	{"id":55531,"date":"2022-07-18T04:15:37","date_gmt":"2022-07-17T18:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/?p=55531"},"modified":"2022-07-13T11:40:22","modified_gmt":"2022-07-13T01:40:22","slug":"bellarine-rural-hub-gains-steam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/news\/bellarine-rural-hub-gains-steam\/","title":{"rendered":"Bellarine rural hub gains steam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A PLAN to replace Geelong Saleyards with a fit-for-purpose facility in the region&#8217;s farming district is a step closer after winning further council funding.<\/p>\n<p>The City of Greater Geelong will investigate a business case for a one-stop rural hub on the Bellarine Peninsula that advocates say would support local food producers while delivering benefits for biosecurity, sustainability and mental health.<\/p>\n<p>Councillors agreed to allocate up to $200,000 on top of an existing $100,000 for the project, dubbed the Regional Livestock and Rural Information Exchange Hub.<\/p>\n<p>The city has also set aside $4 million across its latest and next budget to progress the plan, should the business case support the project&#8217;s bona fides.<\/p>\n<p>The city&#8217;s rural and coastal chair Jim Mason brought the project to council in November last year, with the extra funding to produce a business case the city would use to advocate for further funding from state and federal governments.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;While the Geelong region is growing rapidly, we can&#8217;t forget that many of our residents are still in peri-urban and rural areas and they would like us to consider the benefits of providing a livestock exchange locally,&#8221; Cr Mason said.<\/p>\n<p>The council heard at last month&#8217;s meeting that the site would likely require about three hectares of land within the municipality and significant government or private funding.<\/p>\n<p>The centre would cater for sales of up to about 100 cattle or sheep and co-locate services such as a truck wash and veterinarians.<\/p>\n<p>It would also provide information-sharing platforms to ensure local farmers could stay up to date with topics like industry information, best-practice crop and livestock management, and share their tips and tricks.<\/p>\n<p>The proposal would include a community facility in the mould of a Men&#8217;s Shed to cater for social interaction and boost mental health.<\/p>\n<p>The council also heard about suggested sustainability benefits of supporting local food growth and saving farmers long trips to Ballarat or Colac saleyards.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_55538\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-55538\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-55538\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/Untitled-design-5-1-300x190.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/Untitled-design-5-1-300x190.png 300w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/Untitled-design-5-1-1024x649.png 1024w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/Untitled-design-5-1-768x486.png 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/Untitled-design-5-1.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-55538\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Councillors backed a previous decision to close the former Geelong saleyards, but agreed a similar facility could still be beneficial.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Other councillors backed the idea but pointed out the new facility must address the concerns that led to the city closing the 150-year-old saleyards in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Cr Ron Nelson said a facility should provide wider community benefit than just a livestock selling hub.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s not good value for money for a few farmers to sell a few sheep or a few cattle,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It costs people a lot in this town that we could be spending on footpaths of bike paths.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Cr Eddy Kontelj maintained the city was correct to close the original saleyards but said a new facility was worthn investigating.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Traditionally we&#8217;re built on primary industry\u2026 if we could create a state-of-the-art facility, it could create further business opportunities in Geelong.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A PLAN to replace Geelong Saleyards with a fit-for-purpose facility in the region&#8217;s farming district is a step closer after winning further council funding. 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