R&D BOSS MEETS UNE STUDENTS
4 AUGUST 2023: There’d be few people better-versed in ACC’s Cannon Hill processing plant operations than Paul Gibson, our group manager R&D (pictured far right) This week, with workplace training officer Tony Kickert, he led a tour of agribusiness/agriculture students from the University of New England. A special welcome to the Nepalese students in this …
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CEO NAMED AS MENTOR
2 AUGUST 2023: Our CEO Anthony Lee has been named a mentor for Beef 2024 ’s Graeme Acton Beef Connections program, making a practical contribution into nurturing young talent in the beef industry. “Mentoring young professionals allows us to share our experiences, challenges, and successes, giving them a solid foundation to build on. The beef …
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HONING OUR HORSE SKILLS
20 JULY 2023: Maintaining our focus on safety and commitment to developing the skills of our people, ACC’s Barkly Downs Station recently hosted world-renowned expert horseman, David Stuart. Spending several days with us, David shared his wisdom and knowledge with the Barkly stock crew, teaching a range of horsemanship and riding skills on their own …
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Ana’s degree of determination
5 JULY 2023: Ana Da Silva was 13 when she arrived in Australia from Brazil speaking no English. Last month she was awarded her Diploma in Human Resources Management. She is next planning to enrol for her degree studies in September. Ana emigrated with her mother and her ex-husband, both of whom worked in the …
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CELEBRATING NAAJI’S VISION
4 JULY 2023: We celebrate the achievements of our QA queen Naajihah Mahmood, recently recognised by the University of Queensland as a rising food entrepreneur. Naaji is our food safety auditor and, in her spare time, she’s using her degree-specific knowledge and work experience to create HalalBee – a solution to help the Muslim community more easily …
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BOOSTING DATA-DRIVEN ‘SMARTS’
1 JULY 2023: We have partnered with MLA’s Co-Innovation program to bring more data-driven decision-making into the business. Specialist staff have been employed to enhance digital capability and employee engagement is a project called the ‘data lab’. The project will improve data integration across our grazing properties, processing plant and markets. Australian Country Choice’s group …
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LEARNING FROM CITY KIDS
23 JUNE 2023: Agriculture opens minds … including ours. We were delighted to host this group of young people at our Brisbane Valley feedlot yesterday and impressed by their insightful and wide-ranging questions. Even more surprising for us was that these year 11-12 city kids are studying agriculture at Corinda State High School – barely …
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SUPPORTING COMMUNITY LEADERS
19 AUGUST 2023: ACC’s ongoing commitment to developing industry leaders saw us again supporting the annual Queensland Rural Ambassador awards – both as a sponsor and an adjudicator. Our Chief People and Compliance Officer, Rachel Corcoran (pictured seated, second from the right) was part of the judging panel that saw Harrison Lehman taking the state …
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Major donation to rural lifesaving service
29 MAY 2023: The Lee Family and Australian Country Choice LifeFlight Centre was officially opened in Roma today. The founder, his family and the entire company agreed to be major sponsors of the new facility recognising its service as vital for ensuring the safety of our staff in rural and remote locations. In 2022 alone, …
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