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Saleyards upgrade secures first piece of the funding puzzle

Both sides of politics pledge funds for Mount Gambier & District Saleyards redevelopment

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A looming South Australian election has inadvertently provided some certainty for the Mount Gambier and District Saleyards with both sides of the political fence committing to injecting much needed cash into the facility as it looks to finance a milt-million dollar upgrade.

Labor leader Peter Malinauskas announced a $2.7million dollar commitment should the opposition win the 2022 election earlier this month, having visited the facility in a whirlwind stopover at the end of last month.

The State Government has now matched that pledge, increasing a previous commitment of $850,000 to that $2.7million mark to what it describes as a ‘significant transformation project, to help grow the local economy and jobs’.

The saleyards, wholly owned and managed by the District Council of Grant, are the largest cattle livestock exchange facility in the Limestone Coast region, having facilitated more than $593 million worth of livestock transactions over the past five years.

Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development David Basham (pictured above speaking with saleyards stakeholder and Liberal Candidate for Mount Gambier Ben Hood) said the State Government was pleased to significantly increase its funding commitment for a comprehensive upgrade and expansion of the Saleyards under the Local Government Infrastructure Partnership Program (LGIPP) from $850,000 to $2.7 million.

The State Government funding will be matched by a $3million commitment from the District Council of Grant, which has also applied to the Commonwealth Government for $5.3 million under its Building Better Regions Fund.

The District Council of Grant has previously applied for Federal support without success.

“We recognise the significant positive contribution the Saleyards make to the local economy and jobs on the Limestone Coast, and we are delighted to be able to further boost our funding to ensure the saleyards attract more of the region’s livestock into the future,” said Minister Basham.

“This funding will help ensure the provision of modern, industry standard infrastructure, such as soft flooring for animal welfare and roofing to be installed to improve worker comfort and safety.

“We are pleased to be able to work in partnership with the District Council of Grant to deliver an economic boost to the South East and support local jobs.

The council applied to the State Government for the funding under the Local Government Infrastructure Partnership Program, which has been established to support councils accelerate spending on community infrastructure projects that contribute to the future economic growth of the region, or support the Government’s Growth State agenda.

The total cost of the revised saleyards project has risen from $5 million to $11 million, taking into account a more complex and detailed project scope, which will not only enhance worker safety and animal wellbeing, but also cater for increased material costs, including roofing steel.

There will be construction of a roof over the cattle yards (an area of approximately 13,600 square metres) to cover cattle selling pens and enclose areas to the west and east of the existing weighbridge and construction of a new roof over the existing calf shed.

Major new additions:

• Demolition and reconfiguration of sale yards increasing yards under cover by 33 yards with improvements to safety, working conditions and animal welfare. • New bitumen ramp area with access from existing saleyard roads. • Access to loading ramps shoulder/intersection widened • New cattle crush with pneumatic operations and scanning capability • Lighting under roof

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