All Ekka cattle finally home and in lockdown

Helen Walker
Updated August 6 2021 - 4:24pm, first published August 4 2021 - 4:30pm
So close: Professional cattle fitter and stud Santa Gertrudis breeder Scott Ferguson managed an logical nightmare to remove 84 stud cattle and almost 30 staff including himself and full time employees from the Ekka Showgrounds to go into lock down at Glenn Oaks and Santa Central on the eastern Darling Downs. Picture: Helen Walker
So close: Professional cattle fitter and stud Santa Gertrudis breeder Scott Ferguson managed an logical nightmare to remove 84 stud cattle and almost 30 staff including himself and full time employees from the Ekka Showgrounds to go into lock down at Glenn Oaks and Santa Central on the eastern Darling Downs. Picture: Helen Walker

Beef cattle exhibitors who were stuck inside the Brisbane Showgrounds as the city plunged into a lockdown on Saturday afternoon have been released to head home.

Helen Walker

Helen Walker

Toowoomba-based Journalist

Helen is the Toowoomba-based journalist who loves nothing better than covering anything horse sport related, however she covers all commodities and personality yarns. Over the years she has lived in Brisbane, Rockhampton, Longreach and Roma filing stories for the 'bible of the bush'. Contact 0459 827414.

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