Strzelecki Lions Club will be hosting South Gippsland Dairy Expo in Korumburra on Wednesday, September 8 and Thursday, September 9.
For more than 20 years the expo has been providing the local dairying community with an event that showcases the latest in innovation, products and services available to the dairy industry.
Highlights include the chance to win $5000 in the Udder Truth show bag competition, sponsored by South East Organic Fertiliser.
The rules are simple: collect a show bag at the gate, answer 17 out 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 win the $5000. Participants must be farmers and over 18 years of age, with the announcement about the lucky winner to take place at 2.30 pm on the Thursday.
Participating companies include Boehringer Ingelheim, Zoetis, Elders Insurance, Ridley, Jantec Systems, Victorian Hoofcare Services, GippsDairy, Farm Mapping Services, Pioneer Brand Products, Easy Dairy Automation Systems, Reid Stockfeeds, Lely Center Gippsland, TAFE Gippsland, HiTech, Rural Financial Counselling Service Gippsland, Nutrien Harcourts, ProDairy, GEA Farm Technologies Australia Pty Ltd, MaxCare and Tallahesse Pty Ltd.
The funds raised from the dairy expo have helped Strzelecki Lions Club to distribute more than $600,000 back into the community during the past 22 years and the club acknowledges Platinum Sponsor Reid Stockfeeds, which has supported the expo since its inception.
The club also thanked gold sponsors SRH Milk Haulage, Easy Dairy Automation System, Ross Chapman Cartage & Earthmoving Contractors, GippsDairy, Burra Foods, Rabobank, ProviCo Rural, Ridley, Farm Mapping Services, Woolpack by Planet Protection Packaging, Evans Petroleum, Nutrien Harcourts, Saputo Dairy Australia, GEA Farm Technologies Australia Pty Ltd and Metalform Ag.
What else is on?
Matt Harms, from OnFarm, is hosting a session called ‘Is your farm of FORMULA ONE standard?’ Matt is back by popular demand on the Wednesday at 11 am. Panel members include: dairy farmer Michelle Axford, dairy farmer trainee Emily Pendlebury, dairy farmer Andrew Perry, farm worker Rhys Farrelly and farm manager Lachlan Harms. Sponsor: South Gippsland Shire Council.
Free skin check. The free skin cancer screening bus is a joint project between Lions Club of Strzelecki and the Lions V Districts Cancer Foundation Inc. Book in for a free skin check by phoning 0418 500 520 or emailing dairyexpo@jaydee.net.au
Keynote presentation. On Thursday at 11 am, Nathan Burke, former champion footballer with St Kilda Football Club and current coach of the AFL Women's Western Bulldogs team, will share his experiences regarding "Achieving your goals and relying on other people to deliver." Sponsors: Reid Stockfeeds and National Australia Bank.
Farm animals for the kids. Get up close, pat, feed and hold a fantastic team of calm and well looked after animals. Sponsor: Poowong Dairy & Hardware.
The Gumboot Gift. On the Wednesday at 1 pm, the prestigious 120 m gumboot footrace will take place. There are male and female sections with a prize pool of $4000. Sponsors: Countrywide Clothing, Jefferis Livestock Transport Pty Ltd, Farm Depot Warragul, Agent and Walker Trading Pty Ltd, Korumburra Plumbers & Pumps, Walker Electrical, Lardner Cattle Scales, Levey Engineering, Ag-Crete Industries, Nacas Truck N'Ag, Devin Hance and Carringtons Loch.
Opening hours are 10 am to 3.30 pm each day. Entry cost is $15, with free entry for children aged under 16 years. Exhibitors or patrons with any questions can contact Deanne Kennedy on 0419 878 055 or email dairyexpo@jaydee.net.au