Brought to you by the Farming Together Program Canberra 2018

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Highly efficient farmers

An inspiring bunch!

Why develop Mountain Milk Co-op? Concern about our short to medium term futures Strong history of collaboration and working together as farmers MGC demise, member treatment The co-op structure – our first choice Extract the true value of our milk and efforts Creating a point of difference Finding a route to market Jumping the fence – are there opportunities?

Vision/Purpose To improve profitability Increase price, stability of returns and milk pricing structure Reduce costs of production To Improve control, reduce risk, improve security, realise the true value of our milk To increase our level of choice and influence in relation to the market Increased ownership of our product Market recognition of our unique value proposition Increased control of where/how our product is sold To reflect our values of cooperation/collaboration Close connection to the community

What is member value? Profit = Income less expenses Dairy industry now dominated by IOF’s Provide a pure economic service – milk pricing and limited finance Mountain Milk Co-op Economic service needs to be strong – it must be competitive But… What about farming together, operating collaboratively, sharing, reducing costs, investing and working together What other services can we implement to create value and care for our members? Outreach service for farmer well being Shared labour Risk management strategies with major investments – fodder, rearing young stock Reduced fixed costs - energy The co-op advantage

Love what we do, care for our animals, our environment and our people.

The Mountain Milk Co-operative Ltd will be respected as the primary source of premium Australian milk, produced from the beautiful Alpine Valley’s region of Victoria

Unique Competitive Advantage From the Alpine Valleys of North East Victoria Family owned and operated farms More highly credentialed regarding sustainable farm practices based on a free range system with grass fed cows audited standards for animal health and welfare best practice environmental management care for our people and the community Highest raw milk quality standards Relatively low peak to trough ratio Good match with current values and farm systems True co-operative – By collaboration we can enjoy scale

Our values… We act with honesty, integrity and transparency We support our members equally We share the risks and the rewards of working together We give back to our communities and our industry

A future for our children

What next… Build a foundation Governance Risk management Board unity and strategy in a start-up business Find a market suitable for our milk What value can we extract Surrounding ourselves with good people/services Services for members (its more than just economic) Growth versus scale Manufacturing? Export? Local market?