Nov 10, 2017 | Australia, Awards, Competitions, General Olive News
Lovers of fine food don’t have to go any further than Forbes to get the best olives. Locally grown and bottled Gibson’s Grove olives have again claimed honours at the Sydney Royal Fine Food Show, this year bringing home the title of Champion Olive. More great regional...
Nov 10, 2017 | Australia, General Olive News
Boundary Bend Olives has been named one of 15 Victorian companies that will share in $29.96 million in financial assistance from the Federal Government. Federal Member for Mallee Andrew Broad said a funding offer of $812,322 would allow the company to expand its range...
Nov 10, 2017 | General Olive News
In Athens, in the second half of the 5th century BC, a standard offering to the dead was a vessel of olive oil left by the graveside. But these vessels were not all they seemed because they comprised a form of sly trickery. An intriguing bit of history with very...
Nov 10, 2017 | Australia, Events, EVOO, General Olive News
GSOGA (Goulburn Strathbogie Olive Growers) and Olives Victoria (the Australian Olive Association in Vic) are building a new event to showcase the best fresh olive oils from Victoria. Being held on 11 November at Abbotsford Convent, the event features all day...
Nov 10, 2017 | Australia, Events, General Olive News
Olives WA is holding an event all about olives, aimed to stimulate and educate on: growing, harvesting and preserving olives; tasting and producing olive oil and olive leaf tea; the health benefits of the Mediterranean diet; and the use of olive oil and table olives...
Oct 27, 2017 | Australia, General Olive News, Olive business
There is a “lot of change to come” according to Australian Olive Association chief executive officer, Greg Seymour. Speaking this week at his first National Olive Industry Conference since taking up the reins in March this year, Mr Seymour said he felt...
