Membership

Dairy Australia membership enables eligible dairy farm businesses and industry bodies to have a say in decisions shaping the future of the Australian dairy industry. 

Types of members 

Dairy Australia has two member groups: dairy farm businesses (Group A) and peak industry bodies (Group B). 

Group A members  

Group A membership is voluntary and free to eligible Australian dairy farm businesses. Dairy farmers who pay the Dairy Service Levy are encouraged to become Group A members of Dairy Australia, enabling them to vote at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) on the election of Board Directors and other items of business that help shape the dairy industry. 

Current members can update their details by contacting us on 1800 004 377 or membership@dairyaustralia.com.au.

Group B members

Australian Dairy Farmers (ADF) and the Australian Dairy Products Federation (ADPF) are Group B members of Dairy Australia.

Australian Dairy Farmers

ADF represents Australia’s dairy farmers on a range of issues that are often agri-political in nature and benefit from  government representation and lobbying. ADF is funded by voluntary membership fees and by income collected from other investments. It includes six state dairy farmer organisations:

• eastAUS Milk.
• NSW Farmers' Association Dairy Committee.
• Queensland Dairyfarmers' Organisation.
• South Australian Dairyfarmers' Association.
• Tasmanian Farmers & Grazers Association Dairy Council.
• Victorian Farmers Federation United Dairyfarmers of Victoria.
• Western Australian Farmers' Federation Dairy Council.

Australian Dairy Products Federation

ADPF represents commercial non-farm members (including manufacturers, marketers and traders) of the Australian dairy industry by promoting their interests to government,and other sectors of the community. ADPF is funded by voluntary membership fees.

Reporting to members

We report on our financial and investment performance each year at the AGM and through our Annual Report and Performance Report.

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