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WELCOME TO BIAV
The
Baking Industry Association of Victoria - the peak employer organization for
the manufacturing, wholesale and retail Baking Industry in Victoria.
The
Baking Industry Association of Victoria was incorporated on the 28th May,
1999 following the amalgamation of the Victorian Association of Bakers and
the former Victorian Master Pastrycooks Association.
The
establishment of a united body means that the Baking Industry has the resolve
and representational impact to proactively face the many challenges which
face the industry now and are likely to confront the industry in the future.
The
Baking Industry Association of Victoria is a strong voice to governments and
with increasing membership can only become stronger. As such, members benefit
from open channels of communication with relevant government departments,
such as Australian and New Zealand Food Authority, Australian Taxation Office,
the Victorian Departments of Human Services, State and Regional Development
and the Office of Post-Compulsory Education Training and Employment .
The Baking Industry Association of Victoria's goal is to provide the support and motivation to ensure the success and development of the entire Baking Industry.
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| Fresh From The Oven |
As from the end of February members of the BIAV will be required to enter their PASSWORD to gain access to the “Members Only” section of the Website.
This part of the Website is for financial members only and will give you all year access to the following:
- Up to date pay rates and relevant Award conditions.
- A customised Industrial Relations survey.
- A “self Assessment” Flow chart of Award designation.
- Public holiday information.
- BIAV Recipe service.
- HR Toolbox.
- Access to huge discounts on equipment and ingredients.
- Access to a range of “Member Only” services.
The BIAV Human Resources Toolbox.
Go to our “Services” page to find the template or the advice you may require for all your Human Resource requirements.
From “letters of Appointment”, guidelines on developing policies on workplace bullying and sexual harassment, position descriptions and many more topics that will enable you to develop a comprehensive and compliant resource for your staffing requirements.
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| Latest News |
Chris and Sue Waack from Waacks Bakery, Stawell, Ararat and Horsham are proof that perseverence does bring rewards. After ten years of entering the Vanilla Slice Competition in Ouyen they have finally cracked it for a win in the Professional Open Class.
New comers to the Industry Louise and Russell Napier from the Kyabram Bakery were delighted to take out the trophy for the Professional Novelty Section.
Full details on our events page.
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| The Chat Room |
You can get online and network with bakers and pastrycooks from all over the world on our Forum page.
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| Equipment For Sale |
List your second hand equipment or find something that you are after.
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| Human Resources Toolbox |
Find that position description, that letter of appointment, a staff appraisal form, ideas on formulating policies, your employment obligations, what you should have on your pay slips. Download forms, templates, checklists from our Resources page.
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| Supermarket Site |
Who sells what, where can I find it, what price is it. You can find it on our Supermarket site, from equipment, machinery, ingredients, services, software. It's all there on the Supermarket page.
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| Video Site |
Event coverage, technical information, "how to" videos, good news. You can contribute your own on innovations or good news on our Video pages.
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| Events Site |
Get regular up to date information on both local, interstate and overseas events and activities, from our Events page.
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| Recipe Service |
We are currently developing a comprehensive "recipe" site for our members and this will be a "work in progress" project. As we get new and interesting recipes we will have them available for you.
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| Online Induction |
This is another one of our "big ticket" items that we are currently working on and we are planning to have it up an running by February next year.
You will be able to conduct an induction program for your staff online. Initially it will focus on OH&S and Food Safety but we have plans to develop the program into customer training, merchandising and product identification.
For membership details see our "Services Page"
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| Sponsors |
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BIAV Golden&Bronze Sponsorships for 2008-2009:
BIAV 2008-2009 GOLDEN SPONSORSHIP:
Peerless Foods
www.peerlessfoods.com.au
BIAV 2008-2009 BRONZE SPONSORSHIP:
Oostra Spice
www.oostraspice.com.au
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| Newsflash |
The “Easter in the Fruit Bowl” promotion being conducted by the Association in Shepparton on the 28th and 29th of March is the first in the BIAV Regional Foods Program.
The major aim of the program is to encourage bakeries in Victoria to develop relationships with other food producers in their local or regional areas.
The Chairperson of the BIAV Programs and Events portfolio, Leyden Burdett from Oostra Spices said that the plan for the program was to work with the wine, cheese, fruit and olive industries to develop alliances to promote the production of regionally based foods.
Leyden said that the “Easter in the Fruit Bowl” promotion will highlight the use of a range of fruit products in baking.
We will be looking for Australia’s best Hot Cross Bun and we will also be trying to establish Shepparton as the “Fruit Tart Capital of Australia”. These will be major categories in the Association’s Baking Show to be conducted on Saturday 28th of March.
In addition to this the weekend will feature the IR Road Show, an industry dinner, a demonstration of the “Simple Simon Pie Line” by Tom Lindsay and a Sponsors Golf Day on the Sunday.
Bookings for all events are now open.
Go to our Events page to see the whole program.
[ We gratefully acknowledge the photographic contributions of David Musgrove and David Smith from the Leading Edge Magazine].
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