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

Dear FAN Members and Supporters, A highlight this month was FAN being invited to participate in a Powered by Design Challenge hosted by Matthew Flinders Anglican College. Big thanks to Gourmet Garden and Montville Coffee for getting involved, and inspiring our young people about careers in food and ag.  Thanks to all who participated in the final

Big thanks to our 100+ members and supporters who have provided input, insights and participated in the first round of our Regional Action Plan Workshops.   This process is all about identifying local opportunities in Noosa, Moreton Bay, Gympie and the Sunshine Coast, and we are grateful to Advance Queensland, Noosa Council, Moreton Bay Regional Council

To our FAN Community, We hope the winter school holidays are treating you well (they come around quickly!). This month we’ve commenced in earnest the roll-out of the Regional Action Groups. We are pleased to finally share that this significant undertaking has been made possible with the support of Advance Queensland. We encourage you to