FINALIST HONOUR IN BUSINESS AWARDS
26 SEPTEMBER 2024: We are delighted that we have been selected as a finalist in two categories of the Lord Mayor’s Business Awards – Brisbane’s foremost business accolade. It’s an honour to be recognised as a finalist for the ANZ High Growth in Business Award and Coraggio International Business Award. CEO Anthony Lee said: “Being …
Read MoreSUPPLYING STEERS FOR CHARITY DROVE
24 SEPTEMBER 2024: Want to be part of an iconic Australian cattle drive next year? Follow the mob of 2000 steers on a 775km, 85-day trek through outback Queensland …. virtually.Australian Country Choice is providing 700 of the steers for The Great Australian Charity Cattle Drive, raising funds for the vital work of BeefBank – …
Read MoreHELPING NUFFIELD SCHOLAR’S TECHNOLOGY TREK
18 SEPTEMBER 2024: ACC’s Cannon Hill processing facility is hosting a Nuffield scholar undertaking an international study into meat processing technology. James Carter, 26, is studying how technology has the potential to drive profit, production and sustainability of Australia’s beef supply chain. He will be using his Northern Pastoral Scholarship to compare Australian technology with …
Read MoreINAUGURAL AWARD COMMEMORATES SAM
16 SEPTEMBER 2024: At the recent ACC company challenge, we were proud to launch the ‘Sam O’Shannessy Encouragement Draft’ in memory of Sam, a station hand from Babbiloora who tragically lost his life in a car accident in May 2023. Will Stoddart from Babbiloora Station took first place, Beau Boreham, station hand at Redford came …
Read MoreACC FINALIST HONOUR AT AWARDS
4 SEPTEMBER 2024: We were proud to have our moment in the spotlight at the Premier’s Export Awards tonight. Our hard-working team accepted Australian Country Choice’s finalist award in the agribusiness category at the presentation ceremony in Brisbane. They are (L to R): Export Sales Manager Alan Kropp, Export Documentation Supervisor Katie Hibberd and Chief …
Read MoreANGUS IS ALFA FINALIST
3 SEPTEMBER 2024: Angus Lee from ACC’s Opal Creek feedlot has been named one of three grand finalists in the prestigious Young Lot Feeder of the Year Award, announced by the Australian Lot Feeders’ Association (ALFA). Sponsored by Performance Feeds, the ALFA Young Lot Feeder of the Year Award provides a chance for young professionals …
Read MoreCEO’S EKKA SPEECH RESONATES TWO YEARS LATER
12 AUGUST 2024: It’s been two years since our CEO took the podium at the annual Ekka breakfast keynote address, but Anthony Lee’s speech still resonates. His memorable 2022 presentation about the need for impactful food and fibre education was referenced three times at this year’s event held in Brisbane last Friday. James Nason (pictured …
Read MoreCUTTING GAS WITH SMART RESEARCH
6 AUGUST 2024: Australian Country Choice (ACC) is assisting new Australian research aimed at reduction methods for cattle greenhouse gas emissions. Scientists from Bovotica, a smart Australian agbio-start-up, are collecting rumen samples from ACC’s Cannon Hill factory. The samples are driving research into changing the biology inside the animal’s gut – reducing methane emissions in …
Read MoreRUNNING RULER OVER RENEWABLES
2 AUGUST 2024: A wide-ranging energy assessment of Australia Country Choice’s (ACC) Brisbane processing plant has identified simple ways to reduce GHG emissions by up to 77%. A $19.8m investment in energy and carbon-management opportunities could see a payback period of less than five years, according to the assessment. A package of sustainability initiatives revealed a …
Read MoreMPs IMPRESSED BY ACC
18 JULY 2024: Yesterday we hosted a gathering of the state ag ministers, along with Federal Agriculture Minister Murray Watt – Senator for Queensland who later said: “People got to see one of Australia’s leading meat-processing facilities in action, and I think I joined with everyone in saying we were pretty impressed by the technology …
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