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A new phase begins in Fonterra seaweed trial aiming to reduce on-farm emissions 

In 2020, we entered a partnership with Sea Forest to see if using Asparagopsis seaweed as a supplement feed for dairy cows could reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This trial now enters its next phase including a new agreement allowing Fonterra farmers first access to this potential new seaweed solution.

April 29, 2022

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Safeguarding our most precious resource – water

A sustainable future for our business is core to our strategy, and we know that healthy freshwater, soil and ecosystems are essential to the long-term success of our business, farmers’ businesses, and to communities.

March 22, 2022

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Doing our bit to help clean up Stanhope

As part of Clean Up Australia Day – some of our employees and their families donned gloves and got to work picking up rubbish around the local Stanhope area – together they bagged a whopping 150kg of rubbish. That’s equivalent to 600 tubs of Perfect Italiano Ricotta.

March 15, 2022

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Together, we’ve halved our waste to landfill

March 01, 2022

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Together, we have built something special

When the primary cheese plant at our Stanhope factory in northern Victoria was destroyed by a fire in 2014, a major reconstruction project was required to fix it – meaning a considerable number of materials were needed, from fresh timber to new machinery and stainless-steel vats.

April 26, 2021

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Reducing emissions with the help of seaweed

In a step towards a potential solution to dairy farm emissions, we’ve partnered with Sea Forest to see if using seaweed in cows’ feed can reduce greenhouse gasses.

July 24, 2020

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Sewing up a storm for the war on waste

Plastic Free July may have been and gone, but this isn’t stopping a group of Gippsland residents from sewing up a storm to reduce single-use plastic bags in their local community.

August 05, 2019

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Working towards a more sustainable future in Australia

As one of Foodbank’s National Milk Program partners, Fonterra Australia was humbled to receive the 2019 Foodbank Award for our contribution to help fight hunger in Australia.

June 05, 2019

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Fonterra helps local wildlife shelter save koalas

Eight cuddly koalas currently recovering from illness willsoon have new homes, thanks to the Fonterra Stanhope team.

October 11, 2018

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Walking through the home of the giants

In remnants of ancient rainforest near Darnum, where magnificent Mountain Ash trees tower above fern gullies and streams and lyrebirds roam, what lies beneath the earth is quite incredible.

August 29, 2018

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OPINION: 30 years of doing nothing – James Hansen, the man who warned of global warming

An international carbon fee based on fossil fuel emissions is ‘crucial but not enough’ to reduce global warming according to James Hansen, the NASA scientist who first raised concerns 30 years ago.

July 04, 2018

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Kinder kids get their hands dirty with Fonterra Grass Roots Fund

Teaching kids about healthy lifestyles and sustainable practices just got a whole lot easier for Kyabram and Girgarre Preschool, who have just received a grant from the Fonterra Grass Roots Fund.

February 27, 2017

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