Alison Russell was involved in the performance dance industry for 30 years before a combination of injury, motherhood, divorce and COVID-19 prompted her to leap into agriculture.
A former ballerina has executed a career pirouette to become a beef cattle farmer, unwittingly highlighting a potential alternative for those unable to crack the property market and willing to roll up their sleeves.
"I think that's where my whole upbringing of performing arts translates. It's very active and physically involved.After a hip injury put paid to her performing days, the former Queensland Ballet employee now operates a boutique farming operation called Sunny Cattle Co between Peregian Beach and Lake Weyba.
"I'm always learning. A lot comes down to passion, drive, wanting to seek out knowledge, recognising you have much to learn and accepting help sometimes," Ms Russell said."I purchased a few cattle, had some really good results with breeding, then garnered a few good sales at market," she said.She said beef was a product "always in demand".
He eventually built up to approximately 1,200 head of cattle, before selling up and buying a 2,500-hectare property near Miriam Vale in Queensland, where he has continued in the cattle industry. He said that like any investment, people needed to approach cattle "with the intent to be in the market long-term".
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