Working together on solutions.
National defence means working together to create solutions, and it is up to us in industry to work towards our national outcomes. When our military and disaster rations are imported from overseas using foreign ingredients, it is up to us work together to provide Australian solutions.
Defence Nutrition Australia is proud to apply our experience to the Australian food industry to uplift and harden our national capability in a collaborative effort. We see this as an essential step in the right direction as we are facing the most unpredictable and dangerous strategic environment in decades.
Industry Uplift Program Membership
In response to the strategic challenges we are facing today, the Industry Uplift Program is designed to provide an avenue for the Australian food industry to uplift their capability and provide support to the nation in times of need. With a tiered membership blending monthly subscriptions, yearly membership providing a strategic partnership and dedicated support for organisational uplift, each tier of access propels the industry towards our national outcomes and your organisational resilience. Being lunched in stages in 2026, with Involve and Uplift now open for joining,
Engage
Quarterly subscription launched Q3 2026
Engage is an entry level community membership and an Australian first, designed for individuals and organisations who want to stay informed, connected, and involved in the national conversation around food security, Defence capability, and resilience.
Members receive regular industry ley level reporting, Defence updates, curated strategic insight through ‘Resilience and Readiness’ trade publication, access ‘Engage’ members website, creating an accessible entry point to a trusted national ecosystem.
Pre-registering includes monthly newsletter prior to ‘Resilience and Readiness’ launch.
✓ Access to ‘Resilience and Readiness’ quarterly trade publication
✓ ‘Engage’ members space bespoke website access
✓ Monthly industry and Defence updates
✓ ‘Engage’ level monthly National Outcome progress update
✓ Merchandise discount
Involve
Yearly membership provides course access, uplift program and more.
This membership tier is designed for organisations seeking a strategic partnership that elevates operational resilience, competitive advantage, and national outcomes.
Members contribute to industry-wide solutions and benefit from exclusive programs, specialist training, and curated insight updates.
✓ Everything in entry tier upgraded for deeper access
✓ ‘Involve’ level monthly National Outcome progress updates
✓ Access to Defence Nutrition Australia library
✓ Members space bespoke website access
✓ Contribute to problem solving and provide solutions towards national outcomes
Additional availability
✓ Access to online facilitated Uplift courses including cyber and security assessment
✓ Access to online facilitated 6-phase supply uplift program
Uplift: Tier 1 access designed for key industry partners
Our dedicated program is designed to provide hands on support to key industry partners who can provide direct capability to our food security, national security and total defence. With the 6-phase supply uplift program as the cornerstone of this tier, it is a strategic partnership for organisations that can directly contribute to national food security, defence resilience, and capability outcomes. Partners receive full access to data and insights, direct advocacy and integration into strategic discussions, validation and testing pathway.
This tier is intentionally limited and tailored to organisations prepared to operate at a national capability level. The uplift program contains 3 key areas of activity in a modular structure accessing Defence Nutrition operations to turn knowledge into capability. It’s asymmetric, unconventional and designed to make a difference in a volatile and uncertain operating environment and linking industry into national outcomes for national defence, ration supply and to build your revenue capability.
Operations: We will provide analysis, training and assistance to your operations to uplift towards a resilient standing in a combative world and preparation to supply in a defence context. Understand concepts such as information as a resource, cognitive security and information security as key elements in total defence and defence supply.
Advocacy: We will put you front and center in our discussions towards ration supply and total defence. Our initiative is at the forefront of national security and food security, driving the discussion into decision makers and connecting with our university ecosystem to support operations. This includes at a ministerial level, national research connections and driving the discussions to influential decision makers.
Involvement: Get bespoke access to our key programs designed to drive innovation and capability. Find your products being tested by consumers, join other ‘Uplift’ participants in our monthly webinars, including being joined by nationally recognised speakers, thought leaders and subject matter experts.
Tier 1 - Complete Industry Uplift Program
Contact Defence Nutrition Australia to discuss your needs and access to this unique membership program.
For key industry partners who can provide direct capability to our food security, national security and total defence.
✓ A full upgrade from ‘Engage’ and ‘Involve providing unparalleled access.
✓ Rebate on cornerstone 6-Phase supply uplift program
✓ Rebate for on-site Uplift courses including cyber and security assessment
✓ R&D advocacy and activity integration
✓ Direct advocacy in and integration in strategic discussions.
✓ Members space bespoke website access
✓ Options for component validation testing
✓ Full access to our data and insights to drive operational success
✓ Design input and early access to a suite of new innovative industry products
Industry Uplift Fund: Providing direct operational support for our national outcomes
Industry Uplift Fund: Direct allocation into the fund provides support to keep Defence Nutrition Australia’s operations running and working for our national outcomes. This includes funds for matched grants, operational activities, provide training and administration support.
