In the oldest town on the Castlereagh River two local gals joined forces late in 2018 to create the Central West’s first cheese business, in Mendooran.

This was only possible due to the close availability of fresh, creamy single source milk from Dubbo’s own Little Big Dairy. It truly is the ‘secret ingredient’!

All cheeses are made by hand in the commercial kitchen at Mendooran Showground.

Deb is passionate about making cheese like Grandma used to. An old homestead craft using pure ingredients. Deb’s hubby, Glen, is the chief bottle washer, champion cheese packer and delivery guy!

Our current range includes:

“Fingerlime  Feta”, a creamy, salty Feta infused with the citrus punch of ground, native Australian Fingerlimes from an organic orchard near Kyogle, NSW!

“Mendooran  Swiss” is more like a Gruyere , a semi-hard cheese with a delicious ‘twang’! It is the yellow cheese that surprises us with it’s big flavour!

“Harvest Halloumi” was created during the district’s first big harvest following a long drought, sliced and grilled, you can’t believe how fresh it is!

“Warrumbungle  Blue” reflects seasonal conditions, as cheese should.  These large, semi-hard blue mould wheels are watched carefully whilst maturing to avoid any blue cheese ‘tantrums’! Every batch is different, soft and buttery or hard like a parmesan.

“Peppa Gouda” is a smooth, young Gouda partnered with cracked black pepper from Far North Queensland. A real taste sensation!