OLIVES TO OIL 2025

Presented in partnership with the City of Whittlesea, Olives to Oil is an annual event run by CERES, bringing people together to harvest olives and have them pressed communally into delicious, local olive oil. There will be a Festival on the day to celebrate the harvest, with workshops, music, children's activities and community stalls.

If you don't have any olives to harvest but want to come along to the free Festival, please register here.

We’re thrilled with how popular Olives to Oil has become, growing exponentially year on year. To help cope with this demand and ensure more people have delicious oil to enjoy, we have some guidelines in place - please read the details carefully even if you have participated before.

OLIVE DROP OFF

Tickets are essential to take part, we won’t be able to accept olives which aren’t planned for. Each ticket entitles you to bring maximum 20kg of olives on the day (this is equivalent to about 2L of olive oil). Book a time to bring your olives to our drop-off and enjoy the festival activities on the day:

Tickets are only available to residents of the City of Whittlesea. Please bring proof of address with you when you drop off your olives. If Olives to Oil isn’t available in your area - we recommend sending a letter to your local council to encourage their participation next year. Write your own or use this email template.

PICK UP
You (or a friend or family member) must be available to collect your oil on Saturday 14th June. If you miss this day, there will be no further opportunity to pick up your oil.

Please find more information and FAQs HERE

Olives to Oil 2025

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

By booking a ticket you agree to the following Terms and Conditions:

I understand that it is my responsibility to collect the olive oil on Saturday14th June. If I am away or unwell I will arrange a friend or family member to collect it. I accept that there will not be other opportunities and agree that my oil will be donated to local food organisations if it is not collected on the pick-up day.
I live in the City of Whittlesea and understand that I may be asked to provide proof of residence on delivery day.
I understand that if I have picked more than 20kg of olives I can choose to wait until the end of the event and these may be accepted if there is capacity. Olives to Oil cannot accept olives beyond our capacity and no responsibility will be taken for excess olives.
I understand that my olives need to be picked just before the event (not more than two days in advance) and cannot be accepted if they are visibly bruised, mouldy or spoiled.
I acknowledge that it is my responsibility to ensure my registered contact details are correct. If I have not received a confirmation email or updates it is my responsibility to check my spam folder then contact Olives to Oil. I will stay up to date with Olives to Oil updates.
I will take all care for my safety during harvesting activities, including working with others, watching for hazards in the area and preparing for the weather.
Participants are encouraged to exercise their own discretion and judgment when participating in the Olives to Oil program, the organisers assume no responsibility or liability for any issues arising from the consumption of the olive oil produced during the event.