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Westpac Property Tours Beef Australia 2021 Westpac Property Tours Beef Australia 2021 Beef Australia is proudly supported by our Principal Partners Sunday 4 ‘Eulogie’, Dululu (Half Day) Monday 5 ‘Raglan Station’, Raglan (Full Day) Contents 6 ‘Belah Valley’, Marlborough (Full Day) Property Tours 7 ‘Boreelum’, Miriam Vale (Full Day) Tuesday 8 ‘Arrow Cattle Yards’, Nerimbera (Half Day) 9 ‘Mystery Park’ & ‘Ametdale’, St Lawrence (Full Day) 10 ‘Tingle Hill’, Baralaba (Full Day) 11 ‘Jarrah Cattle Co.’, Banana (Full Day) Wednesday 12 ‘Netley’, Goovigen (Full Day) 13 ‘Doonside’, Milman (Half Day) Thursday 14 ‘Belmont Station’, Etna Creek (Full Day) 15 ‘Bindaree’, Yaamba (Half Day) City Tours 16 Welcome to Rockhampton 17 Monday: ‘Bulls, Boats & Botanic Notes’ 18 Tuesday: ‘History Her-Story Hops & Heifers’ 19 Wednesday: ‘Cows, Caves & Cocktails’ 20 Thursday: ‘Bush Tucker & Darumbal Tales’ Information 21 Bio Security Statement 22 Animal Welfare Statement 23 Your Health and Safety Welcome To Beef Australia 2021 Westpac Property Tours Central Queensland is home to a unique, beautiful and gold rush days of 1858 when many thousands of people productive landscape that has supported the creation of arrived in Rockhampton in search of gold. Subsequently Australia’s largest regional beef herd serviced from the Beef goldmines were also discovered at nearby Bouldercombe Capital of Rockhampton. and Mt Morgan in 1882. The Mt Morgan mine became the richest single gold mine in the world, during its 100 years in The Beef Australia host city has a population of approximately operation. 82,000 people, and is the historical homeland of the Darumbal people who inhabited the area prior to European The towns of Rockhampton and Mt Morgan grew rapidly settlement in 1853 by the Archer brothers. The city is during those early days, with increasing prosperity built located on the Fitzroy River, named after Sir Charles Fitzroy, around the pastoral, cattle and mining industries. The Mt governor of the colony of New South Wales. Morgan Mining Company had a major influence on building construction in Rockhampton. In the late 1880’s to 1890’s The Greater Rockhampton region, covering an area of period, many fine sandstone buildings of outstanding 142,700 square kilometres, has a carrying capacity of 3.2 architecture, including offices, churches, banks and million head of cattle, as well as extensive farming lands warehouses sprang up along the town streets, many of them and rich mineral deposits. It is renowned as the largest river overlooking the Fitzroy river. These buildings stand as a catchment flowing to the east coast of Australia and has a legacy to the prominence of Rockhampton as a commercial diverse environment from alluvial brigalow flats, to river red city port during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. gums and ironbark woodlands and ranges. Australia’s national beef exposition was established The Gracemere saleyards CQLX complex, on the outskirts of in Rockhampton in 1988 as a project to celebrate and Rockhampton, acts as the premium cattle selling centre of acknowledge the bi-centenary of settlement in Australia, Central Queensland and each year in October conducts the 1788-1988. Due to the great success of the first Beef biggest Brahman bull sale in Australia. A weekly fat & store Expo, the people of Rockhampton and Central Queensland sale is conducted each Friday, with a yarding of between encouraged the committee to continue similar expos in the 2000 - 5,000 head of cattle. The venue is also host to many future. other breed societies bull sales as well as horse sales. Rockhampton is now one of the central nodes of the North The first meatworks established in Rockhampton was the Australian beef industry, which comprises half of Australia’s Lakes Creek meatworks, which began production in 1871, total cattle numbers. Many of the tropical-adapted breeds and later became the largest in the southern hemisphere. have their society offices in Rockhampton and the beef Now owned and operated by Teys Bros Australia, it is still industry remains a pillar of the central Queensland economy. one of the largest meatworks in Australia, with a slaughtering capacity of 1730 head per day. JBS Australia also operates Rockhampton is now celebrating its 12th tri-annual Beef in Rockhampton and has a daily slaughtering capacity of Exposition, again attracting Australia-wide and International 676 head. Teys Bros Australia have another plant located in visitors for all things beef related. Biloela, which slaughters up to 703 head of beef per day. Welcome to the Beef Australia 2021 Westpac Property Tours, Rockhampton’s early history was forged by the Canoona and we hope you have a wonderful day. Half-day Tour Sunday, May 2 HRockhampton Eulogie Showgrounds Your Hosts, Matthew and Janelle McCamley welcome you to a half day tour of their generational grazing property ‘Eulogie’, where guests will gain an insight into the workings of a world class Brahman Stud business, exploring both its success and need to navigate seasonal adversity and the role of business diversification. H‘Eulogie’ ‘Eulogie’ is located 