Heytesbury Pastoral pastoral company is part of Heytesbury Holdings, the family office of Paul Holmes a Court. Heytesbury operates six stations spanning 2.7 million hectares across the Northern Territory and the eastern Kimberley region of Western Australia, having started in the pastoral business more than years ago.
Among these is Victoria River Downs, which was established in 1883 and was at one time the largest cattle station in the world. Known historically as “The Big Run”, it is now operated as four standalone stations: Victoria River Downs, Moolooloo, Pigeon Hole and Mount Sanford. Other stations include Birrindudu / Wallamunga (colourful cattle identity Peter Sherwin’s original station) in the Northern Territory, and Flora Valley / Nicholson / Gordon Downs aggregation (once Lord Vestey’s pastoral headquarters) in the Kimberley.
Heytesbury Pastoral runs a herd of approximately 165,000 Brahman cattle, capable of sustainably selling up to 40,000 head per annum.
