Eildon Springs Merino Stud in Lexton, Victoria, Australia | Local business

Eildon Springs Merino Stud

Locality: Lexton, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 438 667 217

Address: 3823 Sunraysia Hwy 3352 Lexton, VIC, Australia

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25.01.2022 Nice and chilly start to day 2 at Sheepvention. Call into site 51 to get out of the cold wind and have a look at the rams.

23.01.2022 From all us at Eildon Spring we would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Stay safe and enjoy your Christmas with loved ones and we will see you all in the New Year.xx

22.01.2022 Some of the stud ewes and lambs enjoying the warm sun after another frosty morning.

22.01.2022 Come and see us tomorrow in Serpentine at the Loddon Valley Field Day. We will have on display some horn and poll rams.

20.01.2022 Today we will be at the Loddon Valley Field Day. We will have both horn and poll rams on display along with some stud ewes. If your heading along drop in and say g’day.

19.01.2022 We're excited to be in Hamilton, Victoria again for Sheepvention starting Monday! This year's two-day show at Hamilton Showgrounds includes a special program of... events planned to celebrate the 40-year history of Sheepvention. We'll be based out of Site 51 alongside Eildon Springs Merino Stud, see you there! More info: https://bit.ly/2vriKhz See more

18.01.2022 The following has been developed as a Wool Industry collaboration from AWEX and WPA,SCAA,SPA,WASIA, AWU. Wool harvesting Operations: Protocols in response to CO...VID-19 Operations document **If you don’t feel well, don’t’ risk going to work. Let your employer know you are not well** 1. Maintain 1.5 metre distance between personnel at all times Shed staff considerations: Travelling separately in vehicles unless the vehicle can allow for 1.5 metre distancing, e.g. bus Wool handlers waiting until the shearer is in the catching pen before they pick-up Woolgrower considerations: Only using every second shearing stand Must have own rooms in camp out jobs (consider utilising other buildings) Meals ensure eating areas can provide 1.5 metre distancing 2. Implement and follow strict hygiene regimes Shed staff considerations: Wash frequently with soap and water, before and after eating and after using the toilet Bring own soap, alcohol-based hand sanitiser and towel Don’t share cups or water bottles Encourage sweat band use and use of own towels the virus cannot be transmitted from an infected person through sweat alone but can be transmitted through coughing or sneezing. Keep gear separated - workers to bring storage bags or tubs for their gear Woolgrower considerations: Provide running water (no basins), soap, alcohol-based hand sanitiser and paper towel Ensure adequate space in eating rooms to enable 1.5m distancing between staff 3. Over-communicate Talk to staff each day o Remind them to practice social distancing and/or isolation each night in suburban jobs recommend that people don’t visit friends and family o If they feel unwell do not come to work, or leave work if feeling unwell o Don’t pressure staff to work - if they are nervous and don’t want to work, find alternative workers Contractors & woolgrower communication o Forewarn, accept and manage for lower productivity/higher costs safety and welfare are prioritised over profits and time Considerations for woolgrowers include: Animal welfare Additional labour costs o Plan for several months ahead o Plan to be restricted to ‘essential shearing only’ o Encourage communications via phone where possible o Essential personnel only do not allow people that are not essential to the wool harvesting process i.e. visitors, children, etc into the shearing shed, especially older people 4. What to do if a someone becomes unwell at work Isolate as soon as possible Notify relevant people including contractor or woolgrower Follow dept of Health procedures:

18.01.2022 Happy New Year from our family to yours.Hope 2020 brings laughter, love, happiness. To everyone that is affected by these horrible fires please stay safe and take care. Happy New Year from our family to yours.Hope 2020 brings laughter, love, happiness. To everyone that is affected by these horrible fires please stay safe and take care.

17.01.2022 What a emotional roller coaster the last few days have been. I will start of with saying that we are one of the lucky ones. Yes we did lose a little bit of ground but not a lot at all. Livestock are all good. As the fire was just about to hit our farm Peter and Steve and Charles raced to open all the gates to box over 10 thousand sheep up and move them closer to the house. 5 pm we were told it was too late to leave, with Steve and Peter already out fighting the fires the kid...s and myself made our way to Nola to be with her. We decided to stay as Steve assured us it was the safest thing to do. 10pm came and the scariest sight came when we seen at least 60 fire trucked making their way into the middle of town, I’ll never forget the feeling of oh shit it’s coming. Steve and Peter had been keeping us updated as much as they could. Next we New we were told by the police to leave now as it may be too late in a short time. I’m so grateful for my parents, sisters and niece and nephew for all the love and support they did to be there for us once we hit ballarat. I’m so proud of the way my kids handled themselves during it all and for keeping Nola safe and not worried. Around Midnight I got the call I never want to get again from Steve telling me shit I think it’s in our farm and moving fast. He at that point was more concerned to help save our friend/ neighbours farm, which unfortunately was not able to be saved. I will be forever great full to all the that helped fight the fire in any way including the dozers that help save our farm. It truly means the world to us. To all our friends that lost livestock, sheds, fences my love goes out to you all. We are truly blessed to have such a caring husband / father that will do anything at all to help keep people and their property safe even if it means our farm is in danger. His had 2 hours sleep since Friday morning and just keeps pushing through. His home atm sorting sheep out but will be back out at the fire tonight for another long night. Hope gets some sleep at some stage this arvo though. Also thanks goes out to Charles, Dylan and Chloe for coming down to help out today it means a lot.

15.01.2022 Day two of Sheepvention. We will be here until 4pm. Call in to site 51 and say g’day. Fingers crossed no rain today.

12.01.2022 It was nice to see some much needed rain yesterday. 30ml of rain measured which helped settle the dust

11.01.2022 Day 1 at Sheepvention. All set up ready for the day. We are at site 51, Call in and say g’day.

10.01.2022 It’s Sheepvention time. We are all set up and ready for the next two day. Make sure you call into site 51 and say g’day and check out our rams. This year we have eight rams on display, both horn and poll rams.

08.01.2022 We are pleased to be once again attending Sheepvention this year. This year we are bringing along 6 of our finest young rams for you all to see. We will be at our usual site 51 so please head on in and say hello. We are looking forward to catching up with some familiar faces and meeting some new ones.

07.01.2022 Well that’s a wrap for another year at Sheepvention. Was a pleasure to meet so many new people and of course catching up with friends and clients from far and wide. It was fantastic to see so much interest in our rams this year, it confirms that all the hard work and long hours are paying off. Big thank you to Quality Wool for site sharing again this year. Also thanks to Leroy Mac Designs for keeping the kids entertained. Xx

07.01.2022 It was an honour to have Chantel visit our farm so we could share our story.

06.01.2022 Did you know that we haven’t mulesed any of our lambs for well over 12 years

06.01.2022 This year we will be attending the Bendigo online ram sale on Friday 17th July, which will be held via auction plus. We have two rams up for sale. One poll ram and one horn ram. If you would like any further information on either of these rams please give Steve a call on 0438667217

04.01.2022 Well done James Braszell Photography for spreading the word

04.01.2022 Last day at Sheepvention. Come on into site 51 to say g’day.

03.01.2022 Day 1 at Sheepvention. Come on down to site 51. It’s a little fresh but no rain so far.