65km South management of recovering pastures, of Rockhampton featuring 2,832 property improvement projects hectares of improved grazing country and the integration of their aviation as developed by the McCamley family business. over three generations. Eulogie is home to a world class Brahman In 2012 Matthew and Janelle Itinerary Stud which features in the families’ McCamley diversified their position to Lancefield Stud brand. include an aviation business know as 7.30 am for 7.45am Coach Transfer ‘Stirling Helicopters’ which services a Departing Rockhampton The Lancefield Brahman Stud multitude of civil, industrial, defence, Showgrounds was established in 1965 by Jeff fire and agricultural purposes, 8.30 am Arrive Eulogie McCamley and Ann McCamley and servicing a wide customer base as Morning Tea served is now a premier brahman brand well as complimenting the rural 9.00am Presentations and Tour across Northern Australia. The wide day to day operation. This tour will McCamley family collectively market explore the use of aircraft in modern under the Lancefield brand annually rural operations. 12.00pm Lunch & Guest Speaker at their Bull Sale in Rockhampton. The tour will conclude with a 2.00pm Depart Eulogie The McCamley family invite you to fully catered lunch and provide an review a world class working cattle opportunity to network amongst 3:00 pm Arrive Rockhampton operation and to gain insight into the industry and will feature a guest Showgrounds mitigation of adverse seasons and speaker. beefaustralia.com.au/propertytours Key Information Find out more about Eulogie: Sunday May 2 Half Day Tour Price: $125 Full-day Tour Monday, May 3 HRockhampton Raglan Station Showgrounds Your Hosts, Andrew and Roxanne Olive and family welcome you to ‘Raglan Station’ a world class cattle handling facility servicing the Live Export Trade from Port Alma, south of Rockhampton. ‘Raglan Station’ Highly regarded and renowned freight costs and additional stress on H Brahman breeders Andrew, Roxanne the animals, ensuring animal welfare. and son Ryan Olive, warmly welcome guests to ‘Raglan Station’ during Beef A forum on Live Cattle Exports will Australia’s Property Tours program in include individual presentations Itinerary 2021. from the Queensland Live Export Association President, an export 7.30 am for 8.00am Coach Transfer The Olive family have been breeding Veterinarian, and International Departing Rockhampton Showgrounds Brahmans for more than 55 years, and Feedlot representatives. Other topics run 2,000 head including stud and that will be discussed during the day 9.00 am Arrive Raglan Station commercial cattle on their 12,000ha include future export opportunities Morning Tea served Raglan district property. from Central Queensland, animal 10.00am Forums on Live Export welfare and marketing specifications. Presentations: A cattle handling facility was instigated • Export Opportunities by Ryan Olive in 2018, to assist Central After a visit to the cattle handling from Central Queensland Queensland producers to access a facility, guests will enjoy lunch and • Marketing & live cattle exporting facility from Port the opportunity to interact with the Specifications Alma, South of Rockhampton, thus speakers. • Animal Welfare reducing freight and husbandry costs 12.00pm Lunch The coach will depart Raglan Station associated with shipping live cattle 1.00pm Visit Yards at 1.30pm (approx) with a drive-by from centres further north. 1.30pm Depart Raglan Station for visit of the live export shipping facility Port Alma drive-by This central location offers local cattle at Port Alma, before returning to 3:30 pm Arrive Rockhampton producers the opportunity to access the Rockhampton Showgrounds at Showgrounds additional markets, whilst minimising 3.30pm. beefaustralia.com.au/propertytours Key Information Find out more about Raglan Station: Monday May 3 Full Day Tour Price: $195 Full-day Tour Monday, May 3 H Belah Valley ‘Belah Valley’ Morning tea and lunch are included Your Host Alf Collins and family welcome you to “Belah in the full day program, before guests Valley” for a full day insight into the CBV Brahman depart Belah Valley and return to the Rockhampton Showgrounds at operation, including genomics selection, cost effective 5.00pm. production and soil health and wealth. Alf Collins Snr, one of the most they will help breeding cattle better, innovative beef cattle breeders in the and better suited to the environment Rockhampton world, was awarded the prestigious and to improving profit. Showgrounds H Helen Newton-Turner Medal for 2017. Alf has met these challenges head-on Building on the foundations and collected performance records established by his father in 1955 underpinning reliable EBV’s and used at Wandilla Stud, Alf Collins Snr the information backed by hard- Itinerary has applied enormous dedication, nosed practical understanding of 7.15 am for 7.30am Coach Transfer careful recording, and rigorous focus functionality and survival ability, to on breeding for profitability, to the generate impressive genetic progress Departing Rockhampton continuous improvement of Brahman over several decades.
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