The history of Warragul’s abandoned milk factory

The Monitor visited Warragul’s old Vermont Milk Factory on Queen Street, which was established in 1923, to make a video about the dairy plant’s history.

Under the management of Petersville, the factory provided the Peters Ice Cream brand's factory in Mulgrave with all the dairy raw material (fresh cream and concentrated skim milk) for 35 years.

Production ceased at the milk  factory in the 1990s and over the following decades the site became derelict.

Today, many windows are smashed and the buildings show signs of severe rusting.

Take a look at a video on the milk factory’s history below.