Turosi Farming Pty Ltd
Brands: Golden Farms, La Ionica, Bannockburn, Colonial Farm, Crystal Poultry, Gourmet Cuisine
Turosi Farming Pty Ltd is the farming and slaughtering entity within the Turosi group, operating under the trading names La Ionica, Golden Farms, Bannockburn, Colonial Farm, Crystal Poultry and Gourmet Cuisine.
The company operates two chicken slaughterhouses in Victoria — in Thomastown and Breakwater, Geelong — as well as breeder farms, hatcheries and broiler growing operations across Victoria.
The Thomastown facility kills over 500,000 birds per week under the La Ionica and Bannockburn brands; the Geelong facility kills approximately 400,000 birds per week under the Golden Farms brand. Combined, the two facilities kill in excess of 900,000 birds per week, or approximately 47 million per year.
The company contracts over 100 broiler growers and is a subsidiary of Turosi Pty Ltd, itself formed in 2018 through the merger of family-owned Turi Foods and OSI International Foods Australia.
ABN Lookup
| ABN | 43 626 773 126 (open lookup) |
| Entity name | TUROSI FARMING PTY LTD |
| Business name | GOLDEN FARMS LAIONICA POULTRY GOURMET CUISINE Colonial Farm LA IONICA POULTRY CRYSTAL POULTRY LA IONICA POULTRY F.P.P. |
| ABN status | Active from 14 June 2018 |
| Entity type | Australian Private Company |
| Goods & Services Tax (GST) | Registered from 14 June 2018 |
| Main business location | VIC 3074 from 14 June 2018 |
| ABN last updated | 15 June 2018 |
| Extracted from ABR | 18 May 2026 |
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Pavilion Farms submit plans to build $13m broiler farm in Anakie
Thursday 12 Sep 2024 by
It’ll cost $13m, house 450,000 chooks and bird droppings could be the key to running it all. Read more >
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Businessman lays eyes on Anakie land to build mega chicken farm
Thursday 27 Aug 2020 by
A businessman has laid his eyes on a patch of Geelong land to build a chicken farm capable of producing about 2.16 million birds annually, after a similar project was scuttled by a rural community last year. Read more >
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Turosi Foods Pty Ltd lodge application to expand Anakie breeder farm
Wednesday 25 Mar 2026 by
A poultry company targeted by animal rights activists in an alleged chicken heist has lodged multimillion-dollar plans to upgrade its Anakie breeder farm. Read more >
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Four animal activists front court over alleged Anakie burglary
Friday 9 Jan 2026 by
Four animal activists have had their bail extended after being charged over allegedly stealing eight chickens worth $14.40 from an Anakie farm. Read more >
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Animal activists charged with burglary over chick theft released on bail
Friday 28 Nov 2025 by
Two activists bailed for alleged farm burglary at Anakie, involving the rescue of baby chicks, with court appearance set for January. Read more >
