To our valued FAN Community, THANKS TO YOU- our Food & Agribusiness Network has been shining bright in 2023! Your active participation in our events, workshops, your insights, ideas, and enthusiasm have truly enriched our collaborative ecosystem! The vibrant discussions, innovative suggestions, and constructive feedback you’ve shared especially during our recent workshops have played an essential

Cheers to a day filled with scrumptious delights and the warm embrace of our passionate community! “Meet the Sunshine Coast Makers” was an incredible showcase of the Sunshine Coast’s finest local produce and innovative producers, and it had everyone buzzing with excitement! On Friday, July 28th, the Maroochydore CBD came alive with a celebration of

Our regions’ passionate foodies and supporters are in for some tasty treats this month – with both The Curated Plate and Moreton Bay Food and Wine Festival scheduled for later in the month. Both events will be a FANtastic showcase of our members – so make sure to check out the schedules. We’re gearing up for our special edition

This is our magic sauce and this our why.  Meet the Makers (and our other events and activity) – are about bringing together our members, network, community, friends and supporters – to share advice, connections, produce and support.  Something magic happens when everyone comes together to ‘rock their own thing’. It’s something we’re truly privileged

To our valued community, We hope you had a restful and happy Easter – we certainly enjoyed lots of locally made chocolate! It’s been month of continued connections with FAN Members opening up their facilities to share insights and inspirations at Member Meet Ups and a special Best Practice Food Tech Tour. With thanks to

Dear FAN Community, What a FANtastic turnout at our recent Member Meet Ups. A big thanks to our gracious hosts. Bryant and Susie – Eastwell Farms, the team from Brouhaha – and our valued partner EPIC Assist and  Allison and Stuart from My Berries. The learnings and insights shared at these member meet ups are invaluable – and truly appreciated by all

Dear FAN Community, And we’re back for what is shaping up to be another busy and FANtastic year for our network, members and community. This is a bumper edition of FANMail – so grab a cuppa and make sure to ‘view the entire message’ at the bottom of this email – there’s lots of great info

Dear FAN Community, What an honour it was for FAN to be inducted into the Hall of Fame at the 2022 Sunshine Coast Business Awards, after winning our category three years running. Here’s a little taster from the evening. Building a start-up not-for-profit that delivers genuine impact takes collective vision and commitment, and it was wonderful to share the

Dear FAN Community, This month we were treated to a truly insightful and inspirational session with Barry Irvin AM, Executive Chairman of Bega Cheese. In this session Barry shared his personal and professional journey that led to the Bega Valley Circular Economy initiative. With big thanks to our panel of FAN members Matt Jancauskas – Brouhaha Brewery, Brent Deller – First Batch Coffee

Dear FAN Members and Supporters, Its been an action-packed start to Spring with lots of events over the past month, including Member Meet-ups, a Social Media Workshop and Agtech Demo Day. A highlight was a Member Ideation Session, where a group of members from across the value chain came together to provide ideas and potential