NTCA see Hancock purchase as a sign of good things to come

Sally Gall
Updated July 27 2016 - 11:11am, first published July 26 2016 - 3:00pm
Stocked up: Some 40,000 head of cattle are included in the purchase of Riveren and Inverway. Picture: file.
Stocked up: Some 40,000 head of cattle are included in the purchase of Riveren and Inverway. Picture: file.

News last week that Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd was the new owner of two Victoria River region properties, Inverway and Riveren, covering over 550,000 hectares and a herd of 40,000 cattle, has been welcomed as a sign of northern Australia’s general buoyancy at present.

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Sally Gall

Sally Gall

Senior journalist - Queensland Country Life/North Queensland Register

Based at Blackall, CW Qld, where I've raised a family, run Merino sheep and beef cattle, and helped develop a region - its history, tourism, education and communications. Get in touch at 0427 575 955 if you've got a story idea for me.

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