Tasmania's good record on livestock theft tarnished by sheep stealing

Andrew Miller
Updated November 10 2020 - 3:51pm, first published 7:00am
THEFTS INVESTIGATED: Senior Sergeant John Parker, Oatlands police, says the thefts occurred within a 100-kilometre radius, in the Highland Lakes area.
THEFTS INVESTIGATED: Senior Sergeant John Parker, Oatlands police, says the thefts occurred within a 100-kilometre radius, in the Highland Lakes area.

Tasmania Police are investigating the theft of hundreds of sheep, valued at $140,000, from the Highland Lakes region over a period of two years.

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Andrew Miller

Andrew Miller

Journalist

I'm a general reporter with Stock & Land, with a special interest in irrigation issues. I completed my cadetship, with the Age, in 1980. Over my career, I've worked for ABC radio news (Mt Isa, Qld) and at provincial and suburban newspapers.

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