General News
14 November, 2023
Cobden Probus Club Notes
COBDEN Probus Club had 39 members and five apologies for its October meeting. President Kevin welcomed two visitors to the meeting. The guest speaker for October were Nick Hayes and Georgie Place from Fonterra Cobden. Nick showed a presentation of...
COBDEN Probus Club had 39 members and five apologies for its October meeting.
President Kevin welcomed two visitors to the meeting.
The guest speaker for October were Nick Hayes and Georgie Place from Fonterra Cobden.
Nick showed a presentation of the workings at Fonterra. Cobden Fonterra was founded in 1888 – it’s the largest factory in Australia— employing 250-300 people.
Fonterra is a trusted source of dairying with food safety quality. The safety requirements are huge and every two weeks they are audited.
Fonterra Australia has plants in Stanhope where they produce different cheeses, Darnum is a powder plant, Wynyard Tasmania make cheese and Sprayton Tasmania produce butter and powder.
The Cobden plant is the biggest production of butter, spreadable butter, powders and cream.
There are nine sites in Australia which all work together. Each year there is 18,000 tonnes of Western Star butter made and 22,000 tonnes of powder made.
A small gift was given to Nick and Georgie for their interesting presentation, and thanked them both for the information about Fonterra.
On Monday, October 23, Cobden Probus Club welcomed Probus Club members from Camperdown, Terang and Timboon where we celebrated “Friendship Day’ at the Cobden Bowls Club.
All enjoyed a morning tea and cuppa on arrival, followed by some funny stories and jokes and a very funny skit by four ladies from “very different backgrounds”.
A barbecue lunch followed with some delicious salads. After lunch we shared chatter, with some trivia that we needed our thinking caps on for.
Nearly 60 Probians enjoyed what most Probus members enjoy most — good food, fun and friendship.
Thanks to our cooks, the men on the barbecue and the ladies in the kitchen, all your hard work was appreciated and enjoyed.