New AWI chairman wants growers to step up, sell their stories, and have their say. He says the future of wool as a profitable, sustainable industry depends on it.
Danielle Marsland
WA’s wool industry has reached a major digital milestone, with every wool broker and buyer operating in the State now using WoolClip, Australia’s on-farm digital data capture platform.
Cally Dupe
Animal welfare courses designed to benefit all industry people, particularly woolgrowers, shearing contractors and their staff will be made available through Australian Wool Innovation.
Bob Garnant
Two years after the Federal Government announced its policy to ban the export of live sheep by sea, programs are now coming to fruition for transition support backed by a $139 million package pledge.
Three leading WA consultants have lead discussions towards a starting point of where to next as the State transitions out of the live sheep export industry by sea
The WA Shearing Industry Association kicked off the new year with a general meeting that included the launch of Beyond the Shed.
Shearers in Western Australia will be upskilled and encouraged to explore opportunities beyond the shed under a new program launched in response to the Federal Government’s proposed live sheep export ban.
Australia’s wool selling centres have kicked back into gear after a three-week Christmas break, with hopes limited supply and strengthening demand could lead to a price rise at the start of the calendar year.
Cally Dupe and Bob Garnant
The WA Shearing Industry Association will kick off the new year with its 2026 general meeting, open to all interested in the latest updates including the launch of Beyond the Shed.
WA’s wool production has plummeted nearly 25 per cent in three years, in line with national figures that show the nation is on track to shear its smallest sheep flock in more than 120 years.
WA woolgrowers may have something to celebrate this new year, with industry analysts forecasting a potential rise in wool prices as 2026 prepares to get under way.
Five students from WA’s agricultural colleges have been recognised for their outstanding skills in shearing and wool handling, receiving the WA Shearing Industry Association’s Neville Munns Scholarship awards.
Shearing teams across Western Australia are facing one of their most challenging seasons in years, as contractors report steep declines in sheep numbers and anxiety about the future of the industry.
The Nanjing Wool Market has joined the growing list of international wool customers to give their support to the Australian Wool Sustainability Scheme.
WA woolgrowers, classers and brokers are being urged to ramp up their use of property identification codes as the national industry races to meet major new traceability rules.
Nestled in rural paddocks next to a pristine lake is an old shearing shed which has been transformed by a WA family of second-generation farmers.
Amy Cavender
Australian Wool Innovation’s new businessman-turned-farmer chair George Millington has assured WA woolgrowers they will be equally represented as he takes the reins.
Australian Wool Innovation’s three preferred candidates have been appointed to the board after what its outgoing chair said could be a “brutal” but important election process.
Farmers have been urged to stick with wool through “challenging times” as the industry grapples with low prices, global market volatility, and pressure on growers to diversify.
Wool now ranks among the top three most desirable fabrics in the fashion and sportswear worlds as consumers “increasingly reject synthetic fibres” and embrace more sustainable materials.
Friends and fellow shearers are coming together to honour Hamish Wills — a much-loved character of the sheds — with a memorial quick shear at his favourite local, Marri Park Tavern.
Italy’s major wool stakeholders — including its leading luxury brands — have thrown their support behind the Australian Wool Sustainability Scheme, labelling the most superior of its kind in the world
WA shearers and woolclassers wanting to hone their skills have just one more chance to do so before Christmas, with plans for a one-day workshop in Boyup Brook.
