Will and Narda Roberts, Victoria Downs, Morvan, donated 400 ewes and 14 rams to a property heavily affected by flooding.
They knew the only way to help the severe losses was by helping a farmer restock some of the losses.
“The greatest gift you can give is to help someone in need and this brings our family the greatest joy,“ Mr Roberts said.
“The ewes were going to go to an abattoir so I decided I could help by donating them to grazier Steven Hall, Greenmulla, Quilpie as he had lost over 2500 sheep in the floods earlier in the year.
“A massive shout out to Tegan Crook-King, Bill Crook-King and Pam Gobbert who donated their time and skills to crutching our ewes and 14 rams who are heading to their new home at “Greenmulla“ with the Halls today.
“Also to C Brooks Livestock and General Carriers Pty Ltd who are carting them there at no charge.
“We appreciated this support.“
Victoria Downs also sent 320 ewes and 10 rams to people at Stonehenge and 80 rams to Quilpie to be given to people who lost significant numbers of rams.
Earlier this year Victoria Downs also won a broad ribbon at the Australian Sheep and Wool Show in Bendigo with Champion Medium Wool Merino Ewe and placed first, second in the 2-tooth medium wool poll ewe class.
Will said: “It was nice to see our sheep standing up well against the best in Australia.“
This was on top of their wins at the Queensland State Sheep show held at Charleville in May where they won Grand Champion Poll Ewe and Junior Champion Poll Ewe.
Other wins were Champion Medium Wool Poll Ewe, Reserve Champion Strong Wool Merino Ewe and Reserve Champion Strong Wool Poll Ewe.
They placed third, fourth and fifth in the production class against a lineup of 19 quality ewes.
At the Ekka, meanwhile, they won:
* The TC Hacker Memorial and Champion Merino Stud Rams’ Fleece.
* Reserve Champion Merino Stud Ewes’ Fleece.
* Champion Queensland-grown Stud Merino Fleece, and
* Grand Champion Merino Fleece of Show.
