Tag: saleyards

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...

Wattle Range rates set to increase

Wattle Range Council is set to increase its rate revenue by almost 8.5% in the coming 12 months. Council has devoted four workshops to devising...

Bay-slide motor action

Adrift event not to be ‘mist’ is being held this weekend as Port MacDonnell hosts two days of high-octane. The Bayside Drift Matsuri is set...

Saleyards project gets ‘mooving’

The Mount Gambier and District Saleyards Transformation Project has hit another milestone, with the announcement of the successful tenderer for the projects concept design. The...

Markets ‘in jeopardy’

Cattle markets at the Millicent Saleyards could be in jeopardy as Wattle Range Council has ordered a temporary halt in mandated repairs costing up...

Cattle sales ‘in freefall’

Cattle sales at the Millicent Saleyards are in freefall with the rolling average plummeting to just 5449 per annum. This is well below the 8500-benchmark...

Drivers revved up for final run

A small field of just 10 drivers fronted the starter for the last round of the 2022 Motorkhana Series at the Glenburnie Saleyards Complex. Jason...