Horsham Rural City Council has marked the turning of the first sod as construction begins on the new $3.7-million roof over Horsham Regional Livestock Exchange.
Mayor Mark Radford, Member for Mallee Anne Webster, Member for Lowan Emma Kealy and Horsham Regional Livestock Exchange advisory board chairman Cr David Grimble were among attendees at the official ceremony.
All 23,400 square metres of the saleyards will be undercover, with the Horsham council committing $2.2-million to the project.
The Federal Government is contributing $1.49-million via its Building Better Regions Fund.