Aug 11, 2016 | Australia, Courses/Education, Olive business, Olive Oil News
Do you want to improve your tasting ability? Ever wondered how to describe different food flavours? Want to pick a good olive oil from a bad one? Two workshops being held in August will use a range of EVOOs, including the latest 2016 harvest, to help you appreciate...
Aug 11, 2016 | Australia, Courses/Education, Suppliers & Announcements
Olives SA and Bald Hills Olive Grove are holding a free demonstration of mechanical pruning of olive trees, especially for new entrants to the industry looking for more information and ways to manage their groves. The mechanical pruning demonstration will be carried...
Aug 11, 2016 | Australia, Competitions, Olive business, Olive Oil News
Australia will host the Sol D’Oro International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition – Southern Hemisphere for the first time this year, with the 3rd edition of the event being held in Melbourne from 5-9 September. Organised by Veronafiere in partnership with the...
Aug 11, 2016 | Australia, Awards, Olive Oil News
The AOA Innovation Award was established in honour of Richard Whiting, who passed away in January 2015 from a brain tumour. Actively involved in the Australian Olive Industry since 1999 at regional, state and national levels, Whiting was known for “thinking outside...
Aug 11, 2016 | Australia, Competitions, Olive Oil News
The 20th anniversary of The Australian National EVOO and Table Olive Competition is being celebrated with a number of beneficial changes, including: ► no limit on EVOO or Table Olive entries ► minimum 50L production for EVOO entries ► provide own EVOO test results ►...
Aug 11, 2016 | Australia, Olive business, Olive Oil News, Seminars/Conference
The 2016 Australian National Olive Industry Conference and Trade Exhibition will be held from Monday, 3 to Wednesday, 5 October in Geelong, Victoria. The first two days will be seminar sessions at The Pier Geelong, with a field day at the Boundary Bend bottling...