Tag: saleyards

Saleyards scrapped

Wattle Range Council staff have been directed to prepare a report on the possible demolition and removal of all buildings and associated infrastructure from...

Sub-committee recommends instant saleyards closure

The Millicent Saleyards should immediately be closed for stock transfers and most of its infrastructure probably demolished according to the Audit and Risk Committee...

Saleyard project ‘shovel ready’

Amulti-million-dollar project envisaged for the Mount Gambier and Districts Saleyards could be shovel-ready by April this year. Grant District Council staff and elected members recently...

Livestock supply glut impacts prices

Downward pressure has been placed on South Australia’s cattle prices due to a number of farmers in Northern Australia destocking their properties of livestock...

‘Beef’ shared over saleyard upgrades

Sharp differences in opinion about the use of the Millicent Saleyards as a stock transit facility were aired at the February monthly meeting of...

Livestock project funds targeted

The Grant District Council Mount Gambier Districts Livestock Exchange 2030 Transformation Project is closer to securing critical funding after submission of a full application...

Costs sharing to meet livestock ID regulations

As part of the national transition to electronic identification (eID) for sheep and farmed goats, the State Government has released details and guidelines of...

Livestock transfer goes under radar

Matters relating to the use of the Millicent stock transfer facility were frequently aired at two recent meetings of Wattle Range Council.
Its Audit and...

Saleyard plans progress

Plans to upgrade the Mount Gambier saleyards are progressing, with 80% of the project design completed. Grant District Council last week announced the Mount Gambier...

Meat sales ‘beef up’

Shoppers are increasingly putting red meat in their trolley as retail prices push back against the inflation trend being seen more generally at the...

Wattle Range leader issues public apology

Wattle Range Mayor Des Noll has issued a public apology to council chief executive Ben Gower in the wake of last month’s special council...

Millicent saleyard services spared

The truck wash at the Millicent Saleyards has been spared following a split vote at a special meeting of Wattle Range Council on Thursday...

Sale support

Millicent cattle producers are well supporting the final scheduled sale at the local yards tomorrow with more than 300 head coming forward. The previous two...

Facility ‘lifeline bid’ explored

There has been an 11th hour bid to stop Wattle Range Council from shutting its Millicent saleyards on Friday - June 30. The “stay of...

Saleyard talks held

Asub-committee of Wattle Range Council has made a fresh bid to retain some of the services at the Millicent saleyards. Its own saleyards sub-committee met...