Celina Pellett was an outdoor loving thrill seeker, born in New Zealand on a path to have a very physical career until a freak accident completely changed all of her plans, combining that with covid limiting her ability to find work, it was knocking on a farmers door asking for work that has seen her find a love for dairy she never knew existed.

With a thirst for knowledge, she has jumped straight into learning everything she can, being awarded the 2023 Trainee of the year for Hunter and Central Coast and the NSW Woman in Trade Award. It’s a really great chat, so let’s get into it.

PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY CREAM OF THE CROP

Cream of the Crop is a two day conference, providing an opportunity for women in the dairy industry to come together to learn, connect and grow. Recognising the contribution, regardless of their role, they make to the industry and their wider community. Over 110 incredible women joined us on July 30 & 31st in Northern Victoria, and we are excited to announce we are heading to Gippsland in July 2025. Keep an eye on Instagram or Facebook or check it out on the Website for all of the details.

If you know someone who you think would be great on the podcast, or you would like to share your story, please get in touch by sending an email to podcast.morethanmilk@gmail.com or stay connected by following us on Instagram or Facebook and send us a message - I'd love to hear from you.

In the spirit of reconciliation we would like to acknowlegde the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Nick Hutchinson is the General Manager of Fleurieu Milk Company, having been involved with the company for over 12 years ago, the business & Nick have seen incredible growth over that time, with now over 100 people employed and having complete traceability across their raw milk collection, the processing and distribution of their dairy products.

In today’s chat Nick shares how his role began and how it’s evolved over the years alongside the continued slow and steady growth of the company with the innovation & efficiency in the manufacturing side of the business. We chat about the patriotic nature of south australians and how they’ve been able to use that to their advantage with their various product offerings, and the push for a circular economy with the addition of kegs of milk going into retail stores and cafe’s. And we chat about the exciting plans within the agritourism space.

I am making some exciting plans of my own for 2025, but I need your help, so if you are loving the podcast, I would love to hear from you about what you want 2025 to look like. I am already in conversations about getting to more states and dairying regions to share so many more incredible people & their stories but would love your feedback, so please if you have any suggestions or feedback, good, bad or otherwise please send me a message either direct via the website or on my socials!

If you know someone who you think would be great on the podcast, or you would like to share your story, please get in touch by sending an email to podcast.morethanmilk@gmail.com or stay connected by following us on Instagram or Facebook and send us a message - I'd love to hear from you.

In the spirit of reconciliation we would like to acknowlegde the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY CREAM OF THE CROP

Cream of the Crop is a two day conference, providing an opportunity for women in the dairy industry to come together to learn, connect and grow. Recognising the contribution, regardless of their role, they make to the industry and their wider community. Over 110 incredible women joined us on July 30 & 31st in Northern Victoria, and we are excited to announce we are heading to Gippsland in JULY 2025. Keep an eye on Instagram or Facebook or check it out on the Website for all of the details.

Brookbora Jersey’s has been developing and improving the genetics of the herd for 60 years, with his father and grandfather at the helm, but after the recent death of his dad Robert, it’s now Daniel Bacon who is continuing that legacy whilst also forging his own path on the farm. In this chat he shares openly about his time as a nutritionist and his love for fully feeding cows, how an incredible spreadsheet helps them breed with confidence and see them as Number 2 BPI Jersey herd in the country, he shares the changes to the farming system in recent times trying to maintain prioritizing the important things in life, and we chat about the incredible community that has rallied around them since the death of Robert.

If you know someone who you think would be great on the podcast, or you would like to share your story, please get in touch by sending an email to podcast.morethanmilk@gmail.com or stay connected by following us on Instagram or Facebook and send us a message - I'd love to hear from you.

PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY CREAM OF THE CROP

Cream of the Crop is a two day conference, providing an opportunity for women in the dairy industry to come together to learn, connect and grow. Recognising the contribution, regardless of their role, they make to the industry and their wider community. Over 110 incredible women joined us on July 30 & 31st in Northern Victoria, and we are excited to announce we are heading to Gippsland in 2025. Keep an eye on Instagram or Facebook or check it out on the Website for all of the details.

In the spirit of reconciliation we would like to acknowlegde the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.