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Hi everyone, my names Bishop and I currently reside in Melbourne Australia.  I've been making cheese for a few months now experimenting with Camembert, I now hope with the help of the Cheese Guru's on this site to move onto some washed rinds and Swiss styles. 

It's nice to meet you all 

welcome Bishop, good to see fellow Aussie. I'm in Armidale, NSW.

Hi Bishop, welcome, tonnes of info here!

Afternoon Bishop and welcome to the forum.  I'm another of the Aussie contingent.  North Queensland for me.

Hi Bishop,
Neerim SOuth, Gippsland, just two km from where the famous Gippsland Blue is made, and down the road the yummy Jindi Brie. So far I've made a Caerphilly, 2 Swiss, a Gouda and a blue. Time will tell, but the experiment continues. Who do you use for your supplies?
Ursula

Welcome to the forum Bishop. Good to see that we are increasing in numbers 
I am in Canberra.

Thanks for the welcome guys, who new I would need to jump on a forum so fare away to meet people so close lol

Hi countrygirl, my supplier is cheeselinks in Little River on the way to Geelong, they are the only local suppliers I know off, who do you go through?

Given this is a bit of an Aussie love in I thought I'd join the introductions. I'm in Central Victoria and have 1 failed and 1 successful feta, 1 stretchy mozzarella, and loads of cottage cheese (how else do you get rid of 5 litres of milk a day?) to my name. I use Green Living for my supplies.

Edith, try the maltese cheese,  It can be frozen once made, then used for pastizi's and ravioli.  Quick and easy to make too.

I like cheese And I like Melbourne

Thanks Tea! I'll look it up! 

Hi !
I've just visited this forum. Happy to get acquainted with you. Thanks.

Hi All,
     thought this might be a good opportunity to ask while there are so many Aussies in one place, I have been buying      un-homogenised milk from Coles for $2.50 a litre (the only un-homogenised variant they have).  I thought i would have a look around and went to a couple of Healthfood shops, they also sold the same product as Coles but also carried a 2nd brand for $3.20 per litre.  I was amazed to see that "bath milk" (raw milk, illegal to buy/sell for human consumption in Australia) obviously for people making soap  ranged from $7- to $9- for 2lt Wow!

Does anyone know where to get reasonably priced milk in Vic?

I used to buy "bath milk" straight from a dairy for $1.00ltr to use for cheese making.  If usually means that it is neither homonogized or pasturised?  I though knew and trusted this dairy, so I also knew that the milk was healthy and clean
What your paying for store bought milk, is what I am paying here too.  Good luck in your search.

I am in the new England region, NSW, and I can get 2L unhomoginised milk for $3.95