Nominations for the 2015 Great South West Dairy Awards will open on February 9, 2015.
The awards, run by WestVic Dairy, celebrate the achievements of the western Victorian dairy industry and recognise the hard work of farmers and service providers in the region.
Categories open for nominations include:
• Gardiner Foundation Employer of the Year
• Dairy Australia’s Farm Business Manager
• Farm Photo
• Employee of the Year sponsored by Murray Goulburn
• Moyne Shire Young Farm Leader
• Glenelg Hopkins and Corangamite Catchment Authorities Natural Resource and Sustainability Manager
• Western Victorian Dairy Industry Honour Board
An overall winner will be selected from the winners in each category.
Last year’s Farm Business Manager and Young Farm Leader award recipient Dave Conheady said he was pleasantly surprised to win the two awards.
“I accepted the nomination because I thought it was important to do anything possible to support the industry… For me, it’s about the industry, not the individual,” he said.
“Everybody deserves to be congratulated or commended if they’re doing a good job in what they do, and dairy should be no exception.”
Nomination forms can be accessed on the WestVic Dairy website www.westvicdairy.com.au, or call (03) 5557 1000.
The winners will be announced on May 29.
