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ORIC Spotlight on: Backgrounding cattle, foregrounding community

16 June 2021
Jobs, Land and Economy
A woman in a long grey coat shakes hands with a man in jeans and top. In the background is a tractor and open field.

Beemurra Aboriginal Corporation is a thriving business north of Perth, WA specialising in cattle backgrounding.

Beemurra Aboriginal Corporation is a thriving multi-generational business north of Perth, WA specialising in helping cattle adjust to more intensive intermingling (backgrounding).

Founder and board chair Kevin Barron has worked hard to build up the business and mentor young Noongar women to manage the cattle and clients and to ensure strong governance into the future.

Read more about their success and how they are nourishing the Noongar land and community in this month’s Spotlight On.