At Slattery Auctions This Week – Plant-Equipment, Vehicles, Trucks and 150 More Events

The liquidation pipeline remains the dominant story this week, with Slattery’s scheduled sales reflecting a market flush with both white-collar fleet assets and heavy industrial plant. The standout is the Townsville engineering and manufacturing clearance, closing 16 September, which offers a complete workshop teardown including a 2022 Flow Mach 500 water jet, a 2025 Hugong laser cutter, and a 2023 Lorch robot welder (LinkedIn – Slattery Asset Advisory & Slattery Auctions and Valuations, Aug 31). For buyers in the fabrication sector, this is a rare chance to secure late-model automated gear without a protracted off-market negotiation.

Down south, the Melbourne hub is feeding the Dandenong auction scheduled for 11-17 September, featuring prime movers, triaxle trailers, and earthmoving plant like backhoes and motor graders (LinkedIn – Slattery Asset Advisory & Slattery Auctions and Valuations, Sep 1). The breadth of stock confirms the steady churn of contractor equipment, but the more immediate deadline is the NSW tools, equipment and consumables EOI closing 2 September, a one-line liquidation that will likely appeal to traders looking for volume lots (LinkedIn – Slattery Asset Advisory & Slattery Auctions and Valuations, Aug 27).

Government and institutional de-fleeting continues to underwrite the vehicle calendar. The Canberra car and commercial sale held 1 September featured late-model ex-council Toyotas with verifiable service history, a reliable indicator of strong bidding for documented maintenance (Auction Finder, Aug 26). This is running parallel to a multi-state wave of vehicle and truck auctions opening in Perth, Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, and Adelaide, with Newcastle and Karratha also hosting machinery events (Slattery Auctions, Sep 1).

Buyers should watch the NSW EOI deadline on 2 September and the Townsville closure on 16 September, as these liquidation formats often yield the sharpest value for prepared bidders.

Last updated: 2 Sept 2026