Wallerberdina Station
| Company type | Pastoral lease |
|---|---|
| Industry | Agriculture |
| Founded | before 1878 |
| Headquarters | near Hawker and Quorn , Australia |
Area served | South Australia |
| Products | Cattle, sheep (wool production) |
| Owner | Grant Chapman (as of 2015) |
Wallerberdina Station, often referred to simply as Wallerberdina, operates as a pastoral lease dedicated to cattle and sheep grazing in South Australia.
Situated approximately west of Hawker and north of Quorn, the station shares its borders with Yappala and Moralana Stations.
The landscape consists of open country featuring vegetation such as blue bush, cotton bush, black oak, copper burr, and indigenous clovers found on sandy ridges. Water for livestock is obtained from Hookina Creek along with two bores. Infrastructure on the property includes a shearing shed with four stands, yards for both cattle and sheep, accommodation facilities for 12 workers, and a homestead comprising four bedrooms. The property can sustain a yearly stocking rate of about 6,000 sheep or 400 cattle.
Wallerberdina was established prior to 1878 and originally stocked with sheep for wool production by Gooch and Hayward. By 1879, ownership had transferred to Hayward, Armstrong, and Browne, who were engaged in selling merino wethers. In 1880, the government resumed 59 square miles of land, leading to a reduction in the property's size by 1887.
Currently spanning , ownership in 2015 was held by Grant Chapman, a South Australian Senator and president of the Liberal Party.
In that same year, Wallerberdina was shortlisted as one of three candidate locations for the National Radioactive Waste Management Facility. Nevertheless, due to opposition from the local community, the proposal was discontinued in 2019.