About Onions Australia

Onions Australia (OA) is a representative body and non-profit membership organisation that supports Australia’s onion industry.

OA serves as an umbrella organisation, representing and progressing the interests of everyone in the onion industry, including growers, packers, wholesalers, exporters, researchers, and retail outlets.

The Onions Australia office is run out of Mount Gambier, South Australia.

Cost

Individual – $122 per annum
Company – $330 per annum
State – $875 per annum

History

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

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

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, the association changed its name to Onions Australia, and with it came the current logo for the industry.

Why join?

The money raised each year from Onions Australia membership goes to running the office and ensuring we are an accessible first point of contact for all onion industry members.

Some of the responsibilities of the office include:

  • Minor Use Permits
  • Chemical availability
  • Export requests
  • Key industry contacts
  • Disease updates
  • Plant Health Australia communication
  • Market access
  • Water restrictions
  • Seed queries
  • Connecting growers and buyers
  • Conduit for information between industry, researchers, government and other peak industry bodies
  • Coordinating grower walks and information days
  • Lobbying against imported onions