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Excited to be entering into markets in the Eastern States in the coming months and sharing
BANNISTER DOWNS milk, cream and flavoured milks across more of Australia, particularly after
having been voted Australia’s Favourite Milk at the Australian Grand Dairy Awards in 2022 which
saw enquiries come from every corner of the country. More details will be available on the website
very soon with regards to locations and retail partners.
Excited to be entering into markets in the Eastern States in the coming months and sharing BANNISTER DOWNS milk, cream and flavoured milks across more of Australia, particularly after having been voted Australia’s Favourite Milk at the Australian Grand Dairy Awards in 2022 which saw enquiries come from every corner of the country. More details will be available on the website very soon with regards to locations and retail partners.

Rural Aid is Australia’s most trusted rural charity. We stand with our farmers when they need us most. Rural Aid provides critical support to farmers affected by natural disaster through financial, wellbeing and fodder assistance. Rural Aid’s community programs help create more sustainable communities by building stronger futures for all Australian farmers.

We offer our sympathy & note the legacy of this Master Breeder, not only in Australia but Worldwide.

Our deepest condolences to his family and friends.

MINING magnate Gina Rinehart’s rapid ascent as one of Australia’s largest beef producers has fuelled her pastoral arm, Hancock Agriculture’s arrival on Beef Central’s Top 25. Driven by a series of property and herd acquisitions plus natural herd expansion across eastern Australia over the past seven years, Ms Rinehart is now one of the world’s largest Wagyu cattle producers.

2GR Wagyu Beef, Winner of the Agribusiness, Food and Beverages Category for the Australian Export Awards. Following being formally announced as an Australian Export Award, Hancock Agriculture is proud to have received the Honourable Patrick Gorman MP to receive a framed print of its Export Award. The Australian Export Awards (AEA) are Australia’s most prestigious and longest running export awards program, celebrating the achievements of extraordinary Australian exporters yearly.

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In honour of International Women’s Day, we wish to celebrate the two inspirational women leading our business : our co-owners Sue Daubney (our Managing Director) and Mrs Gina Rinehart who have formed a very special relationship spanning the last 9 years. Their passion for Bannister Downs and their work ethic is unrivalled! We are very lucky to have a large number of women here at Bannister Downs working hard every day in diverse roles to ensure our customers get to enjoy our delicious and nutritious dairy products. We are so grateful for all the amazingly talented women who make up the Bannister Downs team!

Gina Rinehart may have made her fortune in mining, but she has also put her stamp on Australian agriculture. That was clear when she stepped forward to buy the famous S Kidman and Co holdings in 2016, making her Australia’s biggest landowner, controlling more than 10 million hectares. Ms Rinehart has since been one of the most active purchasers of Australia farmland, but in the past few years has diluted her property holdings. However, she still owns a commanding six million hectares, running about 240,000 cattle, with an eye on new purchases along the east coast. Ms Rinehart, who is not reluctant in making her views known, is a strong advocate for Australian agriculture.

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Women play an essential role at all levels of the Hancock Group. Executive Chairman, Mrs Gina Rinehart, is an industry leader, providing a role model and inspiration for other women. We are proud to be an organisation committed to developing opportunities for women across our operations.

THIS week’s property review looks at reasons behind the change in direction for Gina Rinehart’s two pastoral businesses – Hancock Agriculture and the S. Kidman & Co joint venture – and some interesting developments in the property space concerning the companies. Nobody has been more active in the Australian grazing property market than Ms Rinehart over the past five years, both as a buyer and seller. When Mrs Rinehart decided to offload eight properties spanning 1.9 million hectares in 2020, some media saw this as first signs of her ‘bowing out’ of agriculture. The claims couldn’t have been further from the truth. Australia’s richest woman was simply realigning her strategy to improve the genetics and quality of her cattle and also create a better balance between her breeding and finishing country. There’s also compelling evidence it was about reducing her exposure to northern live export trade, in favour of traditional Australian production and processing.