Tonight the City of Fremantle UNANIMOUSLY passed a motion to phase out the live export of sheep.
Of the nearly 4 million Australian sheep exported around than 80 per cent of them go
through the port of Fremantle.
As a result of this motion the City of Fremantle will be taking on a leadership role in calling for the phase
out of this trade and working with other spheres of Government, industry and the community to
develop strategies to support this policy. This is not about shifting the trade from the port of
Fremantle to another location. This is about ending the live export trade and replacing it with
chilled meat product.
I have pasted the motion below for your information
Thankyou for your support on this issue
Regards, Brad Pettitt
That the City of Fremantle;
1. Adopts an advocacy position to support steps towards the immediate phase out
of the live animal export trade
2. Makes representations to the relevant State and Commonwealth Ministers in
support of a clear plan and timetable for making the transition away from live
export in favour of an onshore processing industry
3. Call on the Commonwealth Government to;
a) Pursue, as part of trade negotiations, the elimination of policies of foreign
governments, such as subsidies and tariffs, that distort competitive
neutrality between the meat processing and the live export industries but
respects the need of underdeveloped countries to establish their own self-sufficiency
in food production
b) Take an interim action to ‘level the playing field’ to correct the distorting
effects of its policies on the competitive neutrality between the meat
processing sector and the live export sector
c) Assist industry to expand domestic processing capacity by increasing
investment in domestic infrastructure to support a trade in chilled and
frozen meat
d) Work with industry and importing countries to promote the trade in chilled
meat from animals humanely transported and slaughtered in Australia and;
e) Promote Australian chilled and frozen meat in potential new markets
through intensive international promotional campaigns.
4. Request the West Australian Minister for Local Government be called on to
immediately reinstate the inspectorial positions within the Animal Welfare Branch
within the Department of Local Government.
5. Participate in and support a symposium with representation from the live export
industry, the chilled meat trade, relevant unions, animal welfare groups and the
State and Federal Government to develop an action plan to phase out the trade
whilst ensuring that Australian jobs and regional communities are not
disadvantaged.
6. That the Mayor communicates this resolution to key stakeholders
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Brad Pettitt
Mayor
City of Fremantle
T 9432 9983
[email protected]
City of Fremantle
Town Hall Centre, 8 William St, Fremantle, WA 6160
PO Box 807, Fremantle, WA 6959
T (08) 9432 9999 FAX (08) 9430 4634 TTY (08) 9432 9777
www.freofocus.com.au
Brad Pettitt Mayor City of Fremantle
