SALLY Carson enjoys nothing better than the hustle and bustle of shearing on the family property Burrabaranga in the traprock country at Gore, west of Warwick.
Sally said there was plenty of work in mustering and shearing 2700 Merino wethers but it was always an exciting event to be involved in.
Between shearing, Sally studies nursing at UNE, Armidale, and plans to take up nursing in remote areas.
"I really enjoy nursing and love managing stock, so hopefully I can combine the two by remaining in rural areas. That's the plan anyway."
It hasn't been easy in the traprock with drought and wild dog attacks which killed some 500 sheep.
But after concerted trapping, baiting, shooting and electric fencing the dog problem appears to be on hold.
Meandarra shearer Jason Murray, hard at work in the shed. Click on the image to view a gallery of photos at Burrabaranga.
"Trapping seems to have worked the best," Sally said.
"It's hard to track a dog in this rocky country and usually you only get a glimpse of one out in the scrub."
Despite the drought, the Burrabaranga wethers performed well, producing exceptionally clean, fine wool with a good tensile strength.
The clip should average 17 microns with high 78pc yield, low 1pc of vegetable matter and 90mm length.