Ballarat
Saleyards
A purpose-built roof across a new greenfield saleyards site, delivered from concept sketch through to a 30,000m² structure for Victoria’s largest livestock exchange.
LOCATION
Ballarat, Victoria
COMPLETION DATE
October 2018
TYPE OF PROJECT
Agricultural, Saleyards
PROJECT VALUE
AUD$7.5m
STATUS
Complete
CLIENT
RLX Investments Pty Ltd
MKM Building Group worked with CVLX and project stakeholders to design and deliver a purpose-built roof structure on a new greenfield site, replacing the former Latrobe Street saleyards as the region’s primary livestock selling facility.
Project Overview
The saleyard cover design started as a sketch on the back of an envelope. From there, MKM worked closely with CVLX and other stakeholders to develop the concept into a 30,000m² roof design, delivered on budget on a greenfield site. The design allows roof water to be harvested for use by stock below, and pens were kept clear of the roof structure itself.
A collaborative approach was taken through the design stage, working through potential construction issues with stakeholders ahead of time to support a smoother build process.
Project Success & Impact
The new roof gives protection to livestock and to the stock agents working the yards day to day. As published by Commerce Ballarat, CVLX is now the state’s largest multi-species livestock selling facility, transacting 40% of Victoria’s sheep and lambs sold through saleyards, alongside fortnightly Prime cattle sales and a monthly Store Cattle sale. The facility moves more than 50,000 head of cattle each year, generating over $380 million in livestock sales annually and contributing more than $1.2 billion to the Ballarat economy each year.
Together, the upgrade delivers a facility built to support the scale and importance of livestock trading across the region.
