Arrawatta Station — Native Aberdeen Angus
A herd of cattle in Arrawatta pasture beneath a wide sky and evening clouds.

Arrawatta Station · New South Wales

Native Angus cattle
and the country
that sustains them.

A working cattle station. A considered approach to cattle and country. A connection that carries through to the beef.

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Cattle. Country. Provenance.

One connected story

It starts with the herd.
It belongs to this place.

The cattle, the forage they depend on and the records behind each animal are all part of the same story.

Born into the herd.

Every animal used for Native Angus Beef is born into the Arrawatta herd.

Responsibility for life.

Arrawatta retains ownership and management responsibility throughout each animal’s life.

A recorded connection.

Each pack’s packing date connects to butchery processing records.

A close portrait of a black Native Angus animal, with a yellow numbered ear tag and grass at its mouth.
Native Angus at Arrawatta · March 2024

01 / Native Angus

Cattle and
country must fit.

The question begins with the animal: how well can it make its living from forage?

Native Angus cattle are central to Arrawatta’s approach. We consider the herd and its grazing environment together, with the aim of growing and finishing cattle on the forage the station provides.

The genetics create the potential. The country must provide the conditions.

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02 / The Station

A place to graze.
Room to recover.

From the Macintyre River to the grazing paddocks, the work is to understand the country—and provide what the cattle need from it.

The Macintyre River at Arrawatta, bordered by trees and grassy banks.
The Macintyre River at ArrawattaCountry that shapes the work

Observation. Grazing. Recovery.

The work is in
the everyday decisions.

Moving cattle between paddocks gives grazed country time to recover. The timing changes with conditions: the available forage, the needs of the herd and what we see on the ground.

It is a practical relationship between the cattle and their food supply, guided by observation and adjustment.

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A mob of black cattle moves along a station track, with a farm vehicle behind them.
Moving the herd at ArrawattaA working station

03 / Provenance

A named farm.
A recorded connection.

Arrawatta is the source station. Native Angus Beef carries the story through butchery, packing and the connection with the customer.

  1. The Arrawatta herd

    Born into the herd, with individual livestock records.

  2. Regional slaughter

    Small groups, with processing lot and body records.

  3. Carcass hanging

    Under refrigeration before cutting.

  4. Coffs Harbour butchery

    Ageing, butchery and packing by Native Angus Beef.

  5. Refrigerated delivery

    Packed and labelled, then delivered to the customer.

Hands preparing beef on a wooden butcher’s block.
Butchery preparation · Native Angus Beef archive, November 2023
An open Native Angus Beef box holding labelled packs of beef.
Native Angus Beef packaging · November 2023
See how the records connect

Each pack carries a packing date. Internal records connect it with the processing batch and abattoir lot and body information.

For a question about your beef, contact Native Angus Beef with the packing date on the label.

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04 / Our Story

People behind
the place.

John and Susan Hendry bring their interests in cattle, biology and food production to the day-to-day work at Arrawatta.

The station brings those interests together: the cattle they breed, the land they manage, and the connection between the farm and the food it produces.

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Arrawatta Station

Continue the story.

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