113 Mitchell Hwy Wellington NSW 2820 Australia Phone: 02 6846 7292 Fax: 02 6846 7282 Mobile: 0438 467 292
We have alpaca experience that money can't buy

John and Julie Lawrie and their family have been involved with alpacas in Australia for more than 15 years. We are original members of both the Australian Alpaca Association and the Central Western Region of NSW. We have been and are still very much involved in Association activities.

We manage up to 300 alpacas on our homestead block near Wellington which we integrate with a sheep and cattle enterprise with wheat/canola crops on our nearby farm. Our five children have all contributed to the success of our family business over many years as well as John's brother and sister and their families.

John is currently the vice-president of the Central Western Region and coordinator for the Australian National Field Days which is held in Orange in October each year. He is also a member of the Natcom Research and Development subcommittee.

Julie is currently the Publicity Officer for the Central Western Region and she also stewards at various fleece shows including the Royal Easter Show and our National Show.

John and Julie believe the Australian alpaca industry will become the major producer of highest quality alpaca fibre in the world within 20 years. We have been members of the Alpaca Co-op since 1996 and continue to provide our entire annual clip to the Australian Alpaca Fibre LTD (AAFL) to produce quality Australian made products for local and overseas markets.

Our goals are to:

• breed fertile alpacas with soft, heavy fleeces of high commercial value
• help new alpaca breeders improve their alpaca herd
• assist the Australian Alpaca Association develop alpacas into a mature livestock industry
• demonstrate the advantages, both financial & environmental of having alpacas on farms in Australia

Our dream is "to live long enough to see alpacas develop into a financially rewarding and environmentally friendly mainstream agricultural industry".