An export alliance between Charles Sturt University (CSU) and NSW based Linden Valley Cheese will see CSU produced cheese sold in stores across the United States under the newly created Bidgee Cheese label. Five varieties of uniquely Australian flavoured cheeses - Forest Berry, Lemon Myrtle, Bush Tomato, Tasmanian Pepper Berry and Mint Bush - have been developed at the cheese factory on CSU’s Wagga Wagga Campus. An initial shipment of 1.6 tonnes of Bidgee Cheese has been dispatched to California. CSU cheese maker Barry Lillywhite said, “It is great to have developed an alliance with this NSW based food exporter and the export deal offers an opportunity to have CSU produced Bidgee Cheese internationally recognised as a unique style of cheese”. Linden Valley Cheese spokesman Ian Lindsay said the export deal is, “Pioneering Australian cheese into mainstream US supermarkets and boutique food outlets and represents a significant export opportunity”. CSU cheeses in these flavours have already won a number of national awards.