If you have an event or small function that you think could happen at Ballybrook Farm, contact us and we can work with you to explore the possibilities.
This can include:
Proposals
Elopements
Anniversaries
Birthdays
Weddings
Hens Parties
Work Functions
Ballybrook Farm has a long history in Gisborne, being one of the earliest and largest farming properties in the area. Once well over 2,000 acres, it has slowly been broken up and now is 130 acres, but retains all the character of of an old homestead on the side of Mount Gisborne.
It has been used for sheep farming, cattle farming and more recently, a horse stud. It was purchased in 2011 with vision of converting it to a cattle stud for the Bairnsley Highland Cattle fold. With some considerable work on cattle yards, fencing, and shedding, it was easily converted into a facility for…
Established in 1996, Bairnsley is the most well known and successful in Australia. At the end of 2025, 25 of the previous 36 Australian Highland Cattle National Show grand champion bulls and females were out of a Bairnsley cow or by a Bairnsley bull (or both).
The goals at Bairnsley centre around improving the quality of Highland cattle in Australia by way of ensuring these animals retain their well known attributes of quiet temperaments, being hardy and essentially problem free, graceful movement and plenty of high quality beef. We also want to maintain their Highland character, so lots…