Pakenham abattoir is located in Southern Victoria and is the one of the largest export abattoirs in Southern Australia. Processing high quality grass and grainfed beef.
Other Names
- G & K O’Connor’s
Current Operation
- Operational – As at time of writing. 23.12.13.
Location
- Pakenhan is a south eastern suburb of Melbourne
Hema Maps – Australia Truckies atlas.
Owner
- G & K O’Connors1
- partially Japanese shareholding1
Operation
- One of the largest export abattoirs in Southern Australia1
- Employs 300 people1
- Processes high quality grass and grainfed beef1
- exports approximately 70% of production1
- supplies to markets Halal, EU, China and Japan1
- Sells product under number of brand names including O’Connor1
- Sources majority of supply from Gippsland region, east and north of Melbourne.1
History
1977
- Established1
2013
- Amendment C176 to the Cardinia Planning Scheme allow future expansion of the abattoirs site and security due to other infrastructure planned by govenernment including roads and access.
Sources
- ‘O’Conner gets land use approval for future development’ Beef Central 23.12.13.
- ‘$315 million boost for Pakenham abattoir’ Edward Donohue. Member for eastern Victoria. 25.02.13.
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