Thomas Foods International - Wallangarra Abattoir (closed)
| Name: | Thomas Foods International - Wallangarra Abattoir |
| Address: | Longs Lane, Wallangarra QLD 4383, Australia |
| LGA/Council: | Southern Downs Regional Council |
| Summary: | 'Thomas Foods International - Wallangarra Abattoir' is a slaughterhouse located in Wallangarra, QLD Australia. |
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| Last known status: | Closed |
| Listing updated: | 2026 |
| Listing ID: | 8bf27 |
| Website: | http://thomasfoods.com/ |
| Owned by: | Thomas Foods International Pty Ltd, ABN: 52 008 178 121 (last known 2016) |
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GoatsRecord as at 2 June 2026.
The Wallangarra abattoir is a closed small stock slaughterhouse at Longs Lane, Wallangarra, on the Queensland and New South Wales border. Opened around 2005, it was at the time described as Australia's largest mutton works, killing sheep, lambs and goats, with Halal mutton primarily exported to Arab countries. Thomas Foods International acquired the facility in 2010 as part of its purchase of Country Fresh. The slaughterhouse had capacity to kill up to 15,250 animals per week and employed up to 260 workers. After a series of temporary closures, TFI permanently closed the facility on 8 July 2016, citing animal shortages and difficult trading conditions.
In 2018 the company confirmed it would not reopen.
Sources: Tenterfield Star (July 2016); Sheep Central (July 2016); The Land (January 2018); Wikipedia; ABN Lookup (abr.business.gov.au).
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Stock shortages blamed for imminent closure of Queensland's largest sheep abattoir at Wallangarra - ABC News
Thursday 4 Jun 2026 by
By Arlie Felton-Taylor, Isobel Roe and David IliffeTue 5 Jul 2016 at 8:57pmTue 5 Jul 2016 at 8:57pmStock shortages of sheep and goats have been blamed for the Wallangarra sheep abattoir closure. (ABC)Low stock numbers and difficult global trading conditions have been blamed for the imminent closure of Queensland's largest sheep-processing facility.Thomas Foods International owns the plant located on the state's southern border, and has confirmed in a statement the Wallangarra abattoir will close on Friday for the "near to medium" future.The Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union said while staff had been offered redundancies or the option to move to a... Read more >
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Queensland sheep industry hit by extended closure of TFI's Wallangarra lamb plant - Sheep Central
Thursday 4 Jun 2026 by
SHEEP, lamb and goat processing in Queensland suffered a blow today with Thomas Foods International announcing the extended closure of its beleaguered small stock plant at Wallangarra due to livestock shortages and difficult global trading conditions. TFI chief executive officer Darren Thomas today advised employees at the south-east Queensland plant it would close on July 8 and cease operations for the near to medium future. The plant has the capacity to process up to 15,250 sheep, lambs and goats a week, but has been closed for the past nine weeks. It has had several temporary closures since TFI bought the abattoir in 2010. "... Read more >
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Meatworks closure 'a sad day' for community
Tuesday 5 Jul 2016 by
UPDATE: A union official has visited the Wallangarra Meatworks site, describing the closure of the facility as a "sad day for the community". Read more >
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ABN Lookup
| ABN | 52 008 178 121 (open lookup) |
| Entity name |
THOMAS FOODS INTERNATIONAL PTY LIMITED (from 08 July 2013) T. & R. PASTORAL PTY. LTD. from 02 May 2002 to 08 July 2013 T. & R. PASTORAL PTY. LTD. from 22 April 2000 to 02 May 2002 |
| Business name | THOMAS FOODS INTERNATIONAL |
| ABN status | Active from 22 April 2000 |
| Entity type | Australian Private Company |
| Goods & Services Tax (GST) | Registered from 01 July 2000 |
| Main business location |
SA 5067 from 17 February 2020 SA 5253 from 26 June 2017 to 17 February 2020 SA 5253 from 22 April 2000 to 26 June 2017 |
| ABN last updated | 17 February 2020 |
| Extracted from ABR | 04 June 2026 |
