Melons Australia is excited to represent the industry once again at the 2025 Chinchilla Melon Festival, celebrating melons as a nutritious food choice and honouring the dedication of our hardworking growers. The festival runs from 13–16 February 2025 and promises something for everyone!
Enjoy the Street Parade, Markets, Beach Party, Free Family Activities, Farm Tours, and an arena packed with melon-themed fun like Melon Skiing and Melon Bungee, plus so much more.
Don't miss the action in the main pavilion, where we are putting on some melon recipe demonstrations, tastings, and a special presentation by renowned nutritionist Jemma O'Hanlon. See you there!
Making Melons Great Again
An industry, in partnership with government organisations and private sector investment, created a project to reduce foodborne illness outbreaks from its products. The project was carefully designed with specific, measurable outcomes and key performance indicators (KPIs). The project included confidential microbiological surveillance with problematic results reported immediately to growers and processors so risks could be mitigated promptly. It also included support for growers and processors to increase food safety knowledge and affect behaviour change. The project succeeded in engaging with more than 99% of relevant growers. It reduced the number of food safety incidents in the industry to zero and the number has remained at zero for six years.
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