In 1855, farmers in the Allansford district met to discuss the setting up of a local butter
factory as an alternative to manufacturing the butter on their own farms. Commencing with
just six suppliers, the factory was officially opened in November 1888, and has since grown
to a major cheese and butter producer.
In 1889, the Allansford factory was well and truly up and running, gradually developing the
craft of butter making into the scientific-based industry it is today. The original wooden
buildings were destroyed by fire in November 1913, a similar fate befalling the rebuilt factory
in 1920. In fact, the present building is the fourth factory to occupy the site since 1888, as
a third fire in the early 1930's caused considerable damage to the existing building, which
subsequently underwent extensive renovations.
Cheese World opened to the public in 1986 as the retail face of the Warrnambool Cheese
and Butter Factory.
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