Tasmania’s leading dairy farmers have been recognised for their outstanding business management and industry leadership, with finalists for the 2025 ANZ Dairy Business of the Year Award and the 2025 Fonterra Share Dairy Farmer of the Year Award announced today.
The awards are part of the Tasmanian Dairy Awards, and the winners will be revealed at the 2025 Tasmanian Dairy Conference in Launceston on 27 March.
Hosted by DairyTas and the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA), the awards celebrate innovation, resilience, and best practices within the state’s dairy sector.
TIA Dairy Extension Officer Lesley Irvine is one of the judges for this year’s awards. She said the awards showcase businesses who are excelling in many different aspects of dairy farm management including people, environment, safety and overall business performance.
“The finalists in the 2025 ANZ Dairy Business of the Year Award are selected from participants in the dairy benchmarking program based on financial data. These businesses are achieving a high level of farm profitability and it is always exciting to visit each business as part of the judging process to learn how they are able to do this,” Ms Irvine said.
“Being large dairy farms, building and maintaining a happy and competent team was also a priority for each business, as was the health and welfare of their cows. Congratulations to each of the finalists on what they have achieved.”
Symon Jones, TIA Senior Dairy Development and Extension Officer, said three share farmers were nominated for the 2025 Fonterra Share Dairy Farmer of the Year Award.
“Share farming plays a key role in the Tasmanian dairy industry, providing highly skilled labour for both family and corporate dairy farming businesses. Share farmers take on the day-to-day management of the dairy farm and in return provide themselves with a pathway to operate their own business within the larger farm business structure, generating wealth through herd and farm ownership,” Mr Jones said.
“The award is judged on their ability to maximise the use of the property through careful planning, managing pasture, milk production and quality, animal health and welfare, the environment and people.
“We are also interested in their personal journey into share farming, their long-term goals and the philosophy that drives their success.”
Finalists in the 2025 ANZ Dairy Business of the Year Award:
- Clear Springs, managed by Tim and Fiona Salter, Meander. Part of the BWB group
- Juniper Lea, managed by Luke Davey-Baldock, Dairy Plains. Part of the BWB group.
- Lirra Lirra, managed by Jason Moore, Broadmeadows. Owned by Aurora Dairies.
Finalists in the 2025 Fonterra Share Dairy Farmer of the Year Award:
- Olivia (Liv) Heger share farming for Chamley Agriculture Pty Ltd, East Ridgley
- Mercede and Aaron Kay share farming for Michael and Vivienne Quilliam, Togari
- Ryan and Brighid Langley share farming for Circular Head Farms, Redpa
DairyTas will present several awards at Tasmanian Dairy Conference. The categories are:
- Safe Farming Tasmania Dairy Farm Safety Award
- Lely Australia Responsible Dairying Award
- Blackley Pipelines & Irrigation Dairy Employee of the Year Award
- Aurora Energy Workplace of Excellence Award
- Mondelez Young Dairy Farmer Encouragement Award
- Future of Dairy Scholarship (sponsored by the Lawrence family)
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