A significant milestone for Newbridge Organics Processing Facility
In collaboration with our contracted partner, the Northern Grampians Shire, last week Bio Gro received our first delivery of raw, unprocessed FOGO directly into our Newbridge facility. Here, it will be decontaminated and processed into high-quality compost and mulch.
We are proud to be part of this partnership as we work together to divert FOGO from landfill and deliver sustainable waste solutions for the Northern Grampians Shire and other Councils across regional Victoria.
Bio Gro Partners with UniSA STEM Girls Academy
Bio Gro is proud to partner with the UniSA STEM Girls Academy – an evidence-based program delivered to more than 200 secondary school girls across South Australia each year.
The initiative focuses on developing key STEM capabilities in students from Years 9 to 12, including critical thinking, creative problem-solving, and collaboration.
As part of this year’s challenge, Bio Gro invited 14 students from three local schools to explore a real-world issue: how to reduce contamination in Food Organic and Garden Organic residues. The students were tasked with developing innovative and practical solutions while using the Design Thinking process and existing technologies.
Their concepts will be presented in August, with selected work to be featured in a temporary exhibition at Museum Of Discovery in Adelaide, opening on 16 October.
Bio Gro Engages with Local Growers at Muirs Co Breakfast
Bio Gro proudly participated in the recent Breakfast and Information Session hosted by Muirs Co at their Penola, SA branch.
The event brought together over 25 local growers for an engaging and informative morning, with Bio Gro featured as the primary supplier.
The Bio Gro team values opportunities to connect with growers to discuss key agricultural topics, including soil constraints, moisture retention, soil fertility, and the unique challenges of farming in the Limestone Coast region.
We’re committed to supporting increased productivity through tailored solutions and the proven benefits of Bio Gro products.
Bio Gro Collaborates With Coola Road Wines
Van Schaik’s Bio Gro is proud to collaborate with passionate growers, committed to building and maintaining soil health! Tom Ellis of Coola Road Wines is leading the way in innovation and sustainability in his cool-climate vineyard.
At Bio Gro, we value our strong relationships with local growers, providing high-quality soil amendments and in-house spreading services for seamless application, whether mid-row or under-vine.
Watch the story as told by Tom Ellis, from Coola Road Wines – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4NCrdz7EAg
Bio Gro Donates to St Mary’s Primary School, Victoria
Bio Gro is committed to Sustainability and strives to play an active role within our communities.
Bio Gro recently had the opportunity to support the Year 6 Sustainability Group at St Mary’s Primary School Hamilton 3300 by donating our Premium Wicking Mix for 13 Foodcubes!
It was great to see the enthusiasm and passion for gardening from the students!
Bio Gro in the Field with Local Farmers
Bio Gro is proud to support events like the recent “Boosting Soil Fertility with Organic Amendments and Soil Testing”, at Hatherleigh, South Australia.
Farmers from South Australia’s South East heard from Dr Mel Fraser, Declan McDonald, and David Oddie. Soil sampling methods, soil biology and organic amendments and paddock treatments were just some of the topics of discussion.
This project was funded by the Limestone Coast Landscape Board, through funding from the National Landcare Program Smart Farms Small Grants – an Australian Government Initiative.
‘EAGA’ Visits Dandenong Site
Bio Gro recently welcomed the ‘Eastern Alliance for Greenhouse Action’ to our Dandenong South site, to better understand our collective environmental responsibility.
The Eastern Alliance for Greenhouse Action (EAGA) consists of the following member Councils:
City of Boroondara, Glen Eira City Council,
Knox City Council, Maroondah City Council, City
of Monash, Stonnington City Council, City of
Whitehorse, and Yarra Ranges Council.
The EAGA was formed in response to community concerns about climate change and a desire to drive action in a coordinated manner in the Eastern Melbourne region.
Supporting Our Future
Bio Gro supports our community’s young through various actions. Throughout November and December, South Australian schools, Suttontown Primary and Kongorong Primary, received donations from Bio Gro to support school projects. Tenison Woods College Ag students toured the Wandilo Site to get a better understanding of what we do. While in Victoria, Bio Gro continued its support of the Victorian School Gardens Awards, held at the Royal Botanic Gardens.
Recovery of Compostable Cups
We are proud to continue our involvement with the Nike Melbourne Marathon Festival to deliver on environmentally sound initiatives with IMG Events and Detpak. Following the marathon, we recovered the compostable cups used along the course to assess and remove any inorganic material before being mixed into our processed organics.
This combined material was then transferred to our composting facility where the cups will spend 12 weeks being actively turned and composted, ready for screening to become a compost or soil amendment for the garden – certified to Australian Standards!
Last year we received over 800,000 cups to be recovered, refined and reapplied through our organics system.
Sage Wins Women in Industry Award
Earlier in the year, Sage Hahn (Operations Manager, VIC) was nominated for the National Women in Industry Awards in the Business Development category for her work done in growing our inbound organics volumes through the Dandenong South facility.
The Women In Industry Awards recognise outstanding women from across a range of industrial sectors that are traditionally male dominated.
After being shortlisted as a finalist amongst a very strong list of nominations, Sage won the award in her category which was presented at the prestigious Women in Industry Awards event held in Sydney on 8 September.
On behalf of the whole Bio Gro team, well done Sage. A fantastic achievement and one that is very well deserved.