Defence Nutrition Australia offers targeted corporate support opportunities for organisations seeking to contribute to nationally significant outcomes in food security, supply chain resilience, and Defence-adjacent capability. This opportunity is designed for organisations that wish to make a values-aligned contribution beyond memberships, with contributions demonstrating national leadership, strategic responsibility, and commitment to long-term national outcomes. At any one time, Defence Nutrition Australia has numerous projects that can assist from support. For a corporate presentation on our activities to be delivered, contact Defence Nutrition Australia.
Donations are distinct from memberships or subscriptions and do not confer commercial, procurement, or preferential access benefits; contributors should seek their own advice regarding tax treatment. Defence Nutrition Australia is not a registered charity. Donations are contained in a separate account and supported by an ‘Industry Uplift Fund – Management Charter’. The charter can be accessed by emailing Defence Nutrition Australia at [email protected]. Allocations from the fund are overseen by an independent advisory committee as listed in the charter. Defence Nutrition Australia is not listed as a lobby organisation, it is not our primary function, but we are involved in advocacy for change. Our activities are solely for the industry and our stated national outcomes. Defence Nutrition Australia seeks to discuss policy, procurement, funding and other related government functions in accordance with it’s stated purposes, aims, future directions and community growth. We actively engage in correspondence with the Commonwealth to advocate for our national outcomes. Defence Nutrition Australia will not communicate with government on behalf of a client.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
General
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Defence Nutrition Australia is a collaborative initiative focused on strengthening food security, supply resilience, and nutritional capability in support of Defence, national resilience, and broader industry outcomes.
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Memberships are designed for individuals, SMEs, and organisations across the food, agriculture, logistics, manufacturing, technology, and related sectors who want to:
Contribute to nationally significant outcomes
Improve operational resilience
Gain Defence-aligned insight
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Engage and Involve are broadly accessible.
Tier 1 (Uplift) is selective and available by enquiry only to organisations able to contribute directly to capability and national outcomes.
Mid Tier – Involve
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Our mid tier, Involve, moves beyond access into participation and capability uplift.
Members gain structured programs, specialist training, and the ability to actively contribute to problem-solving and national outcomes.
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It is a structured framework designed to improve supply resilience, operational readiness, and alignment with national and Defence requirements. It is costed out separately from the Involve membership, At the Involve level membership, it is facilitated online with no commitment to complete all 6 phases. Through online facilitation, and through one module at a time, it is intended to be an introduction to Defence supply so your organisation can have a deeper understanding of the parameters. Contact Defence Nutrition Australia to learn more.
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Involve includes access to uplift courses, including cyber and security assessment pathways. Specific assessments may vary by organisation and engagement scope and are costed out separately.
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SMEs and mid-market organisations
Manufacturers, processors, and suppliers
Organisations seeking Defence-aligned resilience and insight but do not know where to start.
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Involve replaces multiple standalone costs (training, assessments, industry programs) with a single, integrated membership that provides ongoing access and participation.
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As the courses are online facilitated, we can offer them at a lower costs and being online means we can provide flexibility in delivery without imposing travel costs or arrangements. It is recognised that online experiences vary from in-person and this is also factored into those costs.
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Involve membership gives access to online resources where as the uplift courses are hands on, online facilitated with Defence Nutrition Australia. Your Involve membership gives you access and eligibility to uplift programs. Individual courses are priced separately to reflect the real cost of delivery, ensuring fairness and quality without inflating membership fees.
Entry Tier – Engage
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Engage members receive:
✓ Access to ‘Resilience and Readiness’ trade publication
✓ ‘Engage’ members space bespoke website access
✓ Monthly industry and Defence updates
✓ ‘Engage’ level monthly National Outcome progress update
✓ Merchandise discount
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Anyone who is interested in being part of our national food security and participating in our defence architecture.
Farmers , agribusiness and producers
Start-ups and micro-businesses
Young professionals and students
Food manufacturers and food industry representatives
Individuals
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Defence Nutrition Australia recognises that everyone has a role but not everyone has a factory, farm or facility to produce food. But everyone has an interest in being informed. A monthly model allows members to stay informed and be part of the larger program without long-term commitment.
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Yes. Engage is designed as an entry point, and members can upgrade to Involve or Uplift at any time.
Tier 1 – Uplift
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Defence Nutrition Australia is a collaborative initiative focused on strengthening food security, supply resilience, and nutritional capability in support of Defence, national resilience, and broader industry outcomes.
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