News
Flooding delays sample delivery from Central NSW
- Wednesday, 21 September 2016
Due to continued flooding and traffic delays around Forbes any wool samples collected from Dubbo, Parkes, Forbes and Grenfell on Wednesday, 21 September 2016 may not meet the southbound service in time for delivery to the laboratory the following morning.
Grand Final Public Holiday 2016 - Victoria
- Wednesday, 21 September 2016
The Victorian State Government has declared that Friday 30 September 2016 will be a public holiday in Victoria. Clients should note that the AWTA Melbourne Laboratory will be closed on this day.
Lachlan Sutton, Wool Broker of the Year 2016
- Friday, 02 September 2016
Lachlan Sutton was declared Wool Broker of the Year for 2016 at the Wool Week Dinner held in Melbourne last week.
Minor flooding delays delivery of North Central NSW wool samples
- Wednesday, 14 September 2016
Due to rain causing minor flooding and traffic delays last night, any wool samples collected from Dubbo, Parkes, Forbes and Grenfell on Tuesday, 13 September 2016 did not meet the Southbound service in time for delivery to the Melbourne wool testing laboratory overnight. Instead, the affected samples will be delivered on Thursday, 15 September 2016 and consequently some test results may be delayed.
Wool production unchanged in 2016/17
- Friday, 02 September 2016
The Australian Wool Production Forecasting Committee predicts that shorn wool production in 2016/17 will be at 325 mkg greasy, the same level as its revised estimate for the 2015/16 season.