Charleville olive growers take bronze in international competition

Sally Gall
March 2 2018 - 7:00am
Karen McLennan displays a bottle of her award-winning Hardy's Mammoth olive oil alongside a row of the olive variety in her grove at Charleville.
Karen McLennan displays a bottle of her award-winning Hardy's Mammoth olive oil alongside a row of the olive variety in her grove at Charleville.

Red earth, cold winters and hot, dry summers – you could be walking through the Italian countryside but instead it’s the landscape at Charleville that’s being credited with providing the foundation for an international olive oil award that’s a first for Queensland.

Sally Gall

Sally Gall

Senior journalist - Queensland Country Life/North Queensland Register

Based at Blackall, CW Qld, where I've raised a family, run Merino sheep and beef cattle, and helped develop a region - its history, tourism, education and communications. Get in touch at 0427 575 955 if you've got a story idea for me.

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