WA abattoir plans to build worker camp, expand plant and staff numbers to fight backlog of sheep orders

There is an oversupply of sheep to be processed in WA. (ABC Great Southern: Sophie Johnson)

One of Australia's largest sheep meat processors has bought an entire motel as they grow desperate to house abattoir workers.

Katanning-based WA Meat Marketing Co-Operative (WAMMCO) hopes to build a mining-type village and recently purchased the Katanning Jumbuck Motel as a starting point.