We believe in working with Nature
END of an ERA
AFTER 50 years of
breeding beautiful brahman cattle,
bred in the north, for the north,
we have moved on.
Coodardie Station at Mataranka NT
was sold in March 2026 and renamed.
Our beautiful herd of Coodardie Brahman Cattle have remained nearby in the NT but is now also under new management.
The O'Brien and Lanzarin families have left the Northern Territory and returned to north Queensland.
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Till then, enjoy some history and memories.
THIS IS WHAT WAS (1976 to March 2026)
We the O'Brien (& Lanzarin) Family, are Brahman cattle breeders and regenerative land mangers in the Northern Territory, Australia.
We believe in functional cattle that perform in the paddock year in, year out. We believe in doing this in an environmentally, economically and ethically sound manner which improves our country and produces animals that pay and yield well, have healthy, tender and tasty meat and are a pleasure to work.
Our cattle are continually being assessed both visually and physically for performance, confirmation, temperament and fertility backed up by DNA testing and comprehensive record keeping. Anything that does not come up to our high standards is removed from the breeding herd.
Coodardie Brahmans are genetically quiet. Stress-free stock handling and management ensures that they remain this way.
At Coodardie we work with nature, using our cattle to help regenerate and improve our ecosystem function. We do this through planned grazing and Holistic Management.
SERVICES
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Our Business is multi-faceted . By its very nature, they are all interlinked and interdependent. We are all just a small part of a far greater whole.
COODARDIE BRAHMANS
Stud (ABBA registered)
AVAILABLE FOR SALE by private treaty
Old Australian Brahman Semen
HOLISTIC MANAGEMENT
Moira Lanzarin is an internationally certified Holistic Management Educator with the Savory Institute and available for consultancy or training work.
OUR WORK
Suppliers of Quality Brahman bulls
- Bred in the North, For the North - since 1976
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Tribute to our Founders
Brothers - Mike & Rory O'Brien
Rest in Eternal Peace
Mike O’Brien, Coodardie Station 16 June 1943 to 12 Dec 2021
Husband to Clair. Father to Patrick, Dinah, Felix, Moira. Father-in-law to Mark, Sisi, Colin. Poppy to Josphine & Phillip (PJ); Madison & Imogen (DY); Savanna & baby bump (FS); Caleb & Anton (MC).
Dad passed away peacefully Sunday afternoon, only hours after additional family members had arrived from interstate and gathered round.
He was laid to rest at Mataranka Cemetery, 6.30am Saturday 18th Dec, accompanied by a Graveside service. His Eulogy can be read or viewed below.
When further treatment was no longer an option for Dad, he wished only to be at home. He has been with us here at Coodardie, surrounded by the things he loved most – his family, his Coodardie Brahmans, his faithful Dog, and on his Country.
We thank everyone for the strong embrace of love and support from near and far. We feel it and it is a source of great strength for us and a tribute to the man he was. We could not have asked for better or higher quality care and support than what we received from the RDH Palliative Care Unit, Mataranka Sunrise Clinic, and the NT & Qld public healthcare system.
Dad you will be greatly missed but his legacy continues. We are forever grateful.
To all our most valued clients, please as you look at your beautiful animals wearing the Coodardie brand and the progeny they have created for you, take a moment to pay tribute to the man who's vision, insight and sheer hard-work, made it happen. Your continued support is appreciated.
Thank you. We love you Dad.
Rest in Eternal Peace
Rory O'Brien - 27 July 1940 to 19 January 2026
Uncle Rory passed away peacefully at Katherine Hostel Monday afternoon. Rory enjoyed an active and social retirement these last 12 years in Katherine and will be missed by many.
I have never known life without Rory - he has always been a member of our family household, business and a close friend. He never married or had children of his own but played an active role in the upbringing of me and my siblings and was very proud of all his nieces and nephews and their children.
Rory and Dad founded Coodardie Brahman Stud 50 years ago , trading as MJ & RS O'Brien until converting to the family company in 2002. Together, and along with many family members and friends, they worked through the good and the hard times.
Tough as nails, with quick temper, wit and smile, Rory led a very full and varied life. From hand milking cows before school, to ASOPA teachers college in Sydney then remote villages of PNG; pick and shovel, axe and adze of quarrying and yard building in NQ whilst growing their pastoral dream - Craigs Pocket, (Sugar Bag), Glendhu, (The Brook) and Reid River Stations in north Queensland then Carmor Plains, Numul Numul and Coodardie in the NT.
Rory was laid to eternal rest with his brother Mike, at the Mataranka Cemetery on Mon 9th February, farewelled and celebrated by close family and friends.
THANK YOU and GOD BLESS.
Full Eulogy can be read here or service viewed via Katherine Funeral Services
