Thomas Foods International - Wallangarra Abattoir (closed)

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 >

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 >

Meatworks closure 'a sad day' for community

Tuesday 5 Jul 2016 by (The Courier Mail)

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 >