Bringing to life the vision of The Creamery was a mammoth task, encompassing the work and passion of such a dedicated team. Now it is complete, we are so thrilled with the beauty in the building that binds our daily tasks and captures our vision for Bannister Downs Dairy.
Bosske Architecture were tremendous and we are delighted to read the beautiful feature article "Crème de la crème: The Creamery, Bannister Downs Dairy" in ArchitectureAU. Read the article here.
When Suzanne Daubney and husband Mat took over the family farming business in 1998, little did they know what challenges would lie ahead.
Now the managing director of Northcliffe-based dairy farm Bannister Downs, which was founded in 1924 and is one of the top dairy producers in WA’s South-West, Daubney’s takeover came at a difficult time with the deregulation of the dairy industry in 2000.
“It was certainly a low point in our business, and the WA industry across the board,” the mother-of-four said.
Innovative Western Australian dairy farmers Mat and Sue Daubney have added another feather to their cap.
This month a state-of-the-art processing facility called The Creamery was formally opened on their Bannister Downs Farms in Northcliffe, 350km south of Perth.
On hand to open The Creamery was Australia’s richest woman, the mining magnate Gina Rinehart, a friend and business partner of the Daubneys.
Bannister Downs is proud of our decade of involvement with Buy West Eat Best, which supports the local food and beverage industry in Western Australia.
This year as Buy West Eat Best celebrates its 10th anniversary, we were thrilled to receive a special commemorative certificate awarded to Buy West Eat Best founding members.
WA is the only state in Australia that enjoys a statewide food-labelling program - run by government and owned by industry - which assists industry in harnessing and leveraging to realise our opportunities.