Improving wellbeing

Milk, cheese and yoghurt are all recommended in the Australian Dietary Guidelines as part of a well-balanced, nutritious diet. The latest 2013 Dietary Guidelines are currently under review by the National Health and Medical Research Council. The Australian dairy industry is actively involved in the review process to ensure dairy maintains its role in a healthy, sustainable diet.

We invited a group of dietitians to share first-hand what happens on a dairy farm as we know that consumers are wanting more information about the dairy industry than ever before. Watch the video here.

Achieving a healthy, sustainable diet relies on a balance between nutrition and environment but also social, cultural and economic aspects. Dairy plays an important role nutritionally in our diets, but as part of a wider sustainable food system. Read more about the latest evidence for the role of dairy foods in a healthy, sustainable diet.

The Australian Milk Quality Awards brings industry recognition to the highest quality milk producers across Australia each year and celebrates dairy farmers who have produced the country's best milk. Learn more about the milk quality awards.

Dairy Australia partnered with the Healthy Food Guide to deliver a series of four videos aimed at dispelling dairy misinformation. Watch the video here featuring HFG Accredited Practising Dietitian Brooke Delfino titled 'Cow’s Milk vs Plant Based Beverages'.

A new study led by the University of Melbourne has linked consumption of milk, cheese and yoghurt with the prevention of falls and fractures in aged care residents. Read the study published in the British Medical Journal.