy.
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PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE OF YOUR FARM
For those who haven’t undertaken the important task of
planning for the future of their farm asset, we’ve
compiled some tips with Warrnambool accountants and
business advisors Sinclair Wilson, to encourage you to
think about the process.
This issue is extremely important for every farm
business as the cost of not planning can be devastating –
both financially and emotionally.
A good planning
process will limit the risk and assist farm owners to
retire in the way they prefer, while helping the next
generation plan for and grow the farm business with the
security of knowing where they stand with their asset
base.
Here are a few tips about the planning process from our
discussions with Sinclair Wilson Partner Craig Telford
and Senior Financial Planner Andrew Prewett. We’ve
focused here on family farms, but the principles would
be similar for other types of farm businesses:
 Start the planning process as early as possible, but
remember – better late than never!
 Every family dynamic is different and therefore every
solution is unique to each family. There is no ‘one
size fits all’ plan.
 Your advisor will need to gain a good understanding
of your farming business (if they are not already
familiar with it) and outline what is possible. The
structure in which the farm asset is held (e.g.
company, partnership, super fund or trust) is very
important, as is the size of the asset and the number
of siblings to cater for. There may be a mixture of onfarm and off-farm siblings and all parties involved
must be considered.
 Generally parents start the process by identifying
their wishes; for example do they want to move off
the farm and retire, do they require retirement
funding from farming assets or off-farm assets, do
they want to continue to live on the farm with a
reduced level of involvement in the farm business?
Some parents prefer to ease out of the farm and not
leave straight away.
 Planning for their care in retirement and later on in
old age also needs to be considered by all members of
the family. People are often not aware of Centrelink
benefits they may be eligible for. The planning
process can assist with maximising these entitlements
now and in the future, and in minimising aged care
costs that may arise.
 Communication
throughout the family is very
important for the planning process to be successful.
Craig says that generally, the best outcome is when all
family members are aware of the process and
understand and respect the wishes of the parents.
 It is the advisors’ role to document the options,
explain the ramifications of any decisions and map
out a plan or recommendation. ‘But ultimately it is
the parents’/family’s decision’, Craig says. ‘As part of
the overall succession plan we consider asset
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protection, future business structure, funding
requirements and any associated tax implications.
Importantly, the succession plan is about people and
not just tax issues, and so it is critical the advisor has
the experience and skill set relevant to this area of
practice.’
 As part of the process, the family solicitor should be
involved with the planning to make sure the proposal
aligns with wills and control of entities.
 A plan can be more flexible than people realise and
can be reviewed and updated as things change.
Parents don’t always have to hand over complete
control at a given date; for example joint control
arrangements can be drawn up between the
generations. In some more complex or larger scale
cases, a Deed of Family Arrangement can be prepared
by the accountant in conjunction with the family
solicitor,
which
puts
timelines
on
certain
developments or changes as part of an overall
process.
 The earlier you start planning, the more options
available to you. Andrew says, ‘The cashflow of the
farming enterprise may permit you to consider the
needs of all involved by looking into diversifying your
assets to provide for off-farm children. This could be
as simple as life insurance policies or shares,
superannuation, investment properties etc.’
The best outcome from the above is having all parties
comfortable with the plan – parents happy with their
retirement, the next generation knowing they will have
an asset to farm, and off-farm siblings happy with the
situation and knowing what to expect. This is a much
better outcome than the legal costs, disputed wills and
family breakdowns that can occur if nothing is put in
place.
The Partners of Sinclair Wilson are experienced in this
area and deal with these issues on a regular basis. They
can be contacted on 03 5564 0555.
NEW DAIRY LEADERS IN THE MAKING
WCB Field Officer Jess Westwick (pictured)
is a dairy leader in the making. In 2012, she
undertook the Leadership Great South Coast
program and benefited greatly from it, both
professionally and personally. The 2015
program is now being advertised, with
emerging leaders from the diversity of
business, government and
community
sectors within the region invited to apply.
Jess thoroughly recommends the course to
dairy farmers and industry representatives.
