The 2025 Australian Cotton Collective and Industry Awards will be held in Toowoomba – August 5-7.

Tuesday 5th August:

8.45am - 4.30pm - Toowoomba Bus Tour

Visit the new RDO facility, see Swarmbots being made, visit the Bayer Labs and tour Excel Agriculture - lunch included.

Bus pickup from the Rock Hotel, Ruthven Street

6.30pm - 8.00pm Welcome Drinks Reception

The Rock (the old Gladstone Hotel - 520-26 Ruthven St).

The reception is proudly sponsored by Louis Dreyfus Company; funds raised through ticket sales will support the Jamieson Trauma Institute.

Wednesday 6th August

7.30am - 5.00pm - The Cotton Collective Day 1

Presentation sessions will be held in the Glenvale Room at Toowoomba Showgrounds with the associated tradeshow, meals and catering just across the way at the Founders’ Pavilion. The Collective will feature some excellent speakers on issues close to the heart of cotton growers – sustainability, water, pest management, precision agriculture, new products, safety and much more.

The trade show component will feature the latest in equipment and services for the Australian cotton industry.

6.00pm - 11.00pm - Cotton Awards Dinner

Join us at the Empire Theatre, to celebrate innovators and innovations in the Australian cotton industry.

Thursday 7th August:

8.00am - 3.30pm - The Cotton Collective Day 2

Presentation sessions will be held in the Glenvale Room at Toowoomba Showgrounds with the associated tradeshow, meals and catering just across the way at the Founders’ Pavilion.