ABOUT US

Wakefield has been in the Frizell family since our Irish ancestors first settled here in the 1860s. The property holds a proud family tradition of hard work, persistence and success and that is reflected in the cattle that run here today.

Wakefield is located near Wollomombi, which is a small village about 40km from Armidale on the NSW Northern Tablelands. With an altitude of 980m, the winters here are brisk and we have an average of over 90 frosts per year. The cattle are well acclimatised to extremes of temperature ranging from -12*C in the winter to 38*C in the summer. Our long term average rainfall of 930mm was far less in the late 2010s and drought conditions really tested the fertility and doability of our herd, but we are proud to say that these conditions have only made our cattle better than ever as we have enjoyed fabulous seasons in 2021/22/23/24. We currently run a herd of 300 registered Charolais females and 150 Angus breeders.

The stud principals Greg and Jenny Frizell are ably assisted in the running of the property by their daughters Lucy and Claire. Lucy and her husband Chris live and work on the farm too, running a commercial herd of cows as part of their paddock-to-plate beef business, Good Life Beef. Lucy also runs Waterfall Way Accommodation which welcomes guests to stay and interact on the farm and is also available for people to book for the bull sale or other farm visits.

Claire has been back on the farm since late 2021 after returning from a 2 year vet locum in the UK. She is now focusing on building her local vet business, Wollomombi Veterinary Services, based in Wollomombi and servicing clients from west of Armidale to Dorrigo.