‘I learnt so much about the Great South
Coast area and what drives it’, Jess says. ‘I really enjoyed
it. Every week was on a different topic and held at a
different place. It was a huge self-growth opportunity.’
Jess received a Gardiner Foundation Scholarship to attend
the program. Participation involved one day approximately
every three weeks during the course of the year.
Jess says that one of the many benefits of dairy farmers
and industry representatives taking part in such
leadership programs is that it helps build a higher profile
for the dairy industry in our region.
Leadership Great South Coast is a challenging leadership
program that focuses on the region's future and expands
the knowledge, ethical decision making capacity and
leadership ability of our leaders and emerging leaders.
This program is designed to challenge
your thinking, increase your knowledge in
key areas and give you confidence to steer
our region, your organisation, business or
team through the opportunities and
challenges ahead.
Applications are now open for the 2015
program and there are two $2,500
Gardiner Foundation sponsorships on
offer.
First round applications close 25
September. Information is available from
www.leadershipgreatsouthcoast.org.au.
Leadership Great South Coast’s Executive Officer, Amanda
Hennessy, can be contacted on 0408627066 for further
information. Jess Westwick is also happy to talk to
prospective applicants about her experiences on the
program. She can be contacted on 5565 3572.
Since undertaking the Leadership Great South Coast
program, Jess has since gone on to complete the 2014
Developing Dairy Leaders Program. This program was
established by Dairy Australia and Australian Dairy
Farmers to build the leadership skills of people who are
committed to the future of the Australian dairy industry
and who have been identified to have the potential for
future industry leadership roles.
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NEW VIDEO ON DIRECT SEEDING OF SHELTERBELTS
Basalt to Bay Landcare Network has launched a YouTube
video of its direct-seeded shelterbelt adjacent to the
Sungold Field Days site at Allansford. WCB made the plot
available to assist the landcare network in demonstrating
the techniques and value of direct seeding, particularly to
farmers attending the field days. The site was directseeded with native shade and shelter species in August
2013.
The video made by Patrick O'Shea includes a commentary
by Bill O'Shea from Direct Seed on why native shelterbelts
are effective in this type of landscape. So far, the clip has
been viewed in Australia, NZ, UK, and Canada.
Basalt to Bay Landcare Network Facilitator Lisette Mill says
she hopes the brief 2.46 minute clip would strike a chord
with regional farmers.
‘We hope everybody connected with the dairy industry in
southwest Victoria has a look at it and understands that
direct-seeded native shelter belts are cost effective and
good for their farms’, she says.
Over the next year, updates to the video will be produced
to focus on such things as weed control, winter
germination of direct-seeded species, and an overview of
which species have performed well at the site.
The network will also present its paper on the economic
benefits of native shelterbelts at the National Landcare
Conference in Melbourne on September 17–19.
Basalt to Bay Landcare Network Facilitator Lisette
Mill at the direct-seeded shelterbelt opposite WCB.
The report brings together more than 30 years of local,
national and international research that shows how native
shelterbelts can improve agricultural productivity by up to
30 per cent.
The video and report were produced with funding from
the 2013 Victorian Landcare Grants, administered by the
Glenelg Hopkins CMA, to provide information to local
landholders about direct seeding.
The video can be viewed at http://youtu.be/orRJ6MyC-xg.
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NOMINATE A YOUNG FARMER TODAY!
By WCB Simpson supplier Marie Van Den Broek
The 2014 Graeme Hall Farm Management Award will
soon be open to our young farmers in the local region,
with the opportunity for recipients to share in the prize
of cash and products to the value of $5,000.
The Simpson & District Lions Club is proud to host this
award and equally proud to have young, talented
representatives of our industry apply. With so many
enthusiastic and knowledgeable young men and women
in our industry we would really like to be able to give
some recognition back for all their efforts.
Dairy farming is not always an easy industry to be
involved in, with long hours spent keeping the business
‘ticking along’ and planning for maintenance and future
development. It’s easy to forget how
much work goes into the day-to-day
running of the farm, and that’s
something we’d like to give
recognition for.
