Cotton Australia was established in 1972 to support Australia’s cotton growers and to represent their interests. These are still Cotton Australia’s main objectives.
Cotton Australia has played a significant part in positioning Australian cotton industry as the forward thinking industry it is today. In 1990 Cotton Australia supported the cotton industry’s initial voluntary environmental audit, a first for Australian agriculture. From this audit, the industry’s Best Management Practices (BMP) Program was developed and Cotton Australia has been entrusted with its implementation ever since. Cotton Australia also took on the auditing role of BMP in 2004 and continues to fund this important environmental initiative.
In 2007, in response to the worst drought in living memory, Cotton Australia consolidated its offices to form two regional hubs, in Toowoomba and Narrabri, to complement its Brisbane and Sydney Head Office.
Cotton Australia is also proud that it has positively interacted with various governments throughout the decades. Cotton Australia continues to work with State and Federal Governments in an effort to drive environmental performance and best represent our growers.
