Hillcreston Park, situated in the valley of Bigga NSW, is one of the leading ultrafine merino studs in Australia consistently producing wool clips averaging under 17.0 micron.

Hillcreston Park was established in 1992 with a 25% draft of Hillcreston Merino Stud by stud principles Danny, Megan, Trevor and Janet Picker.

Hillcreston Merino Stud was founded in 1910 when the Picker brothers purchased Collaroy blood ewes from G.D. Hay, Goonoongla Bigga, NSW. In 1925 Sam Picker acquired a portion of the flock from his father and from that year until 1954 only Merryville, Flock No 56, rams were introduced.

Rams introduced since 1954 have been from Valleyfield and Winton and Merryville with semen also purchased from Merryville in 2001.

In 1963 Trevor Picker was taken into the partnership. Following the death of his father Sam Picker in 1972 the stud was carried on by Trevor Picker and family.

Hillcreston Park has continued producing the same high standards that have been set in the history of Hillcreston.

In July 1992 Hillcreston Park Poll Stud was registered, Flock No RM. 1161, after the purchase of Super Bute, a $10,000 buy at Melbourne Sheep Show and Sale in 1989 from Mt Bute Poll Stud of Linton, Victoria. In December 1989, 20 stud ewes were purchased from Mt Buteand 30 stud ewes from Hillcreston to raise the stud ewes to 50.

Danny Picker with 40 years of experince behind him, is available to provide sheep and wool classing advice.

Our achievements

Some of the achievements Hillcreston Park have accomplished include:

• Hillcreston Park awarded the first Cheilain Award of Excellence for superfine wool production.
• Mainland record for paddock wool sold an auction, which stands at 110,000 cents per kilo, produced on the Hillcreston Parkproperty.
• Hillcreston / Hillcreston Park annual on property auction top price average of $3,638.00 for 82 rams.
• Hillcreston has held the world record for wool on four separate occasions.