Simpson supplier Marie Van Den
Broek is encouraging people to
nominate young farmers for the
2014 Graeme Hall Farm
Management Award.
Remember: it’s amazing how modest we can be about
our working endeavours, but it’s also amazing how
appreciated we can be by the people that employ us.
The Graeme Hall Memorial Farm Competition has been
running since 1983. It was started by the Camperdown
Jaycees in memory of one of their members, Graeme
Hall – a hard-working, earnest dairy farmer who was
tragically killed in a farm accident.
Simpson & District Lions Club took on the competition
in 1998 as it was in danger of folding, and has been
running the award annually ever since. We are very
fortunate to have Graeme’s wife Trish return each year
to support the award and the contestants.
We are extremely grateful to sponsors and businesses
who donate goods and services to the award.
For more information or to receive an application form
please contact: Nick Weel 5598 7273 or 0417546710;
John Morris 5594 6273; or Marie Van Den Broek 5594
3277.
DAIRY LEADERS (Continued from page 5)
and learning about how the industry is represented at a
national level’, she says.
‘The Great South Coast program helps prepare you for a
local leadership role, whereas the Developing Dairy
Leaders Program is about coaching aspiring leaders into
a wider dairy industry role’, Jess says. On the latter
course, she travelled to Melbourne and Canberra,
undergoing media training, learning about personal
leadership, thinking and conflict styles, how to present
to politicians, and how advocacy works in the dairy
industry. All participants were graduates of regional
leadership programs and Jess was the only non dairy
farmer taking part.
Jess adds that the highlight was the breakfast in
Canberra at Parliament House on the last day of the
program at which Barnaby Joyce was the guest speaker.
‘Each participant invited their local MP to the breakfast.
It was the last week of their sitting, so we were lucky to
have Dan Tehan, Barnaby Joyce, Joel Fitzgibbon and a
wide range of MPs and guests at the breakfast.’
‘I really enjoyed meeting participants from other states
SUPPLIER PROFILE (Continued from page 3)
Libby had already been considering the option of offfarm work and decided to take it on.
After a very positive response from schools and
industry, the project was funded for three years and
included three regional host schools: Colac Secondary
College, Timboon P–12 and Camperdown College. An
expo was developed to engage Year 7 students from
each of the schools with presenters from diverse areas
of the dairy industry, looking at the role maths and
science plays in their day-to-day jobs.
The first event was run in Colac last year, with 21
presenters including farmers, processors, cheesemakers
and dairy industry service providers such as plumbers,
builders, technicians, vets, animal nutritionists.
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It is quite easy to meet the entry criteria. We ask that
entrants be under 40 years of age and work within 50
kilometres of Simpson. Entrants may be sharefarmers,
leasees, managers or owners of the property they work
on.
Aside from her role as a Field Officer at WCB, Jess is
studying agricultural science at Charles Sturt University
(Wagga Wagga). She was also named runner up for the
Rural Ambassador Award in 2012, and, until recently,
she was Junior Vice President of the Warrnambool
Agricultural Show Society.
This year’s event was run at Timboon and featured 26
presenters, with three presentations from WCB. Next
year’s event will be held in Camperdown.
Much of Libby’s role involves working with the
presenters from each area and helping them prepare for
the day. ‘The presenters are very passionate about kids
coming into the industry and keeping kids in the
region’, Libby says. ‘They really enjoy engaging with
students.’
‘This is also about getting kids to realise the dairy
industry is more than milking cows’, she adds, noting
that the surveys of students before and after the Colac
event showed a marked increase in awareness of the
range of career options in the industry.
The Maths & Science @ Work project is a WestVic Dairy
project with funding by Schools Connect Australia.
WCB WINS GOLD AT MAJOR INDUSTRY AWARDS
WCB recently showcased our cheddar and fresh milk
products at two major industry awards, winning a total of
eight gold and 51 silver medals. These awards are very
important for marketing and exposure of our brands and
recognition of their excellent quality.
