Woolnorth Property Details AREA Total 22,200 hectares (includes Roaring 40’s wind farm area) 10,386 hectares pasture 1,914 hectares heath 5,500 hectares forest 4,400 hectares foreshore & rivers SITUATION North West tip of Tasmania. 16 kilometres North Coast. 18 Kilometres West Coast. EMPLOYMENT 120 employees are involved in dairy, beef and sheep enterprises. BEEF CATTLE 200 Hereford remain from a bloodline commencing 1873, making this the oldest continuous Hereford bloodline in Australia. 2,000 Angus breeders and weaners provide beef for the export and domestic markets. 10,000 Friesian bulls are grazed in a Techno Beef grazing system to supply 5,000 annually for export to the US as hamburger beef. SHEEP The composite breed herd has been reduced to 4,000 breeders for a prime lamb trade. Shearing is contracted in January in a 13 stand raised board shed. DAIRYING 10 Rotary dairies and 1 Herringbone dairy are operated by sharefarmers & managers. The largest dairy, an 80 bail platform, milking an average of 650 cows per hour. 2,300 this season. EARTHWORMS Since the 1980's, the transplanting of earthworms to new pastures has aided improved pasture production. WIND FARM Roaring 40’s have 37 generators producing 1.75Mw on Flat Top Bluff and 25 generators producing 3Mw at Studland Bay. RESEARCH We conduct an ongoing programme which is currently directed at increasing pasture production and efficiency. FORESTRY Over 500 hectares of forest enrichment and shelter planting plus large areas of native vegetation reserves have been fenced off. DEVELOPMENT Over 4800 hectares was developed into pasture between 1994 & 1998. EARLY HISTORY VD.L. Co. began in 1825 from a Royal Charter from King George IV Edward Curr, the first manager arrived August 1826 at Stanley. Mason's and Cookhouse cottages plus the Jail are the oldest buildings on Woolnorth, built early 1830's. “COLLOBOI” Beached at Woolnorth, August 1932, after springing a leak off Hunter Island. WILDLIFE The last 4 Tasmanian Tigers captured at Woolnorth were sent to the Beaumauris Zoo, Queens Domain, Hobart. BIRDS Large areas of excellent habitat exist on the property. Over 100 species have been identified. Often migratory birds winter on Woolnorth. CO. DETAILS Woolnorth is part of The VD.L. Company, which is the only company (worldwide) operating under a Royal Charter, dating back to 1825, on its original land. The major shareholder is a New Zealand public company TASMAN FARMS LIMITED, based in Timaru. Most of the VD.L Co. maps, documents and records are being cared for in the archives at Hobart. VD.L Co. maps etc can be found in many museums around the state. TOURISM Tours are conducted on a daily basis & overnight accommodation is available. Phone (03) 6452 1493     Mobile 0428 340 579 Email: info@woolnorthtours.com.au

Breathe the cleanest air in the world at Cape Grim. View spectacular coastlines. See Tasmania's new largest wind farm and its next stage of construction. Walk the coastal beaches where the Great Southern Ocean collides with Bass Srait. Experience the modern agriculture. Dine around the circa 1780 board room table.