History

Don Phillips casting an eye over sale rams.

The Yarrawonga Merino Stud was founded by Don and Thea Phillips in 1971 on the Monaro after winning the Statewide Country Life Ewe Competition and has grown to be one of the most progressive and productive Merino Studs in Australia.

The Stud in now located at ‘Cunningham Plain’ Harden NSW where sheep are run under natural and improved pastures on granite soils with an average rainfall of 625mm.

Yarrawonga sheep have continued over the years to compete with and outperform other bloodlines in wether trials, ewe competitions, sheep and wool sales and stud ram sales.