Australian Abattoirs

Other Names

Current Operation

• Aus Meat Accreditation #423. List accessed 02/10/2017
• Export accredited facility, processing beef only

Location

Owner

• Teys¹
• Abattoirs owned by Teys in Queensland
  • Beenleigh (QLD)
  • Rockhampton (QLD)
  • Biloela (QLD)
• Abattoirs owned by Teys in NSW
  • Tamworth (NSW)
  • Naracoorte (NSW)
  • Wagga (NSW)

Operation

History

2014

• Teys purchase a feedlot and cropping property in north central Victoria from Elders in Charlton¹.
  • Feedlot has capacity of 20,000 head¹
  • Cost $10M and is Victoria’s largest feedlot¹
  • Property is 776 hectares¹
  • Feedlot infrastructure is 150 hectares with feed mills, flaking plants¹
  • All staff had accepted employment with Teys¹
  • Teys committed to capital upgrades over the next 3 years¹
  • Primarily provide custom feeding to Naracoorte and Wagga abattoirs.¹
  • Previous owners had custom fed 80% of capacity prior to sale²

Sources. Naracoorte

1. ‘Teys buys Elders Charlton feedlot’ QLD Country life 31.07.2014
2. ‘Charlton workers keep jobs’ The Weekly Times 30.07.2014
3. ‘Teys hold talks with AMIEU, as workers call for close to dispute’ Beef Central 12.06.13
4. ‘Food processing labours under high wages’ ABC rural 07.06.13
6. ‘Teys: 800 jobs at risk as union rejects wages offer’ Beef Central 12.07.13
7. ‘Cattle supply forces retrenchments at two JBS QLD plants’ Beef Central 15.07.2016
8. ‘Beef plants laying idle as cattle squeeze reaches critical point’ Beef Central. 16.08.2016