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The Mix

Issue 12

OCTOBER 2023

Distillery’s record month

Sarina Distillery recorded its best-ever production month in August, smashing its previous record by 500,000 litres.

Yarraville Refinery celebrates 150 years

Sugar Australia’s Yarraville Refinery turned 150 in August, marking the special milestone with a plaque-unveiling ceremony and morning tea.

What really happens in the sugarcane honeymoon suite?

Under the canopy of the honeymoon suite, a new breed of sugarcane is created.

Chelsea Bay Cake-a-thon

A cake-decorating frenzy at Chelsea Bay saw all 106 cakes in The Australian Women’s Weekly Children’s Birthday Cake Book created over two days.

New stockfeed supplement launched

Wilmar AgServices has launched a new stockfeed supplement to meet market demand for a product that’s very high in phosphorus.

A cane rail track to new worlds

Wilmar Sugar Australia Locomotive Driver Mathew Hudson’s first novel, The Violet Prophecy, was more than 14 maintenance seasons in the making.

Take 5 with Matt Donn

Matt Donn has recently joined New Zealand Sugar as General Manager. We asked him to “Take 5” so we could learn more about him and his plans for NZ Sugar.

Team building activity helps families in need

Yarraville-based Wilmar ANZ IT team members gave a much-needed helping hand to vulnerable Victorians when they volunteered at Foodbank.

Engaging the next generation of engineers

James Cook University engineering students were pitched the many positives of a career in the sugar industry at the Engineering Undergraduate Society’s two Industry Nights this year.