One of Australia's largest sheep meat processors has bought an entire motel as they grow desperate to house abattoir workers amid an oversupply of sheep
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There is an oversupply of sheep to be processed in the state, putting pressure on meatworks to expand "We're looking at spending somewhere between $70 to $80 million to upgrade both the plant and also some extensive accommodation facilities so that we can attract more staff."He said by building a worker camp, the cooperative would be able to house up to 200 more workers."We're still getting all the costings together, but we're thinking within 24 months to, you know, to 30 months, depending on how things go," Mr Heggaton said.
"If you phase live export out, they're going to have to bring a truckload more workers in because there's no way they can handle the sheep that are here now," he said.
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