About the Lord & Penna Partnership
The Lord & Penna Partnership was formed in 2001 with the purchase of Woolthorpe Station Aramac. The partnership was formed by James & Marjorie Lord of May Downs Station Mt Isa. Ardie & Kacie Lord of Sutherland Station, Richmond and Gerard & Linda Penna formally employed at Sutherland Station. Gerard and Linda are responsible for the management on growth of the Lord & Penna business. Bayrick Station was purchased in June 2006 along with Camroo that was purchased by Lord Pastoral. The two properties although separate enterprises are both managed together.
Woolthorpe Station is a mixed enterprise and is situated 70km north of Aramac in central western Queensland, Australia. It is 43 000 hectares and currently runs 3 000 sheep & 5 000 head of cattle.
Woolthorpe also runs a hay baling enterprise baling 3X4 round bales of Flinders & Mitchell grass when seasons allow.
The homestead area at Woolthorpe consists of the manager’s residence, station hand – mechanic house (3 bedroom), head stockpersons house (2 bedroom), & single persons quarters (5 bedroom- under construction).
Woolthorpe is supplied with town power and has access to Aramac via 20km for dirt road & 50 km of bitumen, or Muttaburra via 70km of dirt road.
Bayrick is 36,000 acres (14,574 H.A.) of undulating Mitchell grass downs and buffel grass. It is prime wool growing/fattening country. Bayrick and Camroo (Lord Pastoral) re currently being managed by Kim & Melissa Iland who started with the Lord & Penna business in Dec 2011. Kim & Melissa are also Lord Pastoral former employees. Bayrick runs 8 000 sheep and 1 500 cattle. Camroo runs 2 500 cattle and no sheep.
The homestead area at Bayrick consists of a beautiful old Queenslander set among well established gardens on the banks of Bayrick creek, a 4 bedroom cottage for employees and large shearers quarters and shearing shed.
Bayrick is supplied with town power and has access to Tambo via 40km black soil & 35km of bitumen or Augathella via 50km black soil and 30km bitumen. The larger centre of Charleville is 115km from the station.
