Heinz factory closes for good at Girgarre
Almost 150 workers will lose their jobs when a Heinz factory in northern Victoria closes its doors.
View ArticleHeinz tomato sauce factory closes
Iconic food company Heinz will fill its last bottles of tomato sauce in Australia today as the production giant ends its Australian tomato processing operations after 70 years.
View ArticleSecond offer looms for Heinz factory
The Goulburn Valley Food Action Committee is preparing to make a second offer for the Heinz factory at Girgarre.
View ArticleSecond bid looms for Heinz factory
The establishment of a new Goulburn Valley Food Cooperative will take another major step forward tomorrow.
View ArticleFinal bid for Victorian tomato processing plant
The final bid by a community cooperative for the abandoned tomato processing factory in northern Victoria, will be made today.
View ArticleHeinz rejects final offer for its tomato sauce factory
The final offer to buy a closed tomato sauce factory at Girgarre in northern Victorian has been rejected.
View ArticleCooperative won't boost bid for Heinz factory
A cooperative trying to buy a closed-down Heinz factory in Girgarre says it will not be making any more offers.
View ArticleAustralia's tomato industry - boom or bust?
Fresh food processors are closing, despite millions of dollars in new investments.
View ArticleOffer hopes remain for ex-Heinz factory
The co-operative hoping to take over the former Heinz factory in Girgarre says it has been told another organisation has made an offer for the site.
View ArticleStudy up-beat about food processing plans
The Goulburn Valley Food Co-op believes it has found a site to develop a new food processing plant that will offset the losses caused by the closure of Heinz at Girgarre.
View ArticleHeinz to sell Girgarre factory
Food giant Heinz says it has accepted an offer to buy its closed factory at Girgarre in northern Victoria.
View ArticleProbe continues into Girgarre shooting reports
Detectives from the armed offenders squad arrived in northern Victoria last night to take over the investigation of a possible shooting in the Goulburn Valley.
View ArticlePair arrested over armed robbery at Girgarre
Two men, including one with links to an outlaw motorcycle gang, have been arrested over an armed robbery at a property in northern Victoria.
View ArticleExploring food processing's future
Rural reporters explore the decline of food processing across Australia
View ArticleFood processing closures force innovation in small farming towns
Former Heinz suppliers turning the tide
View ArticleGirgarre Primary School the Heart of a Small Community
At one stage many years ago, Girgarre Primary School had well over 100 students and was as it is now a vital part of the wider community. The town itself currently has a population of 500 people and...
View ArticleThe heart of a small town
At one stage many years ago, Girgarre Primary School had well over 100 students and was, as it is now, a vital part of the wider community. The town currently has a population of 500 people, and is in...
View ArticleCo-operative to ask the community for millions
The Goulburn Valley Food Action Committee says it has no doubt a co-operative will be producing food after Heinz pulls out of Girgarre.
View ArticleFinal bid for Victorian tomato processing plant
The final bid by a community cooperative for the abandoned tomato processing factory in northern Victoria, will be made today.
View ArticleHeinz rejects final offer for its tomato sauce factory
The final offer to buy a closed tomato sauce factory at Girgarre in northern Victorian has been rejected.
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