There will be a changing of the guard at Yulgilbar Pastoral Company with this week's announcement that overseer Brett Ellem and his wife Lucy will take over the role of manager from Rob and Lorraine Sinnamon after March next year.
The Sinnamons have been in their position since 2002 and helped build the genetic legacy that is Yulgilbar Santa Gertrudis Stud.
"Lorraine and I have been extremely privileged to have been the custodians of Yulgilbar Station and we're very much looking forward to continuing our association with the Myer family as we refine and develop the outstanding Yulgilbar genetics pool which is at the heart of the enterprise," said Mr Sinnamon.
The purchase of Warenda Sahara in 2007 for the then Australian breed record price of $80,000 was a pivotal moment for Yulgilbar, said Mr Sinnamon, with the homozygous poll sire bringing "outstanding structure, great reproductive performance and longevity", persisting in the stud for 16 years.
Mr Sinnamon will retain a role as chief advisor to the business, in control of genetic selection, sales and marketing. He will keep his role as director of the Casino food Co-op and will be looking for another board position.
The Sinnamon family, with son Andrew, will focus more on their own Riverina Santa Gertrudis stud, which runs 150 stud cows at their property Mayfield near Kyogle.
Yulgilbar overseer Mr Ellem, who joined the pastoral company 14 years ago, will work together with farming manager Peter Hay and his wife Bec.