ALC

  • Australian Lamb Company sold in major deal

    The Australian Lamb Company, which owns Colac’s meat processing plant, has sold to a Saudi and Brazilian joint venture company.

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  • COVID action: Testing blitz after positive case

    Colac’s first COVID-19 case in more than a year, a hospitalisation, close contacts in isolation, a ramp up in testing and mystery surrounding local exposure sites. It’s been a hectic couple of days.

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  • Wheelie keen for retirement

    A beloved “grumpy old grandpa” has retired from Australian Lamb Company after working there for more than 40 years.

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  • Samoan solution for ALC: Colac lamb processor tackles staff shortage

    Forty new workers from Samoa will arrive in Colac next month to help replenish the workforce of one of the city’s biggest manufacturers.

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  • ALC seeks clarity on vaccine rollout

    Colac’s Australian Lamb Company has paused its employee vaccination rollout after the Federal Government changed advice about the AstraZeneca vaccine.

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  • China-Australia trade stoush hits ALC

    One of Colac’s largest employers, Australian Lamb Company, has become a casualty of escalating trade tensions between China and Australia, with Beijing refusing to accept lamb exports from the local processor.

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  • Abattoir braced for new testing regime

    Colac’s abattoir, public health and aged care facilities are among the high-risk locations in the State Government’s crosshairs for increased surveillance testing for COVID-19.

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  • ALC plans return to work

    Colac’s Australian Lamb Company is working towards reopening its plant on Monday after a COVID-19 outbreak forced it to cease operations for two weeks.

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