Springbank farmer disqualified for life following animal cruelty offences

Rebecca Nadge
Updated July 21 2021 - 11:23am, first published July 19 2021 - 11:45am
GUILTY: The farmer was fined $25,000 and received a lifetime disqualification.
GUILTY: The farmer was fined $25,000 and received a lifetime disqualification.

A Springbank farmer has received a lifetime disqualification order from being the owner or person in charge of any farm animal in the Ballarat Magistrates Court recently.

Rebecca Nadge

Rebecca Nadge

Livestock editor

Bec is livestock editor for The Land. She has previously worked for Stock & Land in Victoria, the ABC in Kununurra, and newspapers in Kalgoorlie and New Zealand. Contact her at bec.nadge@theland.com.au

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