Many of the attendees at the Mt Lyall Dairies open day.
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Jeanette Severs
A standout event at the South Gippsland Dairy Expo this year, was to include a public event at Mt Lyall Dairies at Nyora, inviting visitors to tour the dairy.
In the past year, the Lancey family has planned and executed the build of a 100-bail rotary, undercover alongside their previous dairies.
Graeme Lancey was the president of the Strzelecki Lions Club when the organisation founded the South Gippsland Dairy Expo, and he has retained interest in the expo’s development, on the steering committee.
Graeme’s son, Chris, and his son, Callum, and son-in-law, David Lewis, continue to be involving in setting up and deconstructing the expo each year.
Deanne Kennedy, a member of the expo organisation committee, said the Lancey family initiated the open day.
“This year, the organising committee were sitting in Graeme’s kitchen, as usual, discussing options for the expo,” she said.
“Graeme suggested showing their new dairy, along with the loafing barn and calf rearing shed, would attract people to the expo as well.”
It was a good idea, attracting more than 300 people to register for the event, and was held after the expo closed on its first day, September 3.
Visitors were from Gippsland, western and northern Victoria, and NSW dairy regions.
Westpac was the key sponsor for the event, alongside others.
During the event, Graeme was presented with a life membership from the Strzelecki Lions Club.
GippsDairy staff assisted with biosecurity measures at the farm.
Graeme Lancey was presented with a life membership to the Strzelecki Lions Club, surrounded by his family. Photo supplied by Callum Lancey.
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Jeanette Severs
Lennie Grace from Action Steel and Russell Loughridge from RJL Constructions. Russell said constructing the new dairy used at least 2000 square metres of concrete.
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Tom Duke, ADF Milking, with Rodney and Stephanie Goode, Stony Creek dairy farmers.
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Glen and Emma Crawford, RJL Constructions.
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Westpac sponsored the open event at Mt Lyall Dairies, and was represented by Stacey Mastwyk, Michelle Muller, Jess Williams and Courtney Sangkhamatr.
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Jeanette Severs
Joe Green, Strzelecki Lions Club, dairy farmer Stewart McRae from Dennison, and Rod Hayes, Gippsland Food and Fibre.
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Attendees watching milking during the Mt Lyall Dairies open day.
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Chris Lancey, Mt Lyall Dairies, and John Van Der Burgt of Westfalia, during the question and answer session, after more than 300 people toured the dairy infrastructure.
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Callum Lancey leads discussion about the loafing barn and feedpad alongside it, at the Mt Lyall Dairies open day.
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Some of the attendees at the Mt Lyall Dairies open day, touring the loafing barn and feedpad.
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Jeanette Severs
Callum Lancey with a tour group in the calf rearing shed, discussing the stainless steel feeding station that was developed by Chris Lancey, where calves are fed from three weeks of age.
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Jeanette Severs
Attendees gather inside the 100-bail rotary, while cows are milked, at the Mt Lyall Dairies open day.
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Jeanette Severs
There is a walkway funnelling cows into the rotary dairy, with a walk-through for people under it.
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Jeanette Severs
Deanne Kennedy briefed attendees about how the tours would progress, at Mt Lyall Dairies open day.
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Jeanette Severs
Attendees inside the rotary dairy exit through the undercover walkway, at Mt Lyall Dairies open day.
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Jeanette Severs
