KNOW YOUR BUTCHER
Shane
Shane brings over 30 years of butchery expertise and industry experience to his role. He has exceptional knowledge of breaking down carcass meat using traditional butchery methods. Sourcing only the best quality meat cuts, taking a great deal of pride in the meat he sells. He puts passion into everything he does, having excellent knowledge of the local community’s needs and how to meet them.
Shane brings over 30 years of butchery expertise and industry experience to his role. He has exceptional knowledge of breaking down carcass meat using traditional butchery methods. Sourcing only the best quality meat cuts, taking a great deal of pride in the meat he sells. He puts passion into everything he does, having excellent knowledge of the local community’s needs and how to meet them.
Chelsea
Chelsea, previously a Workplace Trainer and Govt Assessor, brings a background in training, recruitment, management and customer service. She has a varied role within the business, wearing several hats as Bookeeper, Secretary, Marketer, and a busy Mum. Being a people person, providing top quality customer service is paramount, as is, adapting to the ever-changing needs of the business.
Chelsea, previously a Workplace Trainer and Govt Assessor, brings a background in training, recruitment, management and customer service. She has a varied role within the business, wearing several hats as Bookeeper, Secretary, Marketer, and a busy Mum. Being a people person, providing top quality customer service is paramount, as is, adapting to the ever-changing needs of the business.
Rodney
Rodney has been with us from day one and is a key component of our business. His calm, relaxed and friendly manner, makes him a favourite with the customers. Rodney takes great pride in everything he cuts. With excellent attention to detail, Rodney goes above and beyond every time to make each customers individual needs a priority.
Rodney has been with us from day one and is a key component of our business. His calm, relaxed and friendly manner, makes him a favourite with the customers. Rodney takes great pride in everything he cuts. With excellent attention to detail, Rodney goes above and beyond every time to make each customers individual needs a priority.
OUR STORY
Do it with passion or not at all
Our story began when Shane was just 14 years old. When his interest in working, began to surpass his interest for sitting down at the school desk. He would regularly skip school to go to work as the clean up boy at his local butchers. He then later went on to leave school and complete a Butchery Apprenticeship. That’s where his love of Butchery began! Shane has always had a passion for learning and bettering himself and at 22 years old, he was offered the opportunity to manage his own store, a challenge that he gladly accepted. Since then, Shane has continued to make a marked difference at every place he’s worked. Putting passion and energy into everything he does.
After 10 years working as the right-hand man/ 2IC to Barry (at Barry Collins Butchery), an invaluable opportunity arose- Barry decided it was time to retire and the shop came up for sale. Shane couldn’t see anybody else running it but himself, as it was somewhere that he truly loved working. The shop being a long-standing enterprise, an integral part of the fabric of the community for many decades, a much loved, historical part of the Spofforth Street shopping strip. Shane, together with his wife Chelsea, then bought the business in 2014 and with a fresh lick of paint, some new signage and some fresh ideas, the doors were officially opened in the November and Shane’s Quality Butchery began!
What followed was lots of hard work, goal setting, some long hours and the creation of a dream. But we haven’t done it alone. With a dedicated team from the outset, we are proud to say we’ve stayed true to our vision right from the very beginning, providing the highest quality meat to our customers. We strongly value the relationships that we have with our customers. We have followed their lives and they’ve followed our journey. They’ve seen us welcome our son Tom into the world, getting to know our family and we have delighted in getting to know theirs. After all, that’s what community is all about. We cannot thank the local community enough for all their support for our business and ‘their local butcher shop’.
With a relaxed and happy atmosphere in store, we are committed to bringing you the best experience and the finest quality produce you’ve come to expect. Nowadays our customers want to know more about where their food comes from, where it’s sourced and we are only too happy to answer any questions you may have. Our team members each bring to the business their own knowledge, experience and individual expertise. Our exceptional, personalised customer service is second to none and we hold a strong reputation of excellence in our field, within the community. Many of our customers we know on a first name basis. We genuinely make an effort to get to know what our customers want and we don’t take short cuts. If there’s something that you’re after and you can’t see it, just give us a call. We are only too happy to try and meet your needs in any way we can. Our fresh ideas together with our dedicated and friendly team – that’s the recipe of a place you’ll want to visit again and again.
When you walk through our doors, you’ll see a love of fresh food and how it’s presented, that is built on passion and pride. We really do love what we do. So why not pop in and let us help you with your next dinner party/ BBQ/ kids birthday or that special date night in. We look forward to seeing you soon!
Breakout River Meats
Breakout River calls Cowra in NSW home. Cowra is nestled on the banks of the Lachlan River just down stream from Wyangala Dam which is the storage dam for the river system. Cowra is a farming community boasting some of Australia’s best agricultural land. It has a large area under vineyards with some wonderful wines grown there. It can also boast that it has some of Australia’s best lambs and cattle produced there. Breakout River uses the brand names: Cowra Lamb – Watervale Beef & Chiverton Pork. Breakout River has a commitment to quality meat with quality service. Their commitment to their own customers is providing the best quality meat every single day. People should be able to get a consistent quality product 52 weeks of the year and they work hard at always trying to achieve that goal. Their product is loaded onto the truck and delivered well below minimum temperature requirement, which is essential for shelf life longevity and freshness of the product, when it gets to us.https://www.breakoutriver.com.au/
D.R. Johnston Group
D.R. Johnston is the domestic wholesale division of JBS Australia – the largest meat processing company in Australia and a division of JBS, the largest in the world. They are the exclusive distributor of some of JBS Australia’s most recognised brands, both at an industry level and consumer-facing. D.R. Johnston also maintain their own pork brand, Tender Valley Pork, which was established in 2014, providing us with the flexibility to cater to our customers’ needs on a short turnaround.https://drjohnston.com.au/
YCC Poultry
Our range of Chicken comes from all across the country, from some of the best quality farms, supplied to us through YCC Poultry who continuously exceed customer expectations. YCC provide us chicken from some of the most trusted brands such as, La Ionica, Baiada, Golden Cockeral and Inghams to name a few. In alignment with Federal & Industry regulations, all our chicken is steroid and hormone free and is 100% HALAL Certified. Our chicken is also 100% all Australian chicken, which makes for a great tasting bird!https://yccpoultry.com.au/
The One That Got Away
Our Seafood and Fish is supplied by family owned business, The One That Got Away, in Bondi. They have been at the top of their game since 1996 and they are proud to declare a commitment to a sustainable supply of seafood for future generations, fully supporting and encouraging environmentally responsible farming and fishing practices. They attend the Sydney Fish Markets DAILY to source only the freshest, 100% Australian Fish and Seafood. All fish is filleted by their resident Fishmonger, who has been with them since day one. His team work tirelessly to prepare the fish each day into small batches to maintain maximum freshness and that’s exactly what you receive when you come to us. Capturing flavour & freshness is the objective and simplicity is their key. The fish is packed and delivered to us within a day. So if you haven’t already, why not order some to try!http://www.theonethatgotaway.com.au/
Pendle Ham & Bacon Curers
Our strong relationships with our suppliers, ensures we receive only the best quality products 100% of the time. With an uncompromising focus on quality- Pendle Ham & Bacon Curers provide us with the highest quality range of smallgoods. Whether its our flavoursome chorizo, black pudding, prosciutto, the best brekky bacon going around or our well-known tasty hams, you’ll regularly see the truck out the front, dropping off our share of these delights for our customers. Our Ham comes from OUR very own female legs of pork, which we send away to Pendle to be cured and smoked. Our sliced leg ham off the bone is a customer favourite!https://pendlehamandbacon.com.au/
Pasta Gallery & Ready Delicious
Pasta Gallery is a family run and operated business, sourcing premium local ingredients: 100% Australian Durum Semolina milled to order in Tamworth NSW, free range eggs, 100% Australian grown vegetables, cheese from boutique cheese wholesalers and grass fed meat, free range duck and chicken. Our pasta is not mixed with cheaper flours nor are our ravioli a blend of flavoured breadcrumbs, rather its the above values that create the colourful ingredients Pasta Gallery use on their canvas of pasta to create their unique flavours.https://www.pastagallery.com.au/
Alpine Game Meats
Alpine Game Meats provide fresh Australian Game Meats, that are both ethically and sustainably sourced. They aim to supply chemical free, nutritious whole foods that are Wild Harvested and Free Range wherever possible. Sourcing their meats directly from their own farms and own supply chains, they can ensure that their products are the freshest and highest quality wild harvested and farm raised game. Alpine’s product range includes; Venison, Crocodile, Kangaroo, Duck, Wild Bore, Emu, Rabbit, Hare, Buffalo, Camel, Quail, Spatchcock, Game Sausages, Game Birds, Possum and Tasmanian Wallaby. Alpine Game Meats is a proudly Australian owned, family company.http://www.alpinegamemeats.com/
