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Private operators who’d like to lease or buy the Coolabunia Saleyards will soon have the opportunity to submit proposals to the South Burnett Regional Council<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

June 15, 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n

The South Burnett Regional Council will call for expressions of interest (EOIs) to lease or buy the Coolabunia Saleyards and its associated cattle dip facilities.<\/p>\n

At Wednesday’s Council meeting, Councillors were told several people had expressed an interest in taking over the operation of the saleyards.<\/p>\n

Calling for expressions of interest would be a good way to assess the market, and if suitable responses were received the next step would be to call for tenders.<\/p>\n

EOIs are expected to be called in a few weeks.<\/p>\n

If the matter proceeds to tenders, the process of selecting a new operator could take a few months.<\/p>\n

Mayor Keith Campbell told southburnett.com.au the saleyards currently cost the Council about $100,000 a year to operate.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Most of that cost was in administration, with facility maintenance making up the balance.<\/p>\n

The Mayor said while he was determined to see the saleyards and cattle dip remain in operation for the benefit of cattle producers, running them was not core Council business.<\/p>\n

So if a private operator wanted to lease or purchase the saleyards, he was open to the idea.<\/p>\n

Fellow Councillors agreed, and passed the motion to call for EOIs unanimously.<\/p>\n

Later in the same meeting, Councillors voted to freeze charges for the saleyards’ services at current levels.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Deputy Mayor Kathy Duff said a proposed fee rise set down for July 1 could have a negative effect because if a new operator was appointed, they would probably set their own charges.<\/p>\n

Cr Ros Heit agreed, saying she thought it might be better not to alter the current charges until a new operator took over – if one was found – to avoid confusing customers.<\/p>\n

The motion to freeze saleyards charges at 2016-17 levels was carried 6-1, with Cr Fleischfresser dissenting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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