For 60 years the Mullins have been farming in the Goomburra Valley but this came to an end on Tuesday 12th December when the Mullins family held a dispersal sale of their Holstein Dairy herd.
Following the departure of Chris and Karenne Mullins, the farm had to be sold to dissolve the partnership with Chris’ brother Andrew.
330 cows and 4 bulls went under the hammer being sold south to Victoria, north to Alpha and Emerald and to dairies on the Downs, Fassifern Valley and Northern NSW.
Tom and his brother Mark bought the original farm, Glen Haven, in September 1963. Tom and Kaye bought the adjoining farm, Carinya, in 1988 and built the existing dairy there.
Dairy farming is in the Mullins family blood. Tom’s ancestors dairy farmed in Ireland and his Grandfather, John, was one of the first to supply milk to the Warwick Co-operative Dairy Factory when it opened.
Six generations of Kaye’s family have dairy farmed in the Goomburra Valley down to grandchildren, Isaac, Emily, Jack and Ned who enjoyed helping during school holidays.
This article appeared in the Allora Advertiser, 20 December 2023.
