Katrina BRANDON PROMOTING Australian garlic, the South Gippsland Garlic Festival opened up for one day of all things garlic. More than 4500 people attended
Food and Wine
Rise in on-farm butchers
Aidan KNIGHT VICTORIA’S butchery sector is witnessing a rise in “micro-meatworks,” as small and medium-scale farmers look to slaughter and process their own livestock
Decades of Gippsland meat
Aidan Knight NESTLED in the heart of West Gippsland, Radford’s Meats stands as a testament to Australian family business resilience, a multigenerational enterprise that
No disguise for plant-based meat – Europe
THE European Parliament has voted in favour of new legislation to prohibit the use of meat-related terms on the labels of plant-based and cultivated
Consumers increase meat intake MLA states
MEAT & Livestock Australia (MLA) has released the findings of its 2025 Community Sentiment Research, revealing a big uplift in public trust and a
Oyster industry for lakes
A THREE-YEAR aquaculture trial to grow oysters in the Gippsland Lakes has so far produced very encouraging signs of creating an industry for Gippsland’s






