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Fox & Lillie Rural’s Scholarship Recipients Graduate
Read MoreFox & Lillie Rural’s 2016/2017 scholarship recipients, Emma McCrae and Tom Roughead graduated from Longerenong College last week with 200 other students. It was the highest number of graduates the College has had in 20 years. Emma excelled in her course and was awarded both the 2016 and 2017 dux...
Longerenong students receive Fox & Lillie Rural scholarships
Read MoreTwo students, Emily McErvale and Hayley Hart from Longerenong College have been awarded the Fox & Lillie Rural 2017/2018 scholarship, which comprised of two student scholarships worth $5,000 each. It is the second consecutive year that Fox & Lillie has offered scholarships at Longerenong College which are aimed at providing...
Emily Shields auctions off family’s 100th shearing wool
Read MoreFox & Lillie Rural’s brokerage coordinator, Emily Shields auctioned off her family’s 100th shearing MINONA wool last week on Wednesday 14th of February. It was a big milestone for the family who all came to watch Emily auction the wool at the Melbourne sale rooms. See the full article here.
The Heritage of Wool Tour 2018
Read MorePlease note The Heritage of Wool Tour 2018 is now full. Please get in touch with one of our representatives to express your interest for any future study tours. Fox & Lillie Rural is excited to offer you the opportunity to join us on our 2018 The Heritage of Wool...
Global Luxury Index on the rise – what this means for wool
Read MoreThe S&P Global Luxury Index which tracks 80 of the world’s largest publicly traded companies engaged in the production or distribution of luxury goods or services is sitting at an all-time high at 2844.89. The rise is driven by the surge of big spending Chinese shoppers “who are splurging at...
Click go shears for charity
Read MoreTHE Melbourne-based managing director of Australia’s second biggest wool export company will dust off his shears for a good cause at the Wentworth Show tomorrow. Jonathan Lillie, from Fox & Lillie, has been challenged by two sheep producers from NSW’s far south west to demonstrate his shearing skills to raise...
Wool brokers look at China
Read MoreA group of wool brokers has returned from a study tour of China focusing on wool processing beyond the farm gate. The 31 Fox and Lillie Group staff — including employees from Benalla, Horsham and Mildura — discussed current processing and market trends for wool with their Chinese counterparts. They...
Fox & Lillie Rural lead Chinese study tour
Read MoreA HORSHAM wool broker has toured export and rural service divisions in China as part of an educational study tool. Andrew Hendy was among 31 Fox and Lillie Rural staff who participated in the tour earlier this month. The purpose of the study tour was to enrich staff knowledge of...
Brokers visit biggest buyer
Read MoreIT’S no secret that wool prices have returned to glory days so getting an insight into the workings of one of our biggest buyers is critical. A group of 31 people from Fox and Lillie recently completed a tour to China. China buys 80 per cent of Australia’s wool and...
Agriculture a great career choice
Read MoreWith semester one drawing to a close, the college is looking forward to welcoming back its second-year students who are part-way through their compulsory industry placement. The students’ choice of industry placements certainly vary, from students working on farms to some learning the role of an agronomist. A group of...