Mackay Family Profile

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The MacKay and Bolinda Estates are owned and run by the Mackay family. The Mackay family consists of seven members, who manage three successful farming operations: bananas, sugarcanes and beef cattle.

Mackay Family Profile - Banana Producers

Yet it is their banana business that is the largest and most widely recognised. MacKay and Bolinda Estates are the biggest banana producers in Australia. Over a 12-month period they will produce 2.2 million 13kg cartons of bananas for the Australian market.

This successful family business began with Aussie legend, Stanley Mackay. Stanley is considered to be the pioneer of banana production in Australia. He first began growing crops in Tully, Queensland in 1945. He started off with a one and half-acre hand cleared land and became one of the most respected producers in his field. In 1984 he received an Order of Australia for his services to the Agricultural industry. Yet it was Stan's work in eradicating the leafspot disease in bananas that he is most well know for.

His work has been instrumental in the fight against banana disease. Stan passed away in 1990, but his knowledge and enthusiasm for banana production has been passed through to his family. They now run the MacKay and Bolinda Estate, and produce over 6,000 cartons of bananas a day, with almost 80% of them go directly to the supermarkets.

To learn more about the Mackay Family's bananas visit the Mackay's website.

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This page originally published on 23.11.2008

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