A $3 million funding injection to improve cattle loading yards for rail services at Cloncurry, Hughenden, and Maxwelton has been announced by the Queensland Government this week.
“We want more cattle on rail and are planning to have more capacity to load cattle onto trains moving into 2024 and beyond,” Queensland Minister for Transport and Main Roads Mark Bailey said.
“These yards are a critical part of the supply chain for loading and transporting cattle by rail for processing on the east coast.
“We want cattle trains running out of these locations to be efficient and at maximum…
