Dairy Companies | Birthday party for factory

The dairy town of Stanhope has celebrated the 100th birthday of its milk processing factory.

The event attracted more than 300 people from around Victoria, many of whom had some connection with the factory’s history— first as an independent co-operative and later owned by Ibis and Bonlac.

?uuid=75f60460 250b 5eda a1a6 9662d1ecce6d&function=cropresize&type=preview&source=false&q=75&crop w=0.99999&crop h=0 — Fonterra Australia managing director Rene Dedoncker chats with Gordon Emmett and supplier Leighton West on a factory tour at the Stanhope celebrations.

Its current owner, Fonterra, has invested heavily in the site, following a fire in 2014 that destroyed the cheesemaking plant.

The new cheesemaking plant, more than doubled in capacity, produces the Perfect Italiano Mozzarella, which is widely used on pizzas.

On June 26, Fonterra organised a community fun day to mark the anniversary (delayed by one year due to COVID-19) and arranged tours of the factory, across the road from Stanhope’s community hall.

In 2015 the town, on the Midland Highway between Shepparton and Bendigo, was named as Dairy Australia’s Legendairy community.

?uuid=cecabec8 b01b 5724 b5ae 3b0936fae47e&function=cropresize&type=preview&source=false&q=75&crop w=0.99999&crop h=0 — Lillian Hancock, 11, from Stanhope was introduced to a chihuahua at the animal petting experience at the Stanhope Fonterra factory celebrations.

?uuid=673e7fa0 c394 5341 bd87 1618df155100&function=cropresize&type=preview&source=false&q=75&crop w=0.99999&crop h=0 — The crowd hears the opening welcome at the Stanhope Fonterra factory celebrations in June.

?uuid=ca47f99c ed8a 54f3 9a6c 2a60a0a02568&function=cropresize&type=preview&source=false&q=75&crop w=0.99999&crop h=0 — Campaspe Shire Mayor Chrissy Weller, Federal Member for Nicholls Sam Birrell, Stanhope Fonterra factory manager Steve Taylor and Fonterra Australia managing director Rene Dedoncker prepare the contents for a time capsule to be buried at the Stanhope factory.

?uuid=2834b6b2 f01c 58b5 937e 0a5f4d60a3ba&function=cropresize&type=preview&source=false&q=75&crop w=0.99999&crop h=0 — Cheese technologist David Mellor was kept busy supplying the tasting table at the Stanhope Fonterra factory’s 100th anniversary celebrations.

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