Updates from FreshZest 2010 http://www.freshzest.com.au The Freshzest board of directors is proud to announce the appointment of Greg Dell as General Manager of the company. Greg has been with Freshzest for 15 years and his new role sees him responsible for overseeing the entire operational side of the business as well as quality management.

We wish Greg all the best in his new role. ]]> http://www.freshzest.com.au/news/9 Fri, 22 Oct 2010 12:00:39 +0800 Download the podcast to hear Freshzest Horticulturalist Brod Christiansen in a recent interview with Cath McAloon for the Gippsland Rural Report on the ABC.
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Finance Director Christing Lucke dispatched the amount of $2,298 on June 30. All donations by staff members to the fund were matched 2 for 1 by the company. CEO Michael O'Brien thanked the team for their generosity and noted the support from the Freshzest Caniaba farm in northern NSW for their Victorian neighbours and colleagues. ]]> http://www.freshzest.com.au/news/7 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:00:00 +0800 Freshzest Finance Director Christine Lucke has made the first of two donations to the Gippsland Emergency Relief Fund in the wake of the devastating bushfires that ravaged the area earlier this year.

The amount of $4,236 represented donations by staff members matched 2 for 1 by the company. CEO Michael O'Brien said he was heartened by the generosity of the Freshzest family with team members from both the Victorian and northern NSW farms contributing to the cause.

Staff are able to donate directly from their weekly earnings before tax for the remainder of the financial year, with the final donation to the fund to be made in July. ]]> http://www.freshzest.com.au/news/6 Mon, 06 Apr 2009 13:00:00 +0800 In the wake of the devastating bushfires that tore through the dry Victorian countryside recently Freshzest CEO Michael O’Brien has announced a generous incentive for staff to donate to the Gippsland Emergency Relief Fund. For every $1 donated by staff members to the appeal, Freshzest will contribute a further $2, effectively tripling employee contributions.

With several Freshzest employees directly affected by the Delburn blaze which destroyed homes in the communities of Boolarra and Mirboo North in late January, the cause is certainly close to the hearts of many of those working at the company’s Pound Creek farm in.

The Freshzest Head Office in Lismore NSW has made arrangements to allow donations to be made from weekly wages, before tax, for the remainder of the financial year. The team has shown great enthusiasm toward the scheme and looks forward to supporting those affected by the bushfires over the coming months as they begin to rebuild lost communities.

For further information contact Jen Westphal at pr@freshzest.com.au.]]> http://www.freshzest.com.au/news/5 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 15:00:00 +0900 Freshzest Marketing Manager, Jen Westphal, is proud to announce the recent commitment by Freshzest to sponsor the 2009 National Hydroponics & Greenhouse Industry Conference, to be held in Sydney next July.

The conference is the largest of its kind in the Asia-Pacific region and is expected to attract 400–450 commercial growers and allied industry delegates.

The event will be a great opportunity to demonstrate our commitment to hydroponics and growing technology within the horticulture industry. As many would be aware, Freshzest founder Robert Hayes has undertaken extensive pioneering work in this field over the last 25 years and has every intention of continuing this record of innovation in the years to come.

Freshzest will be sponsoring a session at the conference and will keep you updated with the speaker details when they come to hand.

For further information, contact Jen Westphal at pr@freshzest.com.au. ]]> http://www.freshzest.com.au/news/4 Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:00:00 +0800 The team at Freshzest Pty Ltd celebrated a new milestone over the weekend with their first successful delivery of fresh herbs into the Woolworths Brisbane distribution centre in Larapinta, Queensland. While having supplied Woolworths in Victoria and Tasmania for close to 20 years, Queensland had been out of reach until the construction of a new, one-hectare glasshouse at the company's farm located at Caniaba in northern NSW.

The achievement was the culmination of months of hard work and planning by dedicated staff at both the Caniaba property and the original Freshzest premises in Leongatha South, Victoria.

The management and harvesting staff at the Caniaba glasshouse marked the occasion, enjoying well-deserved glass of champagne with Freshzest CEO Michael O’Brien. In thanking those involved with the project Mr O’Brien proudly reported on the “amazing level of commitment demonstrated by the new team at Caniaba, coupled with extraordinary support from their colleagues from Victoria, who always seem willing to lend a hand”.

The company looks forward to continuing an already strong relationship with Woolworths in the coming years.

For more information about Freshzest, visit or contact Jen Westphal on 0427 465 569.]]> http://www.freshzest.com.au/news/3 Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:00:00 +0800