At the Dairy Industry Association of Australia NSW Awards,
gold medals were awarded to WCB for Sungold Jersey Milk
and the Great Ocean Road brand No Fat Milk. We also picked
up 42 silver medals for a wide range of products.
At the Royal Melbourne Fine Food
Awards, WCB was presented with
gold medals for:
 Great Ocean Road Tasty – Block
 Warrnambool Matured Cheddar
 Warrnambool Heritage Extra
Tasty Cheddar
 Warrnambool Heritage Vintage
Cheddar
 Warrnambool Vintage Cheddar
 Sungold Fresh Milk
ENCOURAGING YOUNG PEOPLE INTO AGRICULTURE
Do you have a son or daughter in Year 9 or 10 this year
who is interested in a career in agriculture or related
industries?
The Defying the Drift program is a Rotary District 9780
initiative run in partnership with Marcus Oldham College.
It involves a challenging residential session where
participants learn new skills, discover rural careers, meet
young role models in agriculture, and have a great time.
Students afterwards give a presentation to a local rotary
GROW IT – GIVE IT
Dairy farmers can help raise funds to assist children with
rare cancers and their families through the Leila Rose
Foundation Grow it – Give it program.
If you’d like to get involved, you can donate a heifer calf,
boat heifer or cull cow to sell now or donate a juvenile
animal and grow it out. Then when the animal is sold, have
the proceeds from the sale made out to the Leila Rose
Foundation and forward a cheque.
The Leila Rose Foundation will supply ear tags and a sign
for the farm to acknowledge your support. The foundation
provides email updates on fundraising achievements and
how the money is being used to help children with rare
cancers.
The Leila Rose Foundation is dedicated to assisting families
affected by Rare Childhood Cancer. They offer support and
guidance to families when faced with the painful reality
that little may be known about the cancer affecting their
child.
With possibly no known cure available, the
foundation assists families to ensure that they have a
club about their experiences.
The 2014 program is scheduled to be held at Marcus
Oldham
College,
from
Monday
29
September
to Wednesday 1 October. Places are limited, so early
applications are encouraged. A nominal fee of $100 per
participant is payable and local Rotary clubs are
encouraged to assist by contributing part of the fee. See
ruralsupport.org for application forms and details.
Applications must be in by 31 August.
complete understanding of their child’s
cancer, the treatment process and
available treatment options so that they
feel empowered to make informed
choices about their child’s health.
Assistance offered by the Leila Rose
Foundation is diverse and ranges from
supporting families with the practical
responsibilities associated with tackling
a rare disease to seeking secondary or
specialist intervention and researching
global treatment efficacies for like cancers.
To participate in the Grow it – Give it program, download a
pledge form from www.leilarosefoundation.org or email
[email protected]
Over the past few years WCB’s Sungold Field Days event has
helped the Leila Rose Foundation promote their cause and
raise much-needed funds. The foundation has been the
nominated local charity to receive proceeds from the
auctions held at the Standard Dairy Industry Dinner at the
close of the field days for the past two years, raising a total
of $17,500.
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please contact James on 0437 921
162 or [email protected] or
contact your field officer before
the 28th of the month to place an
advertisement.
FOR SALE:
Red Wheat, good weight & low
screenings; $280 delivered to
Warrnambool area, Ph: Bruce
Vallance 0438 665 353.
Lucerne Hay, 2nd cut - 5x4 rolls;
Lucerne/oaten – 5x4 rolls; Grass
hay – 5x4 rolls, Dry cow suitable;
POA. Ph Jason: 0400 696 191.
Oats & vetch mix price $140; Snail
medic clover $200; Barley straw
$70; Bales: 8x4x3, freight available;
price plus GST & plus freight; Ph:
Mont Miller 0428861159 or Joanne
Geary 0427951091.
One square heavy metal silo with
capacity for roughly 25t, heaps of
good metal if not wanted as a silo;
make an offer; Ph: Max 0407 862
693.
Mac 900 silage wagon, 14 cubic
metres with scales, 1200 mm flat
belt, Ph Colin 0429 206 180.
