Wooramel Station
| Company type | Pastoral lease |
|---|---|
| Industry | Agriculture |
| Founded | Early 1880s |
| Founder | John Winthrop Hackett (owner in 1883) |
| Headquarters | Near Denham and Carnarvon , Australia |
Area served | Gascoyne region, Western Australia |
| Products | Sheep, wool |
Wooramel Station operates as a pastoral lease and sheep station situated to the east of Denham and southeast of Carnarvon within Western Australia's Gascoyne region.
Spanning along the North West Coastal Highway, the property features extensive road frontage that permits access for approximately ten months annually. Additionally, it boasts a stretch of coastline bordering the Indian Ocean adjacent to the Shark Bay World Heritage site.
The station is traversed by the Wooramel River, which nourishes fertile floodplains ideal for grazing; meanwhile, the coastal plain provides high-quality pastureland. Vegetation includes roughly 40% coverage of Saltbush and bluebush, with another 40% consisting of Acacia shrubland, including species such as wanyu.
Dating back to the early 1880s, Wooramel was established following successful artesian water drilling that enabled extensive livestock watering. In 1883, ownership belonged to John Winthrop Hackett. When placed on the market in 1885, the unfenced station encompassed an area of .
By 1910, the property supported a flock numbering about 21,000 sheep, inclusive of 5,000 lambs, and yielded 325 wool bales during that year's shearing season.
In 1923, Ernest A. Hall purchased Wooramel from Dalgety and Co., financing this acquisition through the sale of Sherlock Station. The following year, Hall commissioned three bores drilled to depths of , supplying millions of gallons of water daily to sustain livestock operations.
A cyclone in 1945 caused extensive flooding that severely impacted the station's infrastructure.
In 1956, Father O'Sullivan—known as the flying padre—was compelled to make an emergency landing at Wooramel due to engine failure combined with poor visibility; after a coordinated search involving local assistance, he was successfully rescued.
Following prolonged drought conditions, Wooramel encountered substantial flooding in late 2010 triggered by intense tropical rainfall totaling in a single day. Subsequently, locust outbreaks appeared as an additional obstacle for station management.