Onions Australia offers a special award to recognise people who have made outstanding contributions to the Australian Onion Industry.  The award is named for Reg Miller, a South Australian who helped found what is now known as Onions Australia.

He worked on the family farm for some 20 years, served with the Australian Infantry in Darwin during WWII, and throughout his life did committee work with grower associations such as Onions Australia.

Nominations for the Reg Miller Award are accepted annually until 1st August, and a recipient is announced at an award dinner held the evening prior to the Annual Levy Payers Meeting in November.

2009 recipient will be announced at a dinner being held on Sunday November 8th in Murray Bridge.

To register your attendance at this dinner please go to the events page - click on "meetings" and click on the register button.

For more details contact the office or download the attendance form

Reg Miller Attendance Registration

Via this tab you are able to access details on:

• The Strategic Agrichemical Review (SARP)
• List of permits available

OVERSEAS MEMBERS

Will be Associate Members and will have all entitlements as full members except to hold positions of office or have voting rights.

                VOTING

At the commencement of each meeting of the Association, those representatives and other members who comply with Clause 5 Membership shall be identified.

a.Each Individual member shall be entitled to one (1) vote.

b.  Each Corporate member shall be entitled to three (3) votes.

c.   Each State or Territory Body, or National Representative Body shall be

entitled to ten (10) votes

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The privacy of your personal information is very important to Onions Australia

We respect your right to privacy and only collect personal information that is important to improving the overall performance of the Onion industry on behalf of all onion growers.

Our Policy

1. Collecting your personal information

Onions Australia may collect your personal information for the purpose of communicating information about the onion industry, particularly the outcomes of research and development projects funded by the National Onion Levy.

The information collected may include name, address, phone number, fax number and what type of variety of onion you usually grow or any other information considered necessary for the purpose of communication.

We will, if it is reasonable and practicable to do so, collect your personal information from you. This may happen when you register to the Onions Australia website or phone/fax us.

2. Using and disclosing your personal information

Onions Australia may use your personal information to communicate information about the onion industry, particularly the outcomes of research and development projects funded by the National Onion Levy.

3. Keeping your personal information accurate and up-to-date.

We aim to keep your personal information we collect, use or disclose as accurate as possible. This will ensure you have the latest information on the Onion industry at your finger tips.

If you believe your personal information is not correct please contact us.

4. Protecting your personal information

We store your personal information predominantly in electronic format. We take protecting your privacy seriously and have taken reasonable steps to protect it from misuse and unauthorised access.

We also take extra care when you give us personal information through our website. We have electronic security systems in place, such as firewalls. And we also have user identifiers and passwords to control access to private information on our website.

5. Your sensitive information

Without your consent we will not collection information about you that reveals your racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs or affiliations, memberships of a professional or trade association, membership of a trade union, details of health, disability, sexual orientation or criminal record.

This is subject to some exceptions, including: the collection is required by law or when the information is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of a legal claim.

No Credit Card details are stored by Onions Australia or the web server provider.

6. Resolving Any Privacy Issues

Please contact Onions Australia EO Joanne Thomas-Ward on:

Phone 08 8725 8862
Fax 08 8725 8863
Email via our contact page

Contact Onions Australia

Ms Joanne Thomas-Ward

Executive Officer
PO Box 8135
MOUNT GAMBIER EAST SA 5291

Telephone: 61 8 8725 8862

Facsimile: 61 8 8725 8863
Mobile: 61 0437 385 510

Email: onionsaust@bigpond.com

Onions Australia
Industry Advisory Committee (IAC)

Chairperson:
Ken Jackson

Tasmania:
Tim Groom

Victoria:
Jason Dennis

South Australia:
Steve Rathjen

Western Australia:
Garry East

New South Wales:
Richard Jones

Queensland:
Andrew Moon

Horticulture Australia:
Lucy Keatinge

Onions Australia Chair:
Brian Bonde

Onions Australia Executive Officer:
Joanne Thomas-Ward

Onions Australia
Executive Committee 08/09

Chair:
Brian Bonde, TAS

Vice Chair:
Vacant

Executive Officer:
Joanne Thomas-Ward

Past Chair:
Steve Rathjen, SA

Executive Members:
Lucy Gurciullo, NSW
Tony Napier, NSW
Peter Dettloff, SA
Malcolm McKerlie, SA
Daniel Mead, SA
Dean Metcalf, TAS
Cameron Moore, TAS
Stuart Brumby, VIC
Andrew Doran, TAS
Peter Ivankovich, WA

Welcome to the Onions Australia Newsletter.

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Travel to New Zealand with Onions Australia

This year Onions Australia will lead an 8-day tour to New Zealand. All delegates will leave from Melbourne travelling to Auckland. A tour bus will take delegates to Pukekohe, Matamata and down to Blenheim on the South Island. Delegates will visit the Timaru area and depart from Christchurch back to Melbourne.

The study tour will be partly funded by the Onion R&D levy via Horticulture Australia. The maximum number on this tour will be 18, so register your interest now!

To express your interest in travelling to New Zealand on the Onions Australia study tour, please download form below and either fax (08 8188 0386) or email to the office.

Click here to download an expresion of interest form.

Onions Australia as it is today was originally founded in in 1966 as the Australian Onion Coordinating Committee (AOCC).

The AOCC was formed to bring all sectors of the then fragmented onion industry together.

It was and still is intended to serve as an umbrella organization covering all those engaged in the onion industry including growers, packers, wholesalers, exporters, retail outlets, R&D bodies and other related industries including packing manufacturers.

In 1990 the AOCC went through a period of growth and consolidation. During this process the committee underwent a name change to the Australian Onion Association. In 2004 another name changed occured, the association becoming known as Onions Australia, and with it came the new logo for the industry.

Australian Production

Onions are Australia's fourth largest vegetable crop accounting for 9% of total vegetable production with a gross value of $126 million in 2003/04. Onion production is centered on South Australia and Tasmania, although all states produce significant volumes. In 2005, we produced 256,000 tonnes of white, brown & red onions and shallots. Approximately 14% of the onion crop is exported, principally to: Germany, Netherlands, UK and France. Brown onions are the primary export crop although export demand is increasing for white and red onions. Tasmania is the predominant exporting state accounting for between 80 to 85% of export volumes. Small quantities of fresh onions are imported but the majority of imports are dried onions from the USA. Total area planted to onions is now 5500 ha grown by approximately 500 growers. Average onion yields are increasing Australian consumption appears to have declined from 12.9 kg per person in 1999 to 11.4 kg per person in 2002 based on national averages.