Goat industry on rise as price hits $7.50/kg high and Bourke abattoir set to open

John Ellicott
Updated June 8 2017 - 8:42pm, first published 7:00am
The opening of the Bourke small livestock abattoir will be a game changer for the goat industry and for Bourke. The project site is being prepared for major infrastructure being constructed in Australia and overseas.
The opening of the Bourke small livestock abattoir will be a game changer for the goat industry and for Bourke. The project site is being prepared for major infrastructure being constructed in Australia and overseas.

Construction of the region-changing $60m Bourke small livestock abattoir is underway with earthworks and the laying of concrete slabs confirming the developers are moving to a possible early 2018 start date.

John Ellicott

John Ellicott

senior journalist

journalist and author

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