Livestock

Naring Piggery plan withdrawn

By Geoff Adams

A proposal for a 219ha piggery at Naring has been withdrawn.

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The planning permit for a proposed new 5000-head piggery at Naring has been withdrawn.

The permit was originally lodged with Moira Shire for Western Plains Pork, a Ballarat-based company, wanting to develop the outdoor grower piggery.

Moira Shire confirmed on Friday that the planning application had been withdrawn.

The piggery had been proposed for 219 ha in Tobruk Rd, Naring.

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