Innisfail Meatworks Project
| Name: | Innisfail Meatworks Project |
| Address: | 12 Dodds Road, Stoters Hill QLD 4860, Australia |
| Summary: | 'Innisfail Meatworks Project' is a cow/cattle slaughterhouse located in Stoters Hill, QLD Australia. |
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| Last known status: | Open and operating |
| Listing updated: | 2026 |
| Listing ID: | nq73k |
| Website: | https://www.facebook.com/meatworksinnisfail/ |
| Owned by: | D.M Cross & K.J Cross, ABN: 28 288 485 517 (last known 2022) |
| Environmental authority licence/number: | EPPR00931113 |
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Cows/cattleRecord as at 5 June 2026
Cattle slaughterhouse at 12 Dodds Road, Stoters Hill QLD 4860, approximately 6 km from Innisfail and 90 km south of Cairns. Resumed slaughtering in January 2026 after approximately 20 years dormant. Domestic market only.
Animals: Cattle killed for beef. Processing approximately 45 animals per week as of January 2026, with plans to increase to around 60 head per week over 6 to 12 months.
Operated by D.M Cross & K.J Cross (ABN 28 288 485 517), trading as Cross Custom Meats. Altitude Beef brand works with more than 80 producers on the Atherton Tablelands, targeting grass-finished cattle.
History: Originally operated by CMG and then Teys Brothers. Closed March 2006 following Cyclone Larry damage. Equipment auctioned 2011. Recommissioning plan drafted 2016. Acquired by D.M Cross & K.J Cross in 2025 and reopened January 2026.
Sources: Queensland Country Life and North Queensland Register (18–19 Jan 2026); Beef Central (2 Oct 2025); Australian Business Register, ABN 28 288 485 517.
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Innisfail meatworks goes under the hammer - ABC News
Friday 5 Jun 2026 by
Charlie McKillopPlant and equipment from the mothballed Innisfail meatworks will go under the hammer today.It comes after Teys Brothers also sold off assets at its Katherine abbatoir last week.The Innisfail facility closed in 2006 after Cyclone Larry - leaving Townsville as the only remaining meat processing centre in North Queensland.Alex Stubbs from AgForce says northern cattlemen had always hoped the meatworks would re-open."We had a total working plant in Innisfail up until not that long ago and it was ready to work at any stage," Mr Stubbs says."I would have liked to see it stayed, I... Read more >
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Atherton small butcher buys local meatworks to supply beef across the country - ABC News
Friday 5 Jun 2026 by
A Far North Queensland butcher is expanding to provide an "innovative" end-to-end supply chain for beef producers and consumers.What started as Doug Cross's small butcher shop seven years ago has since expanded with an on-site boning room and established brand, Altitude Beef, supplying businesses and consumers throughout Queensland and interstate.Mr Cross said purchasing the meatworks at Innisfail in June - about 100 kilometres away from the Atherton shop - marked the next logical step towards securing the brand's future.He said it paved the way for more supply chain control while ensuring the process remained local once the facility... Read more >
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ABN Lookup
| ABN | 28 288 485 517 (open lookup) |
| Entity name |
D.M CROSS & K.J CROSS (from 21 March 2019) D.M CROSS & K.J MCCALLUM from 01 April 2018 to 21 March 2019 |
| Business name | Altitude beef Cross Custom Meats |
| ABN status | Active from 01 April 2018 |
| Entity type | Family Partnership |
| Goods & Services Tax (GST) | Registered from 01 April 2018 |
| Main business location | QLD 4883 from 01 April 2018 |
| ABN last updated | 18 November 2022 |
| Extracted from ABR | 05 June 2026 |
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