We know there are many more distillers who want to export, but they don’t quite know how to go about it, and they are too financially constrained to embark on an export venture single handedly.

Don Farrell, Minister for Trade, announced the Inquiry into the utilisation of benefits under Australia’s free trade agreements in May. Sandra North formerly of Seven Seasons and now of Seppeltsfield Rd Distillers and David Vitale of Starward appeared before the Committee alongside Spirits & Cocktails Australia chief executive Greg Holland and chair Dan Hamilton.

Chief executive Paul McLeay discusses the Australian Distillers Association's recent participation in the Inquiry into the understanding and utilisation of benefits under Free Trade Agreements.

Registration for the American Distilling Institute's 2025 International Spirits Competition is now open and Australian Distillers Association members can obtain a discount code that provides not only a discount on entry fees, but additional features.

The ATO recently advised they have revised the draft determination of attributes of beer. This is in relation to beer v seltzers and other brewed products that do not fit the conventional definition of beer.

The Federal election will likely be held some time early next year. We remind you that we have fact sheets and talking points for any distiller that has a visit from their local MP.

Members are reminded that this valuable service is free to all Primary Contacts of the ADA.

Australian Distillers Association seeks to unify national and State organisations and reducing members costs, by offering ONE membership to both National and State organisations.

A key milestone in our program has been achieved in recent weeks with the NDI making significant strides in developing the 22 units of the Certificate IV in Artisan Fermented Products (Distilling). As of the date of writing the report, it has completed 15 of the 22 units.

We recently hosted a delegation from our colleagues from DISCUS. They were able to share key insights in policy formulation, stakeholder engagement, member services, government lobbying and industry trends.

Thank you to every member who participated in the campaign to call on their local MP to support our request for a Parliamentary Inquiry into the Australian spirits Industry.

Significant changes have commenced as of 26 August 2024, following amendments made to the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (Act) by the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes No. 2) Act 2024.