June 15, 2023
Thursday was a big day at the Coolabunia Saleyards … 1350 weaners went under the hammer, a zero-turn mower was given away, and the South Burnett Regional Council’s $145,000 investment in new pens was officially unveiled!
The capital works project by Council, which owns the saleyards, replaced a set of old wooden yards with new steel yards and ramps.
SBRC commercial services co-ordinator Michael Hunter said the old pens were built in 1982 and needed replacing.
The six new pens are more secure, and will assist animal welfare as well as improve staff safety.
The three-week project – which involved demolishing the old yards, levelling the ground and erecting the steel pens – was handled by a local company, Debbievale Contractors.
Patrick and Jodie Gleeson, from Debbievale, were on hand to see their new pens in action.
Michael said Council planned to upgrade another section of the saleyards next year.
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The Combined Agents Weaner Sale and Show featured prizes for the best pens of weaners as well as the drawing of the major vendors’ prize, a Kubota zero-turn mower from Ken Mills Machinery in Kingaroy.
Vendors who sold cattle in two recent sales were given one ticket in the draw for every head entered for sale.
Ten names were drawn out after each sale, which then went into a final draw on Thursday.
The lucky winner was Dave Freeman, from Kingaroy.
