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Riding high in Foster
Off and racing Race season starts: from left, Kirsti Hayward, Bec Stock, Jac Tester and Taylor Sinclair from Phillip Island enjoyed a lovely day out together, under the shade of the huge elm trees while watching the Woolamai Races on Saturday. Read more on page 55.
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DAIRY DRAIN MG refuses to clarify whether job losses are linked to Saputo sale
By Sarah Vella MURRAY Goulburn has refused to state whether the cutting of jobs from its factories – including 52 from Leongatha – was a condition of the company’s likely sale to Canadian milk giant Saputo.
The Star asked that very question of a MG spokesperson last week. He replied, “I will leave it there”. The job cuts came just days after Saputo chief Lino Saputo Junior told The Star employees at the Leongatha factory could remain confident the factory would continue to operate under current More efficient: Murray Goulburn’s latest round of cost cutting measures will see 52 work- conditions. ers at the Leongatha factory lose their jobs. The Star also put that pledge to the MG
spokesperson, who responded Mr Saputo would have been referring to once the company takes control. The Star attempted to contact Saputo for comment in light of news of the jobs cuts last Tuesday, November 21, as MG battles with reduced milk intake. The Leongatha factory took the brunt of the latest round of redundancies, following MG’s recent commercial review. Of milk losses, the MG spokesperson said, “This has impacted UHT and cream volumes at Leongatha and facilitated a five day a week operation across all retail lines. “Redundancies have previously occurred at other sites as MG has aligned its operations with milk intake.” Continued on page 3.