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Cooroy Butter Factory (former)

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Alternative NameButter Factory Arts CentreDescription
The original butter factory in Cooroy was established in a timber and iron building and officially opened by Premier Mr. D. F. Denham M.L.A. in 1915. Initially, it operated as a branch of the Wide Bay Co-operative Dairy Association Limited, based in Gympie. In 1930, the factory was rebuilt and replaced by a new brick building, designed by Mr. H. Hammer and constructed by Mr. G. Heaven, at a cost of £5,726. That same year, a 30-foot well with a diameter of 5 feet was sunk on the site to provide an adequate water supply for the factory.

The butter factory ceased operations in 1975, despite vigorous protests by farmers. Following its closure, milk and cream were transported by road to Gympie. In 1976, the Wide Bay Co-operative Dairy Association Ltd attempted to sell or lease the Cooroy Butter Factory, but the factory remained unsold and vacant for nearly eight years. Over the next 15 years, the building deteriorated until it was purchased by Noosa Council in 1991. The former butter factory has since been adapted for use as a community and arts centre and forms part of a wider community zone that includes the Cooroy Library and public spaces, playgrounds and buildings on the adjacent site of the former Cooroy Mill. It is now known as the Butter Factory Arts Centre (BFAC).

AddressMaple Street,Cooroy

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ANZAC Day parade participants, Maple Street, Cooroy, 25 April 1973

Advertising page from Souvenir Noosa to Gympie, photograph Wide Bay Co-operative Dairy Assn. Ltd. Factory Cooroy, Main Street Cooroy, School of Arts Cooroy, Railway Station Cooroy, 1926

Alan Kenzler, Cooroy Butter Factory, Cooroy, 27 March 2023

Butter processing equipment, Cooroy Butter Factory, 11 Maple Street, Cooroy

Cooroy Butter Factory and railway lines, Cooroy, 1980

Cooroy Butter Factory, 11 Maple Street, Cooroy

Cooroy Butter Factory, 11 Maple Street, Cooroy, 1915

Cooroy Butter Factory, Cooroy, ca 1980s

Cooroy Butter Factory, Maple Street, Cooroy, 1975

Factory floor, Cooroy Butter Factory, 11 Maple Street, Cooroy

Machinery, Cooroy Butter Factory, 11 Maple Street, Cooroy

Pasteurisation vats, Cooroy Butter Factory, 11 Maple Street, Cooroy, ca 1935

Santa race, Christmas in Cooroy, Maple Street, Cooroy, 13 December 2024

Staff and builders, construction, Cooroy Butter Factory, 11 Maple Street, Cooroy, 1930

Staff members, Cooroy Butter Factory, 11 Maple Street, Cooroy, 1946

Staff, Cooroy Butter Factory, 11 Maple Street, Cooroy, 1935

Staff, Cooroy Butter Factory, 11 Maple Street, Cooroy, 1940

Article & Manuscript

Alan Kenzler Oral History - Transcript

Butter testing implements diagram, Cooroy Butter Factory, 11 Maple Street, Cooroy

Cooroy Butter Factory - Local Heritage Place Card

Cooroy Butter Factory Conservation Management Plan

Factory processes diagram, Cooroy Butter Factory, 11 Maple Street, Cooroy

Ephemera

Cooroy 'Golden Bush' butter label, Wide Bay Co-operative Dairy Association, Cooroy

Cream Grader's Certificate, Alan Kenzler, 1964

Milk and Cream Tester's Certificate, Alan Kenzler, 26 February 1957

Oral History

Alan Kenzler Oral History

Video

Cooroy Butter Factory Tour

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