{"id":50529,"date":"2022-06-09T04:00:08","date_gmt":"2022-06-08T18:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/?p=50529"},"modified":"2022-06-08T12:17:37","modified_gmt":"2022-06-08T02:17:37","slug":"wool-wonder-silky-shipment-hints-at-green-production-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/news\/wool-wonder-silky-shipment-hints-at-green-production-future\/","title":{"rendered":"WOOL WONDER: Silky shipment hints at green production future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>GEELONG&#8217;S illustrious wool industry has opened a new chapter as part of a trial of zero-emissions clothing production that could soon be rolled out across Australia.<\/p>\n<p>Three bales arrived in the city after a two-week voyage from Tasmania for production into knitwear, as a national menswear brand continues a push towards homegrown, sustainable manufacturing.<\/p>\n<p>Newtown&#8217;s century-old Riversdale Mill has accepted the 35 kilogram wool package, which will be processed, spun and hand-knitted into prototype products for MJ Bale in the coming months.<\/p>\n<p>Sailor and adventurer Grant Maddock, also known as &#8220;Two Dogs&#8221;, was the chosen courier last month and embarked on a 16-day, fuel-free, solo journey from farm to mill.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Maddock cycled 200 km from the carbon positive-accredited Tasmanian wool farm, Kingston, to Hobart before sailing in a yacht along the state&#8217;s east coast and across the Bass Strait to Eastern Beach and cycling into Newtown.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_50534\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50534\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-50534 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2022\/06\/Untitled-design-3-4-1024x580.png?_t=1654653508\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2022\/06\/Untitled-design-3-4-1024x580.png 1024w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2022\/06\/Untitled-design-3-4-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2022\/06\/Untitled-design-3-4-768x435.png 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2022\/06\/Untitled-design-3-4.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-50534\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grant &#8220;Two Dogs&#8221; Maddock sailed his boat Ratu into Geelong Harbour. Photos: DANIEL POCKETT\/GETTY IMAGES.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Tasmanian farm produced 105 kg of carbon-neutral wool from 48 sheep through a partnership with Sea Forest, which provides feed supplements through seaweed that dramatically reduces livestock methane production.<\/p>\n<p>Riversdale Mill has since washed and scoured the three wool bales for delivery to Bacchus Marsh, for further processing.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Maddock said he was a long-time environmental and climate change campaigner and was thrilled to be part of the knitwear trial.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am proud to be part of the solution being put forward by M.J. Bale, Sea Forest and Kingston,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_50535\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50535\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-50535 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2022\/06\/Untitled-design-1024x580.png?_t=1654653508\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2022\/06\/Untitled-design-1024x580.png 1024w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2022\/06\/Untitled-design-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2022\/06\/Untitled-design-768x435.png 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2022\/06\/Untitled-design.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-50535\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The wool has since undergone processing at Geelong and Bacchus Marsh before it becomes MJ Bale products. Photo: DANIEL POCKETT\/GETTY IMAGES<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>MJ Bale founder and chief executive officer Matt Jensen said the company aimed to upscale the zero-emissions transport trial to its 70 Australian stores.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our world-first trial of the zero-emission woollen products is a major step forward for the global fashion industry,&#8221; Mr Jensen said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This journey is also intent on revitalising the Australian wool processing and manufacturing industry, seeing whether we can create a supply chain for our products entirely in Australia.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>MJ Bale&#8217;s trial, which it called its &#8220;The Lightest Footprint&#8221; project, is part of company-wide initiatives to reduce its carbon output.<\/p>\n<p>The brand achieved carbon-neutral certification late last year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GEELONG&#8217;S illustrious wool industry has opened a new chapter as part of a trial of zero-emissions clothing production that could soon be rolled out across Australia. 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