In December 2002, we started bottling our own milk under the 'Maleny Dairies' Label.

What an exciting time it was to see the first bottles coming off the conveyor belt with their spunky new labels.

The factory is only 60m from the dairy so it is situated perfectly for our tours.  Our visitors love sitting at the picnic tables overlooking the farm.  You can't ask for a better view.

At the factory we have a Laboratory where we test the raw milk, and again after it's been Pasteurised.  All milk must be tested before it is bottled and delivered.

In the Processing room, we either Pasteurise, Homogenise or Separate the milk depending on what's required.

Once the milk has been processed, it is then piped through to the Bottling room to be bottled.

In the bottling room, the bottles are placed on the conveyor belt by hand, it then passes the labeller, the dater, and straight onto the filler.  A cap then falls on top and the machine tightens it up tight.  The bottle then passes through a shower to wash the excess milk off and straight into the milk crates.

The crates are then stacked into the coldroom awaiting delivery.

We also have a drystore where we store the empty bottles, spare labels and containers of flavoured milk syrup.