100 Years in the Making – An Australian Rice Conference To Remember

100 Years in the Making – An Australian Rice Conference To Remember

What an incredible few days in the Riverina, celebrating 100 years of Australian rice growing and 75 years of the SunRice Group at the Australian Rice Conference 2025.

From catching up at the welcome function at the Leeton Museum & Art Gallery surrounded by A Century of Rice exhibition, to hearing from SunRice CEO Paul Serra on the future of the industry, to enjoying delicious paella from iconic celebratory chef Poh Ling Yeow’s at the SunRice stand - it was three days filled with connection, pride, and inspiration.

The 7th Annual Rice Industry Awards Gala Dinner at the Roxy Theatre was a highlight, recognising this year’s award winners, including our newly crowned SunRice Grower of the Year. And what a special moment it was to see the Leeton water tower lit up in tribute to 75 years of SunRice!

We wrapped things up with an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour at SunRice manufacturing and the $15 million packing hall upgrade at Leeton Mill, an exciting investment into our future.

Watch the highlights video below to see why this was such a milestone week for our industry.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5UbfXsPbbY

Photo credit: Ricegrowers’ Association of Australia (RGA)

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