Aurora Dairies is an Australian dairy farming business that operates a portfolio of large-scale dairy farms across Australia and New Zealand. The company focuses on sustainable dairy production, investing in modern farming practices, animal welfare, and environmental sustainability. Aurora Dairies’ farms are located primarily in Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand producing high-quality milk for Australian and international markets. The company emphasises best-practice dairy management, workforce development, and efficient sustainable farming practice

This is our first year of reporting, and we are proud to be recognised as a Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) compliant employer.

This reflects our ongoing commitment to fostering a workplace where every individual, regardless of gender has the opportunity to thrive, succeed, and feel valued.

Gender Pay Gap Analysis

We are pleased to confirm that for comparable roles, there is pay equity across genders, and we have an annual review process to audit all remuneration for pay equity and industry alignment.

As per WGEA guidelines, Gender Pay Gap is calculated by taking the average earnings of men across all roles, less the average earning of women across all roles, and then divided by the average number of men.  If the result is a positive percentage, this indicates that men are on average paid more than women, and therefore a negative percentage indicates that women are on average paid more than men, and 0 indicates parity.  Several factors can therefore impact a positive or negative percentage, such as an imbalance of gender within the industry and workforce composition, i.e. a disproportionate number of men in senior roles or more women in lower paid roles; to name two.  This is therefore different to Pay equity, which relates to the earnings of men and women within the same role.

According to the analysis completed by WGEA, Aurora Dairies Gender Pay Gap is currently at 7.9%, pleasingly below the Comparison Group which is 13.3% (Comparison Group includes other Commonwealth public sector agencies within the same employee size range) and below the national average across industries is at 21.8%.

The WGEA data illustrates that Aurora Dairies has a disproportionate concentration of men in upper quartile and women in lower quartile positions, which results in the Gender Pay Gap noted above.

At present our gender composition at Aurora Dairies is currently at 25% Women and 75% Men.  We recognise the ongoing commitment and efforts to not only attract and retain women, but also to support women into more senior roles.

Our Commitment

As part of this commitment, we continue to implement and refine policies and practices that promote equity in recruitment, remuneration, career development, and leadership opportunities.  These continued commitments include:

• Increase representation of Women in more senior roles, by:
  • Reviewing senior roles and structures and seeking opportunities to change or evolve positions making them more attractive for women
  • Investing in targeted development programs, mentorship, and sponsorship.
• Promote on merit and ensure any biases do not impact the decision-making process.
• Supporting work-life balance through flexible working arrangements that accommodate diverse needs, including parental and carer responsibilities.
• Build an inclusive and respectful workplace where diversity is celebrated, and everyone feels safe and supported.
• Measure our progress and publicly sharing our outcomes to ensure accountability in meeting our gender equality goals.