Quiet Murray Grey bulls for sale 15
to 30 months of age From $1,500 +
GST ph 5567 1155 after 8pm.
Polymaster 40-teat calf feeder,
current model, single axle, peach
teats, used one season only, as new
condition. Price $2,200
inclusive. Ph Shane 0439 476 079.
Wilson hot water service, 640 L,
second hand $300. Ph Luke 0439
960 780.
Westfalia Classic 300 Evolution
clusters X 30. 3 years old. Retail
$250 ea inc GST, will sell $100 ea
inc GST (will not separate). Ph
Kerry: 0428 506 589.
Stock crate for tandem trailer, 12 ft
long, 190 cm wide, 150 cm tall,
great condition. Asking $1000.Ph
0448865712.
Frigrite vat round 4000 L 12 HP
compressor. Ph Graham
0355959325.
8000 L Packo vat, 3-phase in good
condition, $25,000 ONO. Ph Ricky
Bruhn 0417 893 688.
Fibreglass insulated chiller/ice
bank, about 7000 litres capacity,
two large copper coils; Two V4
Terry compressors, one near new
split condenser, approx 80 kg 404A
gas, switchgear $5000; 10,000 litre
insulated square 100% fiberglass
tank with lid, $1500; 7000 litre
transportable, heavy duty
fibreglass tank, complete with
baffles, manhole, valves, forklift
points built into tank $4500. Ph
Neil: 0487922280.
(1) Brends KKK Cultivator 33T
3PL $790.00 inc GST (2) MF 120
Scarifier new 7 in. points $5500 inc
GST. (3) MF80 20 row drill Dwyer
Thrashflow SS box covering
harrows $1980 inc GST. (4) Grizzly
Grumpy 24P trailing discs $2200
inc GST. (5) Yardmaster RH02
effluent pump 4 KW motor (motor
new bearings) $1650 inc GST. Ph
Eddie 0427689253.
Good quality 5 x 4 JD edge
wrapped rolls of oats, clover & rye;
wheat & rye; and clover pasture
hay. POA located at Derrinallum
0408 995 317.
Two automatic calf feeder
machines – one fresh milk and one
pellets. Ph Darren 0439 342 215.
Vetch hay for sale in large squares,
does have some cereal stubble
through it, feed tested at 10 –
10.5ME and 19 – 21% protein,
transport available, Swan Hill area.
Ph Andrew: 03 5070 1376 or 0408
808 096.
Vetch hay for sale. 8x4x3, 10.4 ME
20% CP, all shedded $220 ex GST
ex-farm, transport available, from
Nhill area. Also barley straw
available @ $80/t. Ph 0409 130748
or 0429 340536.
Hay machinery for sale: NH 648
round baler $16,000 + GST;
Vermeer v-twin hay rake $17,000 +
GST. 6’. All excellent condition and
shedded when not in use, ready to
go, inc books. Located near
Simpson. Ph 55 943 470.
Secondhand car tyres for use on
silage stack. Free for anyone who
picks up themselves. Located in
Timboon area. Ph Graham 0428
298 334.
Barrel medic and clover hay, 4’ x 3’
x 8’ big squares, feed tests
available, can organise delivery.
$220 +GST ex-farm, some lower
grades available for less. Ph Peter
0427 897 891.
Barley straw for sale in approx 4’ x
4.5’ rolls with ‘cover-edge’ netting,
located at Darlington, $25/roll inc
GST ex-farm. Ph Greg 0429901230.
Surplus to requirements: 2 x Fine
Chop Schuitemaker 135 silage
wagons. 1 x 3 yard tractor drawn
hydraulic scoop (old). 16 foot
Viscount pop top caravan. 12-foot
railway iron cattle grid with
concrete base.3-inch aluminium
irrigation pipes and sprinklers.
9000 L refrigerated milk vat. 40teat Polymaster single axle calf
feeder trailer. Ph Bruce 0409
333025 or Brett 0417 478026.
WANTED TO BUY:
Friesian heifer calves 7 days
old. Ph 0431 366 401.
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