Tag: mount gambier and district saleyards
Stock sales beefed up
THE Mount Gambier and District Saleyards grossed more than $122m in sales across the 2019/20 financial year, according to new figures released by Grant...
Saleyards manager gets back to roots
AFTER working alongside the agricultural sector for the past two decades, newly-appointed Mount Gambier and District Saleyards manager David Wallis can finally hone in...
Farmer confidence lifts livestock prices
THE benefits of solid rain in New South Wales have flowed down to Limestone Coast livestock producers, who are cashing in on higher cattle...
Stock agent hangs up hat after 50 years
THE past week has been a strange time for long-time Elders Mount Gambier livestock manager David Creek.
After over five decades of dedication and commitment...
Mobile phone tower earmarked for saleyards
SCENES of jubilation erupted at Mount Gambier and District Saleyards when the State Government finally answered a 20-year call for a mobile phone tower.
Primary...
Shovel-ready projects identified for district
GRANT District Council has identified a cluster of shovel-ready infrastructure projects for potential funding opportunities in a bid to stimulate the economy.
This comes as...
Victorian livestock buyers free to go about business
GRANT District Council says it is "reasonably confident" the Mount Gambier and District Saleyards will remain operational amid tightening border controls.
The changing rules fuelled...
Livestock prices firm despite tough COVID-19 conditions
THE Mount Gambier and District Saleyard's reputation as a high-quality stock hub has continued despite strict COVID-19 requirements, with beef and lamb maintaining competitive...
Farmers look to technology to maintain livestock industry
A LIVE-STREAM of trading from the Mount Gambier and District Saleyards has been suggested by a Victorian farmer who remains concerned his inability to...
No more meat and greet
GRANT District Council has swept in tough new measures at the Glenburnie livestock exchange to safeguard it from a potential coronavirus lockdown.
Essential staff, livestock...
Mount Gambier holds first sale of new year
BUYERS and vendors from far and wide flocked to the Mount Gambier and District Saleyards on Wednesday for the facility's first sale of the...
Students steered in right direction
KONGORONG Primary School students have learnt what it takes to go from paddock to plate as part of the school's Future Pathways program.
For around...
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Tough way to finish
IT was a tough night at Horsham's Blue Ribbon Raceway on Saturday night for Penola’s Dave Gartner, despite a solid effort in his heat...
