Shearing shed safety enhanced after ‘horrific’ scalping incident

Colin Bettles
Updated March 26 2018 - 1:23pm, first published March 22 2018 - 10:00am
Raising concerns about shearing shed safety: NSW Nationals Senator John “Wacka” Williams.
Raising concerns about shearing shed safety: NSW Nationals Senator John “Wacka” Williams.

AUSTRALIAN Wool Innovation (AWI) has moved to enhance shearing shed safety after recent accidents including a woman being scalped on a property in central-west NSW late last year.

Colin Bettles

Colin Bettles

Canberra Bureau Chief

Has been the Canberra Bureau Chief for Fairfax Agricultural Media since 2010 - survived the hung parliament - former media manager at Western Australian Cricket Association now covering national agricultural and rural issues in federal politics.

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