Tanbar Station
| Company type | Pastoral lease |
|---|---|
| Industry | Cattle station |
| Founded | before 1884 |
| Founder | John Costello |
| Headquarters | Tanbar, Shire of Barcoo , Australia |
Area served | Queensland, Australia |
Key people | Dustin and Luisa Tuite (managers) |
| Products | Cattle |
| Owner | Western Grazing Company |
Tanbar Station operates as a cattle station under a pastoral lease in Tanbar, situated within the Shire of Barcoo, Queensland, Australia.
Positioned approximately southwest of Windorah and northeast of Innamincka in Queensland's Channel Country, the property is intersected by the flow of Cooper Creek.
The station was established prior to 1884 by John Costello, who shortly thereafter sold it to Armitage and Gillately. Early years brought favorable climatic conditions. By 1888, management had passed to John Henderson. In 1903, ownership changed hands to B. Richardson, who also held Abbottsford Station. The Christian brothers took possession by 1907 but divested in 1911—at that time stocked with 10,000 cattle—to Rocklands Pastoral Company for £30,000.
Under Rocklands' stewardship by 1931, Tanbar encompassed . Robert John Kyle Little served as the station manager. In 1949, severe flooding isolated the property, necessitating food supplies delivered via aircraft.
Due to adverse environmental factors, the cattle numbers dropped to 5,000 in 2002 from a full capacity of 24,000. In 2004, Western Grazing purchased Tanbar from Stanbroke Pastoral Company, along with Rocklands Station near the border of the Northern Territory.
Currently owned by Western Grazing Company, Tanbar covers an area of and is overseen by managers Dustin and Luisa Tuite.