Profiles

3 June 2019

Meet a member: Graciella Lavalle, Lavalle Fisheries and South Seas Tuna

Despite growing up in a fishing family in Ulladulla, Graciella Lavalle never thought she’d carve out a career in the fishing industry. That all changed when she married a commercial fisherman and later became director of her family’s…

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9 January 2019

‘Going gangbusters’: Ulladulla restaurant’s winning seafood formula

Tony’s Italian Ristorante Bar & Seafood has only been operating for two and a half years, but it’s already twice won the People’s Choice Award for Restaurant of the Year in the Milton Ulladulla Business Awards. “People love…

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25 July 2018

All in the family: The journey of Abbott Fisheries

For Abbott Fisheries, one thing has remained constant over its 69 years of operation: the involvement of family members. It’s an approach that has seen the third-generation fishing business, operating out of Narooma on the NSW south coast,…

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16 July 2018

Meet a member: Rowan Lamason (Little Tuna)

Rowan and Kate Lamason are the husband and wife team behind Little Tuna, the Cairns-based business selling high-end value-added tuna products. We spoke with Rowan about their inspiration for the business and use of sustainably-caught Australian seafood. Tell…

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