Central Highlands Regional Council

RFQ260261

Tuesday 10 November 2026 (E. Australia Standard Time)

Tuesday 24 November 2026 05:00 PM (E. Australia Standard Time)

Thursday 19 November 2026 05:00 PM (E. Australia Standard Time)

Tuesday 01 December 2026 (E. Australia Standard Time)

Central Highlands Regional Council

65 Egerton St
Emerald, Queensland 4720
Australia

https://www.centralhighlands.qld.gov.au/

The Central Highlands region is in Central Queensland, Australia. The region encompasses an area of around 60 000 square kilometres, making it just short of the size of Tasmania.

It is home to around 30 000 people who live in the thirteen unique communities of Arcadia Valley, Bauhinia, Blackwater, Bluff, Capella, Comet, Dingo, Duaringa, Emerald, Rolleston, Sapphire Gemfields, Springsure and Tieri.

Our region is rich in minerals and agriculture, thriving on irrigation sourced from water storage on the Nogoa and Comet rivers. We claim the largest sapphire-producing fields in the Southern Hemisphere.

Major freight routes through the region include the north-south link between Charters Towers and northern New South Wales—identified as the inland transport alternative between Cairns and Melbourne.

The buyer has elected to have their personal and contact details hidden. These details will be revealed at the buyers discretion.

Central Highlands Regional Council (Council) operates the Emerald Saleyards, a live livestock trading and handling facility supporting livestock receival, sales, dipping, feeding, spelling and dispatch. Council requires reliable and competent contract labour to maintain safe and effective operations, including scheduled sale days, weekend animal welfare requirements and fluctuating livestock activity.

This procurement is intended to supplement Council's internal and agency labour resources by providing contracted weekend livestock services, sale day scalehouse gate operations and additional operational labour as required. Council will retain operational oversight and direction through its authorised officers. Council may award individual service components or the combined scope to one or more suppliers, with no exclusivity unless expressly agreed.

Capacity to deliver the agreed roster and service component(s) quoted, including nominated suitable replacement personnel for absences.

Personnel must be competent in safe livestock handling and the duties allocated, hold relevant licences and undertake Council site inductions before commencing work.

Compliance with applicable workplace health and safety, livestock welfare, biosecurity and site traffic management requirements, Council procedures and reasonable directions.

Current workers compensation insurance as required by Queensland legislation and public liability insurance of at least $20 million per claim.

Disclosure of actual, potential or perceived conflicts of interest, including connections with agents, livestock buyers/sellers and other contractors; Council must accept proposed controls.

Acceptance of the Council Goods and/or Services Contract, subject to any clearly disclosed departures.

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All Regions of Service locations are within Australia.

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