Eyre Peninsula Cooperative Bulk Handling (EPCBH) was formed in August 2017 to investigate opportunities that will improve competitiveness for growers and farmers on the Eyre Peninsula.
- Our board consists of farm business owners from across Eyre Peninsula.
- Our board of directors are committed to finding opportunities that will provide choice to Eyre Peninsula Growers in the areas of transport, storage, handling and exporting of grain.
- Working collaboratively with parties to achieve this important objective.
EPCBH represents farmers from all regions across the Eyre Peninsula.
- Partnering with Adelaide-based resources company, Iron Road Limited, developer of the Central Eyre Iron Project (CEIP).
- Working together to establish a storage handling and export facility at Iron Road's proposed deep-sea port at Cape Hardy.
Regional Development Australia Eyre Peninsula (RDAEP) supports the formation of the cooperative and recognises that it is a grass roots response to an industry-wide challenge.
- Competition.
- Work to improve export outcomes for growers.
- Inspire competitive grain supply chains for South Australian regional areas.
- Support the development of a grain port on the Eyre Peninsula.