Broken Hill livestock biosecurity hub

Local Land Services is undertaking a feasibility study for a facility to be primarily used by livestock carriers for the purpose of cleaning livestock carrying crates.

Project objectives

This project will investigate the feasibility of establishing a truck wash in Broken Hill. This includes evaluating design, costs, and benefits for use as a livestock biosecurity hub.

Project delivery

Local Land Services has commissioned NSW Public Works to: 

• undertake an options study
• prepare a detailed business case
• finalise the Statement of Environmental Effects (SEE)
• pre-concept design documentation
• progress to pre-detail design documentation for a new truck wash facility. 

Work underway

• NSW Public Works completed a tender to undertake the above works in September 2023, with a contractor formally engaged and on site from February 2024.  
• Further field assessments were undertaken during the second half of 2024
• A variation to the contract to enable additional design specifications to ensure the design and costs include best practice for wastewater treatment has occurred.
• The final report is due in early 2025 to Local Land Services and NSW Public Works.
• Once the above works are completed and the business case and merits of the project have been assessed, the next steps for the project will be determined.

Funding and partnerships

This project is funded by NSW government and administered by Local Land Services.