Other Names
- ANZCO abattoir
Current Operation
- closed 19982
Location
Hema Maps – Australia Truckies atlas.
Owner
- McPhee Meats2
- 1996 – ANZCO1
- Manager – Neville Newton, now managing Goulburn4
Other abattoirs in Australia
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Operation of Blayney #155
- Sheep processing facility6
History
1900
- Freezing works3
1957
- abattoir opened, had been a freezing works prior. Latter tannery and pet food plant3
1976 – Not sure if this is correct because in 88 frieght company say they worked for Blayney’s last 43 years.
1963
- February. At this time is an export facility operated by Blayney (Abattoir) County council6
- Has chilling, freezing and freezing storage facilities6
1976
- Tenders for contract to build beef facilities1 –
- 2 story building, 1,800 sq m, able to process 100 head cattle per hour1
- Electrical, Mechancial, Ventalation, Visera tables1
- To commence construction November 19761
1987
- Nov. Is registered at this time as an export facility
- Operating under the name – Blayney Abattoir
1996
- ANZCO bought insolvent abattoir from MPhee Meats – left unsecured creditors owed $6M2
1997
- July. Is registered at this time as an export facility8
- Operating under the name ANZCO foods Pty Ltd8
1998
- April. Operations scaled back in recent weeks, Some 1,600 staff had previously been employed, now there was barely 1005
- May. Closed – reason cited by ANZCO- stock shortage2
- Industry sources say ANZCO left with large stocks or unsol meat as a result of Asian currency crisis2
- NSW Meat Industry Authority (MIA)”there is definitely no shortage of stock or supply”2
- “This year cattle killed in abattoirs have averaged 43,000 head a week an increase on average of 10,000 head over last the last year(dated 10.03.1998) Richard Tpnner, MIA2
- AMIEU – suspect economic factors rather than stock shortages were behind closure2
- sacked workers given one weeks notice – 580 people2
- AMIEU accused ANZCO avoiding termination payments and redundancies – could be millions of dollars. – by citing seasonal factors allows ANZCO 8 month lee period before being deemed at closed for purpose of redundancy liability2
- Blayney refus to indicate how long plant closed for.2
- Refrigerated transport business who carried livestock and refrigerated meat for abattoir last 43 years also closed and selling 14 prime movers and trailers – abattoir was seasonal and not suited to transport company2
- other recent closures Grafton, Gunnedah and Canberra2
2010
- March. Aus meat listing of March 2010 doesn’t show Blayney #155 abattoir as a registered facility9.
2014
- September. Proposal is put to council to build a new goat abattoir in the region20
- Proposed $38M10
- Facility would be attached to existing Blayney Sealink Cold store complex10
- Plans have been submitted to council11
- Expectations to commence building middle 201511
- Proposed $38M10
2016
- June. Approval has not yet been received for development to go ahead11
- Environmental concerns with 25 objections received11
Sources
- ‘New beef facilities – calling for tenders’ The Age 08.09.1976
- ‘600 sacked workers given just a weeks pay’ Sydney morning herald. 10.03.1998. http://www.abattoirs.com.au
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blayney,_New_South_Wales
- ‘Abattoir industry in a disastrous state’ ABC Rural 16.02.10
- Parliamentary Hansard. Speaker Mr RW Turner. 30.04.1998
- World on a plate – A history of meat processing in Australia. Stephen Martyn. 2014
- http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-09-12/2438-million-goat-abattoir-proposal-for-blayney-sparks-efforts/5739222
- Aus Meat July 1997 Listing
- Aus Meat Mar 2010 Listing
- ‘Investing $38M at Blayney’ The Land 18/09/2014
- ‘Developers expect $38M Blayney …….’ Central Western Daily 07/06/2016
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