Our Industry

our region

Who

The Great South Coast region is home to a huge diversity of agricultural production including grain, beef, lamb, wool, dairy, chicken, pork, as well as aquaculture, viticulture, floriculture and other horticultural products.

Our access to a major seaport, international airport, extensive rail and road infrastructure means we are extremely well serviced and supported by a thriving transport and logistics sector.

The region also has a mature food processing sector, farm inputs sector, agritourism industry and innovative research, education and services sector. These ‘post-farmgate’ sectors not only service the regional agricultural production sector, but also the agricultural production sector of a large part of south eastern Australia.

The diversity of the industry and the breadth and depth of related sectors in our region is critical to our ability to serve the growing population.

responding to change as a whole

As our regional landscape is changing, so is our industry and the many opportunities and future challenges associated with managing change.

At Food and Fibre Great South Coast , we are keen to harness these opportunities, rise to the challenges and facilitate positive growth of our industry.

Agribusiness is more than just farming – farming is just one step in a supply chain that includes:

Agriculture inputs such as agronomists, chemical suppliers, machinery companies and transport, just to name a few
Primary production including farming, forestry, aquaculture and fisheries
Manufacturing activities that process the primary products. such as abbatoirs, milk factories, wineries, food manufacturers and sawmills
Wholesaling for primary and/or processed products, such as grain storage
Agri-tourism with our unique rural and coastal landscapes, such as wineries, harvest trails and small scale food producers who contribute to our visitor economy.