Paula Hynes: A calf shed upgrade and a threat of bushfires

One of the calf sheds on the Hynes farm recently upgraded

We were minus a team member for Christmas this year as Becky headed off to Australia the week before with a busy schedule ahead and a big show team to clip before Santa arrived. 

She is not a stranger to travelling and got straight into work on her arrival in the Southern Hemisphere. She was glad to have the clipping out of the way quickly as temperatures started to peak a few days later, with Victoria experiencing one of its hottest summers on record.