Bannister Downs Farm
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Dairy
Owned and operated by the Daubney family since 1924. In 2014 Gina Rinhart's new company Hope Dairies bought an undisclosed stake (we have listed ownership at 50%, but we don't know the actual percentage).
Company Ownership
Future Fields Pty Ltd | AUS | website | ||||
Hope Dairies Pty Ltd ![]() owns 50% of Future Fields Pty Ltd |
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Dairy This subsidiary of Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting was established in 2014 when Rinehart invested in WA dairy company Bannister Downs. | ||||||
Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd ![]() owns 90% of Hope Dairies Pty Ltd |
AUS | website | ||||
Iron ore mining Founded by Lang Hancock in 1955 and now chaired by Australia's wealthiest person Gina Rinehart. Gina Rinehart owns 76% of the company and is the daughter of Lang Hancock. Operates major mining projects in WA and Queensland. |
Company Assessment
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Future Fields Pty Ltd | ||||
This company is on GM-Free Australia Alliance's 2017 GM-Free Shopping List. All companies on the list have supplied their GM-free policies, fulfilled GMFAA's assessment criteria and choose to label their products as GM-Free or non-GM.
Source: GM-Free Australia (2017) |
On its website this company claims to keep its bobby calves for at least 3 months, at which time they either hold onto them or on-sell them to another farmer rearing steers if space is a little short.
Source: company website (2020) |
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Hope Dairies Pty Ltd | ||||
No assessment data currently available for Hope Dairies Pty Ltd | ||||
Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd | ||||
This company pleaded guilty to breaches of the Corporations act, resulting in fines worth $130,000 for failing to lodge annual reports with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission on time. 13 breaches between three companies attracted fines of $10,000 for each offense.
Source: Australian Mining (2015) |
According to the democracyforsale.net website, this company donated $441,900 to Australia's major political parties between 2012 and 2018, as disclosed to the Australian Electoral Commision (AEC).
Source: Democracy For Sale (2018)
Between 2015 and 2018 this company paid $965 million tax on a total income of $7 billion, earning the number 19 spot on Michael West's Top 40 Tax Payers 2020. West calculated which of Australia's largest companies have paid the most tax using three years of tax transparency data published by the Australian Tax Office.
Source: Michael West (2018) |
Company Details
Type | Private company |
Employees | 60 (2016) |
Contact Details
Address | Muirillup Road, Northcliffe, WA, 6262, Australia |
Phone | 08 9776 6266 |
sue@bannisterdowns.com.au | |
Website | www.bannisterdowns.com.au |
Products / Brands
Bannister Downs Farm
Bannister Downs Farm (WA) Milk Bannister Downs Farm (WA) Flavoured Milk |