Midland Bacon is a piggery in Carag Carag, Victoria. In 2022 and 2024, investigations into the piggery by Farm Transparency Project (FTP) raised serious animal cruelty concerns. The hidden camera footage obtained by FTP allegedly captured:

🐖 Piglet thumping and piglet mutilations without any pain relief.

🐖 The use of sow stalls.

🐖 A worker allegedly sexually assaulting a sow who was trapped in a farrowing crate. Her ear tag read 8416, and she was later named Olivia by animal advocates. This incident resulted in court proceedings, where the accused worker was acquitted of one charge of bestiality after a magistrate ruled the hidden camera footage had been obtained illegally and could not be used as evidence.

Now Midland Bacon wants to expand, and you have the chance to speak up and object.

Campaspe Shire Council has received a planning application from Midland Bacon seeking approval to expand their operations by building a new sow shed and two finisher sheds on their property. 

The piggery sits near multiple swamps and lakes, which provide important habitats for plants and wildlife, including waterbirds. 🦆

The proposed expansion would bring increased pollution risks to the environment and public health risks for the local community.

Campaspe Shire Council will be meeting on March 17 at 6pm AEDT to decide whether or not they will approve Midland Bacon’s application to expand. Until then, anyone Australia-wide can submit an objection. 

By lodging an objection, you send a clear message: animal cruelty has consequences, and the environment, wildlife, and public health must be protected.

Submissions close at 6pm AEDT, 17 March 2026

How to make an objection

• If you are short on time, you can choose to simply copy-paste our objection template below and email it to [email protected] with the subject line “Objection to Planning Permit PLN324/2024”.
  
  
• If you have more time and want to help in a more meaningful way, you can choose to use the council’s official form and/or personalise our objection template in your own words.

To use the official form:

Step 1: Download our pre-filled “Objection to Grant a Planning Permit” form here.

Alternatively, if you have issues with the above link, you can download a blank “Objection to Grant a Planning Permit” from the Council’s website here:
www.campaspe.vic.gov.au/Plan-build/Planning/Applying-for-a-planning-permit#section-4

Step 2: (If they are not already filled in), please fill in the form with the following details about Midland Bacon’s application:

• Street No: 97
  Street Name: Robertson Road
  Lot No: Lot 1
  On LP/PS No: PS 448893G PSH CAR
  Suburb: Carag Carag VIC 3623
  Permit number: PLN324/2024
  
  

Step 3: Write the reasons for your objection.

Please feel free to write as much or as little as you like.

If there is a text box, please feel free to expand it.

Download our Objection Template from the bottom of this page, as a guide. 

Step 4: How will you be affected by the granting of a permit?

If you live or work in, or regularly visit the area, please write about that and how Midland Bacon's expansion would negatively affect you.

If not, feel free to leave this blank.

Step 5: Fill in the form with your own details.

Please fill in as many fields as possible/as applicable.

Please use your personal email address (not an email that indicates you volunteer/work for an animal protection organisation such as AJP). 

Step 6: Lodge your completed form

You can send it via mail, fax, or email to:

Mail:

• Shire of Campaspe
  PO Box 35
  ECHUCA VIC 3564

Fax: (03) 5481 2290

Email: [email protected]

After submitting, please let us know by completing this quick survey: Submission Survey

You're also welcome to use it to ask questions or share feedback.

Thank you for making a submission.