Dairy farm and factory visits
Have you ever thought about visiting a dairy farm? Please see below for a list of contacts in each state?
Dairy Farm contacts in each state
Victoria
Caldermeade Farm - Caldermeade
Up to 400 Holstein cows are milked twice daily at Caldermeade Farm.
You can watch the milking from the comfort of a glass fronted viewing room located above the 50 state of the art rotary dairy. While viewing the milking, you can learn all about life on the farm from the informative displays. Milking takes approximately one hour and starts at 3.30pm daily.
Horking's Dairy Farm - Rochester
The Horkings have over 400 cows, a rotary dairy and an eco shelter shed. Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday between 11.15 – 2.30 pm.
| Address |
Corner Restdown and Diggora Roads
(between Bendigo and Echuca)
Rochester VIC 3561 |
| Phone |
03 5484 1569 |
| Mobile |
0429 841 569 |
| Email |
horkings@iinet.net.au |
Golden Cow Education and Tourism Centre - Tongala
This working dairy has daily milkings at 11am. The Dairy Centre and Mini Farm provide a learning experience for all. They also sell 39 flavours of milk shakes.
Open 10:30am - 4:00pm. Closed Tuesday and Saturday.
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New South Wales
Gavana Holsteins - Glenmore
Glenmore Gavana Holsteins facilities include computer operations for milking such as sampling and recording data. They milk 160 cows on their 400 acre farm. They have a viewing platform and can cater for morning and afternoon tea, lunch and even dinner.
| Address |
155-159 Moores Way
(45 minutes south west of Sydney)
Glenmore NSW 2570 |
| Phone |
+61 2 4654 5424 |
| Fax |
+61 2 4654 5041 |
| Mobile |
0427 406 982 |
| Email |
gmo04017@bigpond.net.au |
Leppington Pastoral Co. - Bringelly
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Queensland
Malanda Dairy Centre
As well as a cafe & gift shop, The Malanda Dairy Centre features a museum where you can take a step back in time and share the experience of the Tablelands’ first dairy farmers. The museum features traditional life displays, information boards, sound scapes and artefacts providing an insight into the region’s development.
Visitors can take the guided tour through the modern operational dairy factory and experience the processing of milk. The guided tour is unique and extremely informative and provides an insight into the dairy industry.
Operating hours: Tue, Wed and Thu 9am - 4pm
| Address |
8 James Street
(located at the intersection of the Milla Milla Lake Barrine Road)
Malanda QLD 4885 |
| Phone |
+61 8 4095 1234 |
| Email |
malandadairycentre@bigpond.com |
Dairy Farm School – Kerry
Dairy Farm School offers curriculum based activities for school groups on working dairy farms. Activities range from simple “Pat the Animals, “Milk the Cows” and “Paddock to Plate” investigations to complex agricultural explorations of “Sustainable Farming” for Science, SOSE and Mathematics subjects.
Gallo Dairyland - Atherton
Gallo Dairyland is a fully functional dairy farm producing a range of gourmet dairy products and hand crafted chocolates. A viewing platform with a glass wall lets visitors see the cheese making process in a sterile room and milking can also be viewed from an undercover platform daily at 3pm. There is also a 100-seat café with fresh farm baked produce open daily.
Gallo Dairyland is open Monday to Sunday (subject to public holidays) from 9.30am – 4.30pm.
Anderson's Dairy Farm - Gympie
A hands on experience is provided through feeding calves and milking cows (via the use of a portable milker). The Andersons work with their processor in producing flavoured milk and other milk products.
| Contact |
Greg and Michelle |
| Address |
700 Neusa Vale Rd
Gympie QLD 4570 |
| Phone |
+61 7 5486 7061 |
| Mobile |
0407 646 280 |
| Email |
gmanderson@bigpond.com.au |
Endeavour Park - Rathdowney
This local dairy has been run by the Klan family for 85 years. You will experience the afternoon milking time with the Klan family and their 100 Aussie Red cows in a rustic working dairy farm setting. You will come away with memories of hand feeding greedy calves, a tour of the milk operation, and experience manual and machine milking. There is an emphasis on gadgets and techniques used by the pioneers.
| Contact |
Lesley Klan |
| Address |
548 Barney View Road
Rathdowney QLD 4287 |
| Phone |
+61 7 5544 3140 |
Larsen's Dairy Farm - Monto
| Contact |
Carolyn Larsen |
| Address |
Mail Service 448
(south-east Queensland)
Monto QLD 4630 |
| Phone |
+61 7 4166 1645 |
| Fax |
+61 7 4166 2105 |
Maleny Dairies
Maleny Dairies is a milk processing plant on the family farm. Visitors can see the process of milk from the cow to the bottle. Tours are for all ages, from pre-schoolers to retiree’s and can accomodate families through to bus groups.
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South Australia
Bd Farm - Paris Creek
Bd Farm's dairy herd consists of about 100 milking cows with some 60 young stock run on about 400 acres. The biodynamically managed area in and around Paris Creek has grown to 1000 acres. The farm uses milk from about 250 cows, which give between 22,000 and 25,000 litres of milk per week.
At the education, tourist and visitors centre, visitors can view yogurt production, and gain information about biodynamic principles and products. Groups may make a booking for visits.
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Tasmania
King Island Dairies
King Island Dairies produces high quality French-style camembert, brie and blue cheeses, along with traditional cheddars and hard cheeses, yoghurt and the thickest clotted cream. In excess of 2,500 tonnes of cheese is made on King Island from the milk produced by the 25 dairy farms and 7500 dairy cows. A Fromagerie is open to the public and visitors can see the cheeses maturing in the cellar. Experience the taste and flavour of the impressive range of cheese that has earned the Dairy its international reputation.
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Western Australia
Bannister Downs Dairy - Northcliffe
A family owned and operated dairy farm, Bannister Downs has been in the Daubney family since 1924. In 2005 a purpose built facility was constructed enabling Mat and Sue to process their milk. Bannister Downs milk is packaged in a pouch designed in Sweden which leads world technology for sustainable food packaging, and is the first of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere. The Dairy Lounge Cafe has a view of the farm and you can watch the milk being processed through viewing windows on Thursdays (call for information on opening hours). Group bookings by appointments.
Harvey Cheese - Wokalup
Harvey Cheese manufactures hand-made Mediterranean style cheese, such as plain and flavoured Fetta, Ricotta, Romano, and "Romano" style savoury firm cheeses. New cheeses include Blue Vein, White Mould "Brie" and Washed Rind styles. Our Fetta also comes in some exotic flavours.
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Email Dairy Australia if you would you like your dairy farm to be included in this list. Participating farms need facilities for hosting school excursions.