Horsham Regional Livestock Exchange Roofing Project
Total Project Cost $3.03million
Grant funding sought $1.5million
The 2018 Livestock Exchange Master Plan(PDF, 6MB) indicated roofing of the saleyards as the number one priority for future development of the facility.
Key benefits of the project:
- Enhanced animal welfare
- Improved comfort and a safe working environment for participants on sale days
- Ensures that the Horsham facility maintains its status as the regional exchange for the Wimmera-Southern Mallee
- Positive Cost/Benefit ratio of 7.5
- More efficient cleaning of saleyards
- Opportunity to re-use rainwater collected from roofed area
- Incorporation of solar panels to reduce power costs on site