Fourth generation Tambo wool grower Andrew Martin was chairman of the Sheep and Wool Council of Queensland and was an executive in the Wool Council of Australia at the time."There was a lot of personal angst and horror," Mr Martin said.
While parts of western Queensland were traditional wool country, it has taken 30 years for the local industry to recover. Lyndon Station's Scott Counsell said being fully fenced in for two years had opened the door to more enterprise options, including goats. "From lamb marking to weaning and weaning to first shearing, [there's] a lot better survival rate … the ewes are in better condition so it's all plus, plus, plus."has prompted the industry to encourage more young people to pick up the shears.A recent shearing school, held at Scott Counsell's Lyndon Station, was the second of its kind in six months in western Queensland.