It was great to catch up with Patrick Tully who manages Cluny Station for Arrabury Pastoral Company, this week.
Patrick told me he was appointed the manager of Cluny station at the start of February, and he is the third generation of Tullys to manage the property.
The Tully association started with his grand father Colin Tully and continued with his Garth.
“I am the eldest of two brothers and even though there was this family connection with Cluny I never felt any pressure to take over Cluny - I kind of just fell into it, he said.
Patrick said it has been a lack lustre wet season though they got rain in January that was the last rain event that they had.
“Combine the lack of rack with the extreme heat of February and the warm start to autumn the country is very dry, the the cattle seem to be doing well and there is still a good amount of dry feed on the ground and this has been keeping them in good condition,” he said.
Patrick told me that as a child he didn’t think that he would even be involved in the cattle industry.
“I would much rather stay inside and read books than go out with Dad, but then when I left high school I didn’t know what I wanted to do, so I decided to come home until I work out what I wanted to do with my life, and it has turned into a career.”
As the third generation of Tullys to manage Cluny I am lucky I have the access to experience spanning back to the ‘60s, as this information and history is invaluable. Patrick said he is happy and grateful that Arrabury Pastoral Company offered him the job and for the help that they have given in the starting months.
