Our
TEAM

The Fleurieu Milk team brings together a wealth of experience and expertise within the dairy industry with a passion for making a difference.

ADMIN

Undoubtedly the most important part of production at Fleurieu Milk is the team behind the scenes doing the work. The team is led by our chief milk and yoghurt makers, Locky and Nick, who control their respective production areas. Under them is a team of 15 employees who all play their role in ensuring our production runs smoothly.

NICK HUTCHINSON

General Manager
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Nick grew up on a dairy farm in Myponga but decided farming wasn’t the best career path for his precious hands. Nick completed a Bachelor of Business View More and then a MBA at Flinders University before joining the team in 2013. He has a strong vision to see Fleurieu Milk continue to grow and discover new market opportunities. Hide

CHRISTINE RYAN

Accounts & Finance
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Christine officially joined Fleurieu Milk in 2017 having previously managed the customer accounts for the FMC Distribution company for 4 years. She has View More over 30 years experience in Accounts and Finance as well as first-hand knowledge of the Dairy Industry having supported her husband with their own Dairy Farm in Myponga for 15 years. Christine grew up in Adelaide but moved to Myponga 31 years ago and may be considered a “local” finally. Hide

LINDA APPLEBY

Accounts & Finance
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Linda is one of the most efficient accounts managers in Australia and we’re lucky to have her. Her role oversees purchasing, wages and flexing those View More debt collection muscles when necessary! Linda won’t admit it but she’s a wizard in the kitchen and has an interesting hobby collecting teapots, considering she doesn’t drink tea. If you need something done, call the office and ask for Linda! Hide

LISA HOSKING

Distribution & Orders Administration
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If you’re an existing customer, then you might already know how important Lisa is to our team. She’s responsible View More for managing orders and planning driver runs each and every day, which is by no means an easy task! Lisa was always destined for FMC having grown up around dairy farming and is still involved helping View More Hide run her families small beef cattle herd. Hide

HELEN STOCK

Receptionist
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Helen works tirelessly behind the scenes ensuring all our customers continue to have the products they need on shelf.  Helen is also the lucky wife of View More  Locky and deep down we know she pinches herself daily wanting to know how she got so lucky. Hide

NIKKI HUTCHINSON

Distribution Administration
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Nikki is by far the better half of Richard in our sales team. Nikki joined FMC, working at our Central Market stall in 2019 but has now View More transitioned into our admin team where she is able to use her expertise in numerous different roles. Her flexibility is invaluable to our office arrangements. Although Nikki much preferred the wine incentives in her previous roles, we hope the milk is enough to keep her here long term.  Hide

CARLY LANE

Market Manager/Quality Control Officer
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Carly is the daughter of farmers Geoff ‘Magpie’ & Louise Hutchinson and has been a part of the Fleurieu milk View More family since the very beginning.
Currently working in quality control and also ensuring our 2 farmers markets and our central market stalls are running as smoothly as possible, Carly loves living and working in Myponga and the life it offers her family.  Hide

ELEANORE VUURENS

Administration
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Eleanore currently works in Administration at Fleurieu Milk Company, bringing her great organisation skills to our team. View More Outside of work Eleanore enjoys spending time with her family and walking throughout her local reservoir. Eleanore is a big fan of British murder mysteries. If you attempt to challenge her to a murder mystery game, good luck trying to win! Hide

QUALITY ASSURANCE / COMPLIANCE
DOUGLAS POLLNITZ

Quality Assurance Manager
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Doug started with us in late 2010 helping Ken (his father) with deliveries during the busy Christmas period. View More His role evolved into filling in for drivers on leave and eventually, as we continued to grow, he was offered a full time role in 2012 as a Delivery Driver. Doug was a driver until 2017 and worked his way up to help maintain our Quality Assurance/Food Safety and Work Health Safety programs. Hide
SARAH RAPER

Quality Assurance Manager
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Sarah had the perfect background to join our Quality Assurance team and that’s exactly what she did in early 2020. Sarah grew up on a family farm View More in Myponga, often helping her Dad milk the cows and obtaining early knowledge on the importance of herd health. After graduating school Sarah completed a Bachelor in Health Science as well as a Graduate Diploma in Environmental Health Practice (A mouthful like that could only lead to a Q.A role). In her downtime, Sarah would work at the FMC Central Market and weekend farmers market giving her a solid base of knowledge on our business and products. Sarah is also a star netball player. She represented Australia in under 18’s and is also an A grade coach in her early 20’s. Hide
ADAM WILKINSON

HR and OH&S Compliance Manager
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Adam joined our team in September 2020 at the point where we went above 65 employees for the View More first time. Whilst we’ve always done our best in the WH&S field, we were at the point where we needed specialised expertise in the area. Adam offers us exactly this. After 8 years in Senior Transport Training, he joins FMC excited to take our company to the next level. Adams commitment is to ensure all our staff return home safe and to protect the health and safety of the people around them. Outside of work Adam is a true family man, nothing is more important to him than his wife Lena and 2 daughters who he devotes all his spare time to. Hide

SALES
CLAY SAMPSON

Sales & Marketing Manager
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Since retiring from a decorated AFL career Clay spent 10 years in sales working for a variety of different businesses in South Australia. Clay then View More joined our team in 2015 in a sales position that he will make his own long term. If you’re interested in stocking Fleurieu Milk, Clay is the best person to contact. Hide

KYM KOSTER

Sales & Business Relations
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Kym joined our sales team towards the end of 2016 with a background in a variety of different sales roles. Kym’s upbeat and energetic View More personality is a perfect fit for the culture of Fleurieu Milk. Whilst his bow legs don’t allow him to play footy anymore, he’s still got more medals than the rest of our sales team. Hide

SIMON PHILLIPS

Strategic Sales Manager
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Simon, better known as Flipper is another one of our football professionals, come FMC sales team member. After a 15 year career at the View More Sydney Swans, Port Power and 3 premierships at Norwood FC, Flipper joined us in February 2019 with a passion to see a local company succeed, or so he says… Deep down we know he planned to save $40 a day with free coffee to feed his caffeine addiction. Hide

RICHARD HUTCHINSON

Key Account Manager
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Richard joined our team in 2018 as a Key Account Manager. Rich is a natural people person and has an extensive background in sales with over 20 View More years of experience; his role oversees major accounts such as OTR which consist of more than 150+ sites throughout SA. When he’s not out and about building relationships you’ll probably find him trackside with a beer hoping his next ’quaddie’ gets up. Hide

TONY MODRA

Corporate Relations
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Tony has been a cattle transporter on the Fleurieu Peninsula for many years but has decided he’s a lot better suited being a part of the Fleurieu Milk View More team. Tony also owns a surf shop and does the odd day modelling. Oh, once upon a time he also played football, very well. Hide

DAN STAITE

Business Development Manager
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Fresh out of school Dan completed a double degree in Business and Commerce. He then performed a variety of roles ranging from View More accounts to manual labour before finding the perfect fit at Fleurieu Milk Company looking after our hospitality customers around the area. Unfortunately for Dan, he’s almost guaranteed to become a coffee addict as he continues to call on all the outstanding cafes and restaurants we have in our State. Dan’s a quiet achiever with a no-fuss attitude that we’re very lucky to have on our team. Hide

TINA HUTCHINSON

Business Development Manager
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Tina joined Fleurieu Milk Company a decade ago, specialising in Quality Assurance. With a passion for producing high quality, premium dairy products. View More Tina played a pivotal role in formulating our policies, establishing procedures, and conducting staff training. Now, Tina has transitioned to overseeing our innovative sustainable packaging venture—the milk Keg. For all inquiries concerning Milk on Tap, Tina is your go-to expert. Hide

HAYDEN SAMPSON

Sales Representative
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Hayden has been with Fleurieu Milk Company for five years, initially working in production and then moving to the sales team in early 2023. View More When he’s not conquering work goals, he’s out on the field playing footy for the South Adelaide Football Club. Hayden loves spending time with his remarkable partner, Ella, who is well on her way to becoming a doctor. And when the weekend hits, you can bet he’s reeling in fish or perfecting his swing on the golf course!   Hide

JORDAN ANDREOPOULOS

Account Manager & Marketing Assistant
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Jordan joined Fleurieu Milk Company at the start of 2024 with a strong background in Marketing and Sales. She brings a fresh and fun perspective to our team. She manages many of our valuable retail customers View More and also actively contributes to our engaging social media channels by capturing the beautiful photos you often see. Jordan is a self-proclaimed coffee addict. She knows that a dose of caffeine with a dash of Fleurieu Milk is the key to unlocking her creativity and keeping her energised throughout the day. Hide

PRODUCTION
LACHLAN STOCK

Milk Production Manager
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Locky has spent more time at Fleurieu Milk than anyone else, joining the company not long after we began. He is the man behind the scenes ensuring View More our products are of the highest quality and there is always enough supply to satisfy our customers. When he’s not at work (which is very little) Locky is enjoying time with his family and buying world class racehorses. Hide

NICK HASSAN

Yoghurt Plant Manager
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Nick ‘Hassman’ Hassan is our yoghurt specialist. A local lad having played footy at Myponga for over 12 years, he was wrapped to get the View More opportunity to join our team in 2013 after spending nine years in the retail world. Outside of work Hass loves keeping fit and spending time with friends and family. He’s also a bit of a coffee snob and loves hunting around for the best coffee in town! Hide

COREY NESBIT

Milk Plant Operator
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Corey joined our team in March 2020 when a gap opened up in our distribution team. Although Corey did a great job out on the road, it wasn’t where his View More expertise laid and he quickly moved into our production team. From there, he has progressed to Milk Plant Operator, overseeing the morning shift. Outside of work Corey has 2 adorable boys which he loves spending the afternoons and weekends with. Hide

SEAN HAVERTY

Milk Plant Operator
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Sean followed the trend of half our production team by starting out in distribution, before being poached as a Milk Plant Operator in early in 2020. View More Sean is the silent assassin of the team, all ears, and very little to say. There’s only one thing he loves more than working at FMC and that’s sleep. Pressing snooze on the midday alarm gives Sean so much joy until he scrambles like crazy to get to work on ‘Sean time’, 5 minutes late. In all seriousness, he has quickly learned how to run our processing plant and now controls the second shift, the important shift where all the flavoured milks are made! We love having him on our team. Hide

MAINTENANCE
DYLAN LANE

Maintenance Manager
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Better known as the FMC ‘Golden Boy’ Dylsy is a jack of all trades, master of none. If something needs to be fixed Dylsy is our go to man. He’s a guru View More with his hands who puts in an epic amount of work behind the scenes to ensure our production line is continuously flowing. Father of two he enjoys nothing more than switching off and spending some quality time with his kids and wife Carly. Hide

IAN AITKEN

Operations Maintenance Electrician
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Ian joined the Fleurieu Milk Company at the beginning of 2024. He is a qualified electrician with two decades of experience and brings top-notch electrical skills to our team. View More Ian loves the outdoors, whether it’s fishing, camping, or embarking on thrilling adventures on his dirt bike. Apart from being a wizard with wires, Ian loves chilling with his fam and goes all out cheering for Port Power! Hide

DISTRIBUTION
WAYNE DEACON

Distribution Manager
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Wayne joined the FMC team in 2017 as our Distribution Manager. His role is an integral part of our business ensuring all orders are received, sent View More to warehouse where they are picked and packed accordingly for delivery the following day. Wayne’s team consists of 15 and growing! When he’s not putting run sheets together, he’s spending time with his kids or helping out at a local footy club. Hide

GARY WARREN

Senior Storeman
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Gary also joined our team in 2020 with years of experience in logistics and warehousing within the dairy industry. After a short stint out of the View More industry, we were lucky enough to gain Gary’s expertise at Fleurieu Milk overseeing our warehouse team. Gary does a tremendous job working with his team of night owls to ensure all our milk is packed correctly for deliveries throughout South Australia. Gary is also in control of the cold room music and loves it loud!! As an avid drummer, he knows good music when he hears it! Hide