At shearing time in the spring, the station's population doubles with the arrival of a highly skilled shearing gang, who remove the sheep’s cosy coats before the hot summer months. The fleece is prepared for our wool classer Bridget, who then “classes” each fleece individually into specific quality grades.

The wool that is selected for our Mt Nicholas merino heritage goods goes through a further hand-processing by Kate and Latisha to remove vegetable matter, and any parts of the fleece that are less than perfect. It is then baled up, and leaves the station by truck to be tested electronically for quality characteristics, washed to remove the lanolin and dust, then spun and knitted into timeless pieces that you’ll love for years to come.