Pastora Poll Merino Stud

In 1986, Peter Westblade had 3300 stud ewes inspected and registered as Poll Merino’s, which began the stud Pastora New Era Merinos. Sadly Peter passed away in 2008 and his son Tim and daughter-in-law Rachel have taken over as stud principals, running the stud as Pastora Poll Merinos.

Tim has lived and worked on the farm in the Lockhart district all his life and has been involved in the sheep industry since leaving school, doing a few years shearing before returning to the family farm on a full-time basis. Tim bought his own property in 1996 and worked alongside his father with whom he had a fantastic working/personal relationship for many years building a strong business. He currently classes many Pastora clients’ flocks.

Tim married Rachel, originally from Sydney, in 2001. They have five children, assuring the Pastora name is continued into the future.