TAMWORTH’S meat-master Mick Newton has come home with an admirable third place in the Sausage King state finals.
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The hotly contested competition is run by the Australian Meat Industry Council (AMIC) and looks for the best sausages and burgers from independent butchers at a regional, state and national level.
While Mr Newton couldn’t crack the national championships this year, the Tamworth butcher said having his pork snags recognised in the state’s top three was an achievement in itself.
Mr Newton didn’t change up his winning recipe and says fresh, quality pork is the key to the product’s ongoing success.
The award-winning pork sausage is not a big seller at Mick’s Meat House at Northgate, but he says the recognition is “very good for his plain beef sausages”.
A regular entrant in the Sausage King meets, Mr Newton said a few new competitors jumped out at this year’s edition.
Jacob McArthur
Jacob McArthur is opinions editor for The Canberra Times and Australian Community Media. As part of the Canberra Times' production team, he helps the people of Canberra and beyond get the stories they need, when they need them across a range of platforms, while helping maintain a high editorial standard. Before moving to Canberra in 2020, he started with Australian Community Media in 2015 as a journalist for The Northern Daily Leader in Tamworth where he kept a close eye on Tamworth Regional Council. Jacob was also the co-host of ACM's Water Pressure podcast where he and Jamieson Murphy took a deep dive on issues and key decisions arising during one of the region's worst droughts on record.
Jacob McArthur is opinions editor for The Canberra Times and Australian Community Media. As part of the Canberra Times' production team, he helps the people of Canberra and beyond get the stories they need, when they need them across a range of platforms, while helping maintain a high editorial standard. Before moving to Canberra in 2020, he started with Australian Community Media in 2015 as a journalist for The Northern Daily Leader in Tamworth where he kept a close eye on Tamworth Regional Council. Jacob was also the co-host of ACM's Water Pressure podcast where he and Jamieson Murphy took a deep dive on issues and key decisions arising during one of the region's worst droughts on record.
