A prominent Agribusiness hub in the South West of Western Australia

The Shire of Capel is undertaking a strategic initiative to develop a new Agribusiness Precinct within the district. This precinct aims to attract investment, enhance economic diversification, and replace the existing cattle sale yards in Boyanup. The project is envisioned as a game-changer for the region, providing significant opportunities for agricultural value-add, job creation, and sustainable industry development.

• Nationally significant agribusiness precinct that delivers substantial local jobs, economic diversification, and efficient supply and distribution chains.
• Leading end-to-end multispecies red meat processing, opportunities for horticulture, dairy,mand other agricultural industries.
• Producing high quality food and related goods with a focus on sustainability, circular economy, reducing and valorising waste, animal welfare and
  ecological conservation.
• Strengthening the South West’s compelling brand for high-quality products, growing demand and connecting producers to new local, national and global markets.
• Centre of innovation, research, and education that attracts and nurtures talent, that creates and sustains our future agribusiness workforce.

A new, relocated and fully developed Agribusiness Precinct within the Shire of Capel will provide for current and future needs / opportunities identified will include the following core services:

• Livestock agistment.

• Saleyards.

• Service kill / custom kill abattoir and service collaborator.

• Meat processing and packaging.

• Cold storage.

• Intermodal transport hub /interchange.

• Meat waste and biowaste processing.

• Food, fruit and vegetable storage, packing and distribution.

• Renewable power generation; and

• Intensive agriculture / stockfeed lots.

The agribusiness precinct will host a wide variety of supporting agricultural businesses, creating synergies and productivity gains through their proximity, common use infrastructure, and shared supply chains.