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PLANS to restart an Ipswich abattoir and hire up to 600 meatworkers have hit a wall without State Government backing.
Churchill Abattoir managing director Barry Moule announced his intentions to get the site up and running once again and convert the facility into an export centre for lamb, sheep and beef in September last year.
News of the proposal came a day after a third of the workforce at JBS Dinmore, totalling about 600 full-time workers, were sacked. Churchill Abattoir managing director Barry Moule.
Churchill Abattoir has been closed for more than three years but it is still licensed.