Finalists
Congratulations to the 2026 Australian Grand Dairy Awards finalists.
Champions and Grand Champions will be announced at the awards event on 26 November 2026.Cheese
Fresh Unripened Cheese
Product: Haloumi
Producer: Floridia Cheese
Product: Haloumi
Producer: Tilba Dairy
Product: Bella Queso Fresco
Producer: Real Dairy Australia
Fresh Stretched Curd Cheese
Product: Stracciatella
Producer: Floridia Cheese
Product: Ovoline
Producer: Montefiore Cheese
Product: Trecce
Producer: Montefiore Cheese
White Mould Cheese
Product: Triple Cream Le Brie
Producer: Paris Creek Farms
Product: Emporium Triple Cream Brie
Producer: Lactalis - Jindi
Product: Ashed Brie
Producer: Coal River Farm
Semi Hard/Eye Cheese
Product: Banksia
Producer: Long Paddock Cheese & The Cheese School
Product: Torndirrup Appenzelle
Producer: Dellendale Creamery
Product: Churchill Raclette
Producer: Dellendale Creamery
Cheddar Cheese
Product: Heritage Vintage Reserve Cheddar
Producer: Bega Cheese
Product: Strong & Bitey Vintage Cheddar
Producer: Bega Cheese
Product: Westacre Vintage Cheese Block
Producer: Lactalis-Mainland Dairy
Hard Cheese
Product: Vintage C2
Producer: Bruny Island Cheese Co.
Product: Pecorino Pepato
Producer: Floridia Cheese
Product: Pecorino
Producer: Floridia Cheese
Blue Cheese
Product: Roaring Forties Blue
Producer: King Island Dairy
Product: Oak Blue
Producer: Berrys Creek Gourmet Cheese
Product: Mossvale Blue
Producer: Berrys Creek Gourmet Cheese
Washed/Mixed Rind Cheese
Product: King River Gold
Producer: Milawa Cheese Company
Product: Blackall Gold Washed Rind
Producer: Woombye Cheese Company
Product: Black Label Double Brie
Producer: King Island Dairy
Flavoured Cheese
Product: Persian Fetta
Producer: Yarra Valley Dairy
Product: Black Magic
Producer: Hunter Belle Dairy Co
Product: Stokes Point Smoked Cheddar
Producer: King Island Dairy
Goat/ Sheep/ Buffalo and Camel Milk Cheese
Product: Monet
Producer: Woodside Cheese Wrights
Product: Riverine Blue
Producer: Berrys Creek Gourmet Cheese
Product: Marinated Goat Cheese
Producer: Meredith Dairy
Cream and Butter
Cream
Product: Bulla Crème Fraîche
Producer: Bulla Dairy Foods
Product: Pure Cream
Producer: Inglenook Dairy
Product: Western Star Thickened Cream
Producer: Lactalis-Mainland Dairy
Butter
Product: Del Bocia Australian Herbs Butter
Producer: Borghi's Dairy
Product: Del Bocia Crispy Chilli Butter
Producer: Borghi's Dairy
Product: Duck River Premium Salted Butter
Producer: Fonterra Australia
Ice Cream and Dairy Gelato
Ice Cream
Product: Premium Licorice Ice Cream
Producer: Dooley's Premium Ice Cream
Product: Zabaglione - Egg Custard Ice Cream
Producer: The Standard Market Company
Product: 70% Lindt Chocolate Ice Cream
Producer: The Standard Market Company
Novelty Ice Cream
Product: Gelato filled cannoli
Producer: Pure Gelato
Product: Piccolo Dubai
Producer: The Standard Market Company
Product: Piccolo Pistachio
Producer: The Standard Market Company
Dairy Gelato
Product: Zina's Chocolate Brownie Gelato
Producer: Zina's Mangoes
Product: Zina's French Vanilla Gelato
Producer: Zina's Mangoes
Product: Chocolate, Orange & Cointreau Gelato
Producer: Nice Guy Eddie Gelato
Milk
Milk
Product: Full Cream Milk
Producer: Maleny Dairies
Product: Full Cream Milk
Producer: The Little Big Dairy Company
Product: Pure Jersey Milk
Producer: Norco Co-Operative Limited
Product: Leche Fresca
Producer: La Cántara Artisan Cheeses
Flavoured Milk
Product: Dare Double Espresso
Producer: Bega Dairy and Drinks
Product: Khajoor Milk
Producer: Sharma's Kitchen
Product: Badam Milk
Producer: Shuddh Dairy
Modified Milk
Product: Lactose Free Milk
Producer: Bannister Downs Dairy
Product: Lactose Free Milk
Producer: The Little Big Dairy Company
Product: Lactose Free Full Cream Milk
Producer: Riverina Fresh
Product: Lactose Free Full Cream Milk
Producer: Maleny Dairies
Other Goat/ Sheep/ Buffalo and Camel Milk Products
Product: Full Cream Unhomogenised Buffalo Milk
Producer: Quindanning Buffalo
Product: Kisaan Unhomogenised Full Cream Buffalo Milk
Producer: Haryana Traders
Product: Natural Goat Milk Yoghurt - Probiotic
Producer: Meredith Dairy
Yoghurt
Natural Yoghurt
Product: Jalna Lactose Free Greek Style Natural Yoghurt
Producer: Lactalis Australia
Product: The Greek Yoghurt
Producer: Brownes Foods Operations Pty Ltd
Product: Kisaan Natural Pot Set Yoghurt
Producer: Haryana Traders
Flavoured Yoghurt
Product: Lemon Twist
Producer: The Yoghurt Shop
Product: Kesar and Elaichi Shrikhand
Producer: Sharma's Kitchen
Product: Vanilla Bean
Producer: The Yoghurt Shop
Farmer Ambassador of the Year
Finalist: Rachael McGrath, Western Victoria
Finalist: Narelle Zanker, South Australia