Nov 14, 2016 | Australia, Diet/Food, Olives and Health
A recent editorial in the journal Open Heart suggests many of us have it all wrong when it comes to the balance of fats we eat. The authors urge a return to equal amounts of specific types of fats known as omega-6 and omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in order to...
Nov 14, 2016 | Australia, Courses/Education, EVOO
This weekend sees another in the series of successful EVOO and olive courses run by Olives SA and the WEA. Going For Gold – Exploring The Good Oils is being presented by the Royal Adelaide Show’s Chief Olive Oil Judge, Trudie Michels, and is a unique training...
Nov 14, 2016 | Australia, Suppliers & Announcements
The WAOC Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on Friday, 18 November at ‘The Meeting Place’, 245 South Terrace, South Fremantle, commencing at 4pm. The four board positions will be declared vacant and nominations are invited for President, Vice President,...
Nov 14, 2016 | Australia, Competitions
An innovative feature of the annual Australian National EVOO Competition is The Australian National Young Judges Competition, sponsored by the AOA. The brainchild of Olive Oil Packaging Services’ Kent Hallett, the competition gets school students in learning to...
Nov 14, 2016 | Australia, Research, Surveys
Each year the University of Canberra conducts a Regional Wellbeing Survey across regional Australia, supporting research that improves the wellbeing and quality of life of people living in rural and regional Australia. Results are produced for every community with...
Oct 10, 2016 | Australia, Labelling, Olive business
On 1 July 2016 a new mandatory Information Standard under the Australian Consumer Law was introduced regulating country of origin information for food sold in Australia. This detailed and complex standard may be difficult to navigate, so Food South Australia, the...
