Gippsland Jersey

Gippsland Jersey grew out of a simple, stubborn idea: that dairy farmers should be paid fairly for exceptional milk. The brand's factory-outlet café in Pakenham is where that story meets a cup — specialty coffee and famously thick milkshakes made with the company's 100% Jersey milk, the rich, golden kind from West Gippsland herds, alongside toasties and soup for something more substantial. The shelves double as a shopfront for the region, stocked with local bread, cookies and pantry goods from independent producers. But it's the ethos that gives the place its warmth: farmer-owned, community-minded, and an outspoken advocate for rural mental health. Sitting down for a shake here means backing a fairer deal for the farms behind it — a rare thing to be able to say over dessert.