Polwarths have lived on our property for 88 years. In carrying on the Polwarth tradition, we strive to breed big framed upstanding sheep which produce quality wool as well as a good meat carcass.
- Greg Potter

Welcome to Fairview Polwarths

Fairview is located on loamy undulating country 14km south east of Colac with the average annual rainfall of 900mm.

The property carries 950 Polwarth ewes in a dual purpose wool and fat lamb operation. Ewes are mated to either Polwarth rams or White Suffolk rams.

Ewes lamb in June/July with lambs weaned at 14-16 weeks. The flock is shorn in December and lambs are fattened on a summer crop before being sold in March/April.

Our Aims

Breeding objectives for the next 7 years are for all ewes to achieve:

Body weight of 55-65kg
Micron range of 21-22 micron
Skirted greasy fleece weight of 4.5-5.5kg
Increase eye muscle diameter and fat depth by a minimum of 15%

Performance Recording

To work towards our objectives efficiently, animals are individually recorded on Sapien Technology Kool Collect software where the following information is recorded:

Electronic identification
Pedigree
Health treatments
Weight gain
Wool & Carcase measurements
Breeding performance

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10 year old grandson Tom out on the mat with the intermediate ram at the ASWS. Grandpa is keeping a watchful eye in the background. 5 year old granddaughter Dulcie has already notched up six ASWS. The next generation, making ... 4 Comments
Rhonda King Great photo of the polwarth younger generation,go TomBarb Griffiths Well done Tom and DulciePam Dickson Great photo of the next Potter generation. Gorgeous Dulcie xxx
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Photos from Fairview Polwarths's post A piece of Fairview in the fashion parade at Australian Sheep & Wool Show.
This beautiful vest is made from a blend of Polwarth and Alpaca from Adagio Mills.
There is something special about seeing your wool in garments. Grown on ... 2 Comments
Tom Dennis Yes! More of this!Kelly Thomas Brilliant.
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Proud.
Australian Sheep & Wool Show Supreme Champion Polwarth for 2024
Awarded to a senior ram affectionately known as White 51. A ram with good structure, soft pure muzzle, white bright well nourished wool and a wonderful nature 💎 14 Comments
Judy Murfitt Congrats Fairview Team.. all your hard work and expertise rewarded.. 🥇Pam Dickson Congratulations Sammy, Greg and Kaye. Huge achievement. Your hard work dutifully rewarded xxxRhonda King Well done to the Fairview team.,we had a great day,catching up and watching the judging.
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Timeline photos Must be serious stuff…
Representing Polwarths in the Long Wool Interbreed Group under 1.5 years. 5 Comments
Polwarth Sheep Breeders Association of Australia Sheep stations in playBrooke Evans At least Tom is having fun. 🤩Heather Campbell Game faces on. 👀
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Local wool producers on show - Colac Herald Our local paper visited last week to talk Australian Sheep and Wool Show 👨🏻‍🌾🐑 1 Comments
Tom Dennis Keeping the Colac Herald classy!
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We’ve been heads down, bums up at Fairview…
Lambing officially finished Thursday. We won’t know exactly how lambing went until marking BUT the mild weather has certainly been favourable for lamb survival. Mr & Mrs 🦊 and family on the other ... 10 Likes
Taking a minute to enjoy this moment 🙌🏻
Lambing has slowed as we’re coming to the end of the first cycle and the majority of lambs are on the ground.
Our stud ewes are only joined for one reproductive cycle to Polwarth ... 2 Comments
Tom Dennis Sounds like smart breedingScott Vaughan
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There are a few minerals that pasture doesn’t supply enough of for ewes in mid to late pregnancy and also into lactation. A mixture of salt, limestone and magnesium oxide doesn’t sound that delicious (for us humans) but the ewes ... 13 Likes
From our flock to yours, we wish family, friends, clients and followers a Merry Christmas and safe and happy New Year. 2 Comments
Jill Madden Merry Xmas Greg & family 🎄Lee Irwin Merry Christmas to all hope you’re having a’great day 🎄🤶🎈🎈😍
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Here’s a wee snapshot of shearing 2023. Done ✅ 5 Likes
Rousies Moana and Darci called on their OCD to construct a perfect wall of wool pieces. They were the vital cogs in this year’s shearing wheel 🤩🤩 Leersen Shearing Contracting 4 Likes
Lunchtime, but not for the ‘classer’. Gotta get some of this wool packed up. 3 Comments
Peter Williams Love the old wooden wool table.Fairview Polwarths Peter Williams no idea how old it is but it has lots of character.Amanda Holt Great work Sam
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Shearing - good rousies are worth their weight in gold. Great teamwork today from rousies Moana and Darci and shearers Luke, Maxi and Kyle from Leersen Shearing Contracting 2 Comments
Rechelle Morrison Beautiful Moana Pedersen!!Luke Hale Jonathan Smith absolute unit aha
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Christmas has come early for Jilly and Bailey sporting their new pink and red collars from @droverssaddlery 1 Comments
Rhonda King Nice photo Greg
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Crutching - behind the scenes. Thanks for the getting the job done Leersen Shearing Contracting ✅ 12 Likes
Classing is one of our favourite times of the year, looking at the merits and faults of each ewe and deciding which ram to use for the upcoming joining. 8 Likes
Photos from Fairview Polwarths's post At the local Colac Show with the next generation, 9 year old Tom and 4 year old Dulcie, keen to be in the show ring. 3 Comments
Pam Dickson So lovely to see the next generation being such a part of it. Beautiful Family xxRhonda King Great photo s,hope you got some winners.looking very professional there dulceLee Irwin 😍😍
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The dust has settled after our annual ram sale. Given the current outlook for sheep markets, we were satisfied with the sale result.
Once again, we thank everyone who placed bids on the rams and congratulations to the winning bidders. ... 2 Comments
Judy Murfitt Congrats again Team 🤩Pam Dickson Well done after your hard work. Great pic Sammy and Mum and Dad. xxx
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Sale Day!
https://auctionsplus.com.au/auctions/sheep/fairview-polwarths-ram-sale/121730
Please Note: Auction to start at 12:30pm, with sale running for half an hour. The timer will then come on and bidding activity will control the close of the sale. 2 Comments
Sam Edwards Good luck for a great sale 🤩Pam Dickson Here's to a great Sale. Xx
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