Killara feedlot is located 15 Kilometres West of Quirindi and approximately 70 kilometres South of Tamworth in New South Wales on the edge of the Liverpool Plains.Killara feedlot is located 15 Kilometres West of Quirindi and approximately 70 kilometres South of Tamworth in New South Wales on the edge of the Liverpool Plains.

The Liverpool Plains district is one of the most fertile farming areas in Australia producing sorghum , cotton and a variety of other cash crops.
The proximity of the feedlot to the New England grazing district leaves it well positioned for livestock procurement.

In March 1998 Elders Limited , Taiwan Sugar Company and Taiwan Pineapple Company formed a Joint Venture to purchase the Killara Feedlot assets. In 2001 Elders Limited and TSC bought out the shareholding of TPC.

Killara Feedlot is a licenced 20,000 head facility which is NFAS ( National Feedlot Acreditation Scheme ) , CATTLECARE and MSA accredited.and operates within the guidelines of an Animal Care Statement. The feedlot operates under an Environmental Management Plan which complies with the National Beef Cattle Feedlot Environmental Code of Practice.

Killara contract feeds for Elders domestic and export supply programmes and also contract feeds for external clients when commercially viable . The management and staff at Killara are committed to ensuring customer satisfaction by producing a grain fed product that …

• Consistently meets with local and global market requirements as defined by the Aus- Meat system of specification description and where applicable , Meat Standards Australia ( MSA )
• Meets all Australian food safety standards, together with meeting the requirements of CATTLECARE and the National Feedlot Accreditation Scheme ( NFAS ) and to include production in a safe working environment for our people ,embracing a very high level of OH&S .
• Promotes continual learning and professional development, using a structured approach that ensures appropriate training for personell in all areas of the business.

Killara Feedlot is committed to the careful and sustainable management of natural resourses , waste and byproducts from the feedlot.

Killara Feedlot is looking for suitably qualified people, and trainee operators in the following areas Feedtruck & Loader Drivers , Feed Mill Operations , Pen Riders and animal health & husbandry.