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Cooloola flows on R I C H A R D ‘ D I C K’ S C H R O D E R B E L I E V E S I N P R O D U C I N G “Q UA L I T Y ” M I L K . A LWAYS H AS, A LWAYS W I L L !
By Alan Lander
EVEN to the extent of risking a blockade at the entry to his Dagun milk processing factory, when in 1999 he stood up to his neighbours, friends and the might of the Queensland dairy industry to deliver his new, independent high-quality product to its retail destinations.
That’s fortunate for the people of Noosa and surrounds, because his action ensured his brand names of Cooloola Milk and Eumundi Noosa Milk are still available on supermarket shelves today. But while his milk is slightly more expensive than the mainstream brands, you
certainly get what you pay for: pure milk from the best Jersey cows in the country, properly processed to preserve its best natural ingredients. “I’ve been doing this [selling these products] for 22 years,” Dick said. He was the first to start, or re-start,
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independent milk supplies to the region. “The other farmers were going to blockade the gates. The milk companies had petitions for farmers to sign. “Other farmers were going to blockade the driveway so I wouldn’t get the truck out. Continue